This CPD session has been designed to allow you to reflect on several key areas of your Vulnerable Child Register to ensure you are getting the most from it.
Topics covered include:
- Why is the VCR so important?
- What vulnerabilities to include
- Making best use of the Vulnerable Child Register
- Vulnerable Child Register best practice
Who Should Take This Course?
Particularly useful for those new to the Lead DSL role, or stepping up from being a deputy DSL, this session will be invaluable in making sure you understand the key uses of your Vulnerable Child Register and the importance of keeping it up to date and using the information it holds to safeguard your most vulnerable children.
Your Vulnerable Child Register is a key safeguarding tool, and with the lessons learned from this CPD session, you can ensure it is effective in safeguarding the children in your care.
Led by Claire Steele, a safeguarding adviser in the Services For Education team and experienced Lead DSL and senior leader, this session will also offer a chance for you to ask any questions you have about using the VCR to enhance safeguarding in your setting.
For more information, contact us here.
About the Adviser
Claire Steele - Adviser, Services For Education
With over 20 years of experience in primary education, Claire Steele is a respected and committed school leader who has worked across a diverse range of schools and multi-academy trusts.
Her previous roles include Assistant Principal, Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), SENCo, and Senior Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead. She has also worked extensively with partners to support the delivery of a wide range of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs). Claire also holds the NPQSL and NPQLTD.
Claire is deeply passionate about creating safe, inclusive, and nurturing school environments, where the well-being of pupils is at the heart of practice. She brings her extensive knowledge, dedication, and enthusiasm to Services For Education, supporting schools in embedding effective and compassionate safeguarding and SEND practices at every level.
As part of the team of advisers at Services For Education, Claire champions SEND and equality, ensuring these values remain central to all aspects of her work. Most recently, she has developed the newly launched SEND offer from Services For Education. She also delivers high-quality safeguarding training and conducts comprehensive safeguarding audits in schools.
