During this course, delivered as live online training, delegates will improve their:

• Awareness of the scale of abuse and the need to create and maintain a safer culture within the school or service, identifying which key features of recruitment help to deter or prevent the appointment of unsuitable people
• Awareness and understanding of offender behaviour, characteristics of abusers and of how child sex abusers typically operate within organisations
• Knowledge and understanding of safer recruitment procedures including conducting structured interviews and consider practices which minimise the opportunities for abuse, encourage its prompt reporting and think about how to create and maintain an ongoing culture of vigilance

For more information, please contact us.

Clear training around a very difficult issue. I am feeling more confident in my chair role that I can offer strategic oversight of safer recruitment and safeguarding.
Chair of Governors, Acocks Green Primary School

Very informative. I feel a lot more confident in my knowledge of safer recruitment since completing the training and it has been a refresher in overall safeguarding. The facilitators were excellent.
Safeguarding Manager, Greet Primary School

I found the course really informative. I felt that having it broken down into the 4 sessions was really effective and allowed me to really engage and take on board the training. If it would have been delivered in one day session I may not have retained as much. Thank you I have lots to take away from this. Queensbridge School.

About the Advisers

Jo Perrin is a seasoned Education Adviser with a strong background in safeguarding. She has held key roles as a Designated Safeguarding Lead, secondary school teacher and pastoral lead in the education sector. Facilitating training to enhance the knowledge and skills of professionals working directly with children and young people is her passion.

With a wealth of experience in teaching PSHE and expertise in childhood trauma from her time as a foster carer, Jo is dedicated to supporting organisations that work with children and vulnerable adults on safeguarding issues.

She is actively involved in professional safeguarding groups in the West Midlands and is currently collaborating on a research project with colleagues from the University of Birmingham focusing on FGM awareness within communities. Jo has worked as a West Midlands' Adviser for national PSHE resources, presented at the Sex Education Forum National Members' Event and authored an advertorial for PSM magazine, and articles for both SEND magazine and SecEd.

Jo's expertise extends to training on topics such as Safer Recruitment and Mental Health at Work. She is also a facilitator for the nationally recognised NPQSL and NPQ SENCO qualifications, supporting senior leaders in education. Her contributions to publications and development of resources for RSE provision have been well-received by schools nationally and internationally.

With her extensive experience and dedication to professional development, Jo Perrin is a highly respected figure in the field of education. Her guidance on safeguarding, mental health awareness, personal development, and relationships education is highly valued within the industry.

Lucie Welch – Adviser, Services For Education

Lucie Welch has worked in Primary Education for over 15 years, holding a range of leadership positions including Assistant Headteacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead, Attendance Lead and Designated Teacher for Looked After Children. Having worked across several local authorities and multi-academy trusts, Lucie has developed extensive expertise in safeguarding and supporting children and young people to thrive both academically and personally.

At Services For Education, Lucie is a member of the Safeguarding Team, working with schools, colleges, trusts and other educational settings across Birmingham and beyond. She delivers statutory safeguarding and training, supports organisations through safeguarding audits and reviews and works collaboratively with leaders to strengthen safeguarding culture and practice.

Alongside her safeguarding work, Lucie leads the impactful Health for Life programme across Birmingham, supporting schools to promote healthy lifestyles, wellbeing and positive outcomes for pupils, families and wider communities. Drawing on her extensive school leadership experience, she also contributes to teacher development through her previous work with the SCITT programme and as a facilitator of the Early Career Framework (ECF), supporting trainee and Early Career Teachers to build the knowledge, skills and confidence needed for successful careers in education.