The course will cover:
• Recent changes to national and local safeguarding documentation, procedures and requirements for record keeping and how to embed these in your organisation • An opportunity to consider the role of the DSL in working with senior leadership and governors, in order to effectively manage safeguarding across the setting and ensuring a consistency of approach • Consideration of how to ensure safeguarding is embedded in your organisation’s culture, including looking at where and how safeguarding features in the curriculum • Up to date information on issues of current concern, including learning lessons from Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews.For more information contact us here.
Very concise and informative
Attendance Officer, EBN AcademyGreat to have this virtually in these times. Lots of information without DSLs having to be absent from school. Thank you both.
Headteacher, English Martyrs Catholic Primary SchoolThank you for a thorough and engaging training session – a brilliant update!
Deputy Head, Nishkam Primary SchoolAbout the Advisors
Jo Perrin - Adviser, Services For Education
Jo Perrin taught PSHE in schools for over a decade and held the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead and pastoral lead. She currently works as an Education Adviser for Services For Education which allows her to combine her experience in schools with a personal knowledge of childhood trauma as a former foster carer.
In addition, Jo worked as a West Midlands’ Adviser for a national PSHE resource, has delivered a presentation to the Sex Education Forum National Members’ Event and has created a variety of RSE resources as part of her role for Services For Education.
Jo’s advisory experience is not limited to training school staff as she works with non-education based organisations to support them in safeguarding and emotional health and well-being aims and is an affiliated trainer for Mental Health At Work.
Lucie Welch – Adviser, Services For Education
Lucie Welch taught in primary schools for over 13 years, holding the roles of Assistant Head, Designated Safeguarding Lead, Designated Teacher for Looked After Children, Attendance Lead and many subject lead roles.
She currently works as an Education Adviser at Services For Education, working in the Safeguarding, PSHE and SCITT teams. Through these roles she is able to share her experience and knowledge of teaching in primary schools, leading in a range of subjects and overseeing safeguarding within the primary setting.
Lucie has an interest in understanding how trauma and adverse childhood experiences can impact children and their future lives as well as educating staff and pupils on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment in schools.