Services For Education provides practitioner-led education safeguarding services that translate complex statutory guidance into confident, everyday school action. Developed by former Designated Safeguarding Leads who actively shape local and national policy, our courses ensure your entire setting is fully prepared to meet KCSIE standards.
Our flexible face-to-face and online sessions focus on measurable impact: reducing risk, empowering staff, and fostering a vigilant culture where children thrive safely.
“They took the time to liaise with me about exactly what my delegates needed from the session and then presented a perfectly pitched session that was thought provoking, informative and engaging. Given the poor quality of some training providers out there, it is fantastic to have the Services for Education team as highly trusted providers of training.”
Adam Cross – Principal and DSL – Mander, Portman, Woodward Independent College
Jo Perrin - Interim School Support Lead, Adviser, Services For Education
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 has worked in the field of Primary Education for the last 15 years, holding the positions of Assistant Head of School, Designated Safeguarding Lead, Attendance Lead and Designated Teacher for Looked After Children. Through working across several local authorities and within multi-academy trusts, Lucie has garnered a passion for safeguarding and supporting children and young people to enable them to thrive.
At Services For Education, Lucie is an integral part of the Safeguarding team, sharing her expertise with schools, colleges, trusts, and other educational settings across the city of Birmingham and beyond. Dedicated to improving safeguarding practices in an actionable and impactful way, Lucie works closely with settings to provide bespoke training, supports with reflection on their own practices during Safeguarding audits and always strives to contribute to a better learning environment for all children. Through delivery of statutory training for DSLs and Safer Recruitment, Lucie works with colleagues in all age ranges and is a source of expertise within these areas.
Lucie also wears other important hats within the School Support Team. Not only is she dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of students through her role in safeguarding, but she also plays a key part in the PSHE/RSE and Health for Life teams. Additionally, Lucie partners with the Best Practice Network to deliver the Early Career Framework, supporting new teachers in their professional development.
Emma has more than 20 years' experience in primary education and has worked in a variety of roles, including Assistant Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, and Acting Head Teacher - working at the forefront of school leadership and improvement for the majority of her career.
Emma now works as an Educational Adviser, sharing her experience and knowledge to continually promote and improve the standard of teaching and learning in English, develop and extend the safeguarding culture within schools and to support leaders with their school improvement implementation overall.
Supporting schools with the accuracy of their KS1 and KS2 writing assessments is an important part of her role, using her expertise as a member for the moderation team to inform, train and support teachers and school leaders.
Emma is also part of the team which delivers the Health For Life programme (improving the healthy opportunities for primary aged children) and the NPQSL, where she proudly supports the development of our aspiring leaders in the city.
After training in DSL across three local authorities and different providers, this is by far the best training I’ve been to!
It is excellent. The trainers are not regurgitating the legal documents. It’s hands on and practical with real on the ground “walk-through” advice of processes and forms.
Services For Education recently carried out a safeguarding audit at Christ’s College Finchley and the experience was excellent from start to finish. The team were friendly, positive and compassionate, while also being diligent, thorough and highly professional.
They approached the process with great sensitivity, ensuring staff felt supported throughout. Importantly, they took the time to understand our school context, highlighted our strengths, and provided fair and honest findings.
The feedback was detailed and constructive, with excellent advice on how we can continue to strengthen safeguarding and improve the experiences of both students and staff. We are very grateful for their guidance and would not hesitate to recommend them.
Ruth Hill – Headteacher – Christ’s College, Finchley
I’ve been a DSL for over 15 years, but only undertook the Services for Education DSL training for the first time in recent years. When I attended, I couldn’t believe the difference in quality; the SFE course was detailed, comprehensive and met the exact needs for a DSL working in a school or college. Looking back, I was shocked by how poor my previous DSL courses were in comparison and recommend the SFE DSL course to everyone I can.
When I was looking for a training session about Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) for a safeguarding conference, it felt that contacting SFE was the perfect starting point. They took the time to liaise with me about exactly what my delegates needed from the session and then presented a perfectly pitched session that was thought provoking, informative and engaging. Given the poor quality of some training providers out there, it is fantastic to have the Services for Education team as highly trusted providers of training.
ADAM CROSS – PRINCIPAL AND DSL – MANDER, PORTMAN, WOODWARD INDEPENDENT COLLEGE
SFE’s visit balanced rigour, professionalism and superb knowledge with kindness, understanding and clarity.
They interacted well with both pupils and staff, ensuring they got the best out of all their groups. Their willingness to create a bespoke plan for the audit was welcomed.
It was particularly good to work with people from elsewhere in the country who could provide a fresh perspective on our working practice.
Julian Waterfield – Headteacher – St Anne’s Catholic School and Sixth Form, Southampton
Amazing course with excellent trainers. Gained knowledge and skills which I will now be able to put into action and reflect on in practice. The trainers were really engaging and gave examples which were really interesting and resulted in me understanding it better.
Maryam Hussain – Springfield Primary Academy
One of the best updates I have attended, the training will support the critical reflection of the DSLs in my school
Sukhbinder Gosal – World’s End Junior School
Course leader was absolutely fabulous. So nice to have someone relatable, not being out of the classroom long, delivering courses. Message of the course was received well due to the level of empathy and understanding of our role. Thank you very much!
Sophie O’Neill Class TEacher – St Bernards Catholic Primary School
Great opportunities for an honest discussion across schools and to see successes from other schools and to see and compare and share good practise tips.
Assistant head teacher
At Services For Education, the expertise of our safeguarding team allows us to a wide variety of specialist safeguarding courses to suit all job roles that involve both working directly with children and working in a child-based setting. Our courses cater from whole staff general safeguarding training, to courses required by statutory guidance such as DSL courses and Safer Recruitment, to focused information and guidance on specific safeguarding issues such as CSE, FGM, safer recruitment or sexual violence and sexual harassment. We offer a mix of online and face to face sessions to suit all needs. We also have a regularly updated online safeguarding subscription, containing training webinars, blogs and resources providing clear, concise and up-to-date guidance in the field of safeguarding.
To discover more information about safeguarding services we offer, click on the relevant tiles below, contact us here or call us on 0121 366 9950.
“By coming on these courses, you can rest assured that your staff will be trained to their jobs effectively, to do all that they can to keep your children safe from harm.”
Jo Perrin – Services For Education
Services For Education is an experienced provider of certificated education safeguarding training, working with over 1100 delegates each year. Our training is linked in to national and local policy and practice and we are experts by experience as all of our experienced advisors are former DSLs themselves. They are also members of several inter-agency strategic groups including SGIE (safeguarding and education sub group of Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership), BAFGM (Birmingham against female genital mutilation). Everyone attending our main courses has access to a copy of our comprehensive safeguarding handbook and additional resources.
Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 is clear that all governors should receive safeguarding training on induction. This course covers how to develop a successful strategic oversight of safeguarding practices in your setting, looking at statutory requirements and also discusses best practice in creating a culture and ethos with safeguarding at its heart. Our DSL training is linked in to national and local policy and practice and we are experts by experience as all of our experienced advisors are former DSLs themselves.
As a Designated Safeguarding Lead, you are responsible for ensuring that safeguarding policies and procedures within your school are followed.
The lead DSL must be a senior member of the leadership team, with key responsibilities including:
Managing Policies, Processes and Procedures
Creating and regularly updating a comprehensive Safeguarding and Child Protection policy is key in education settings.
Staff Training
Your safeguarding provision will only ever be as strong as your weakest link, therefore it is essential that all staff receive regular and high-quality training, no matter their role with your setting.
Managing Partnerships
Collaboration is an essential part of safeguarding - not only with your team and your setting, but with parents, the community and external agencies as well.
Conducting Regular Reviews
By regularly reviewing your safeguarding procedures and processes, you can develop, strengthen and improve what you have to offer.
You can find out more about managing these responsibilities here.
Safeguarding is unequivocally one of the most important aspects of ensuring the safety of those within your setting - whether that be children, adults, or vulnerable adults.
Robust safeguarding policies and procedures not only protect students within your setting, but provide colleagues with a clear and coherent understanding as to what is expected of them when it comes to safeguarding.
Ensuring your school is compliant with the latest guidance regarding Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) is extremely important and should be monitored closely by your setting’s DSL.
You can find a summary of the latest updates here.
KCSIE 2025 says all staff should receive appropriate safeguarding and child protection training which is regularly updated … at least annually.
In addition, all staff should receive safeguarding and child protection updates (via staff meetings, e-bulletins).
For DSLs and deputy DSLs (who need to be trained to the same standard) they need to have training that equips them with the knowledge and skills to carry out the role. The training needs to be updated at least every 2 years.
The world of safeguarding is fast-changing, and guidance is frequently updated to ensure the continued safety of those within your setting.
Subscribe to our monthly safeguarding newsletter for the latest insights, updates and expert advice in the world of safeguarding.
Each newsletter will provide:
One free resource or expert-written blog designed to provoke reflection and spark discussion on a key safeguarding topic.
Exclusive access to our newsletter resource page, featuring essential updates and safeguarding tools.
Signposts to safeguarding CPD and training courses to support your professional growth.
As a Designated Safeguarding Lead, you are responsible for ensuring that safeguarding policies and procedures within your school are followed.
The lead DSL must be a senior member of the leadership team, with key responsibilities including:
Managing Policies, Processes and Procedures
Creating and regularly updating a comprehensive Safeguarding and Child Protection policy is key in education settings.
Staff Training
Your safeguarding provision will only ever be as strong as your weakest link, therefore it is essential that all staff receive regular and high-quality training, no matter their role with your setting.
Managing Partnerships
Collaboration is an essential part of safeguarding - not only with your team and your setting, but with parents, the community and external agencies as well.
Conducting Regular Reviews
By regularly reviewing your safeguarding procedures and processes, you can develop, strengthen and improve what you have to offer.
You can find out more about managing these responsibilities here.
Safeguarding is unequivocally one of the most important aspects of ensuring the safety of those within your setting - whether that be children, adults, or vulnerable adults.
Robust safeguarding policies and procedures not only protect students within your setting, but provide colleagues with a clear and coherent understanding as to what is expected of them when it comes to safeguarding.
Ensuring your school is compliant with the latest guidance regarding Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) is extremely important and should be monitored closely by your setting’s DSL.
You can find a summary of the latest updates here.
KCSIE 2025 says all staff should receive appropriate safeguarding and child protection training which is regularly updated … at least annually.
In addition, all staff should receive safeguarding and child protection updates (via staff meetings, e-bulletins).
For DSLs and deputy DSLs (who need to be trained to the same standard) they need to have training that equips them with the knowledge and skills to carry out the role. The training needs to be updated at least every 2 years.
The world of safeguarding is fast-changing, and guidance is frequently updated to ensure the continued safety of those within your setting.
Subscribe to our monthly safeguarding newsletter for the latest insights, updates and expert advice in the world of safeguarding.
Each newsletter will provide:
One free resource or expert-written blog designed to provoke reflection and spark discussion on a key safeguarding topic.
Exclusive access to our newsletter resource page, featuring essential updates and safeguarding tools.
Signposts to safeguarding CPD and training courses to support your professional growth.
Lucie Welch has worked in the field of Primary Education for the last 15 years, holding the positions of Assistant Head of School, Designated Safeguarding Lead, Attendance Lead and Designated Teacher for Looked After Children. Through working across several local authorities and within multi-academy trusts, Lucie has garnered a passion for safeguarding and supporting children and young people to enable them to thrive.
At Services For Education, Lucie is an integral part of the Safeguarding team, sharing her expertise with schools, colleges, trusts, and other educational settings across the city of Birmingham and beyond. Dedicated to improving safeguarding practices in an actionable and impactful way, Lucie works closely with settings to provide bespoke training, supports with reflection on their own practices during Safeguarding audits and always strives to contribute to a better learning environment for all children. Through delivery of statutory training for DSLs and Safer Recruitment, Lucie works with colleagues in all age ranges and is a source of expertise within these areas.
Lucie also wears other important hats within the School Support Team. Not only is she dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of students through her role in safeguarding, but she also plays a key part in the PSHE/RSE and Health for Life teams. Additionally, Lucie partners with the Best Practice Network to deliver the Early Career Framework, supporting new teachers in their professional development.
Jo Perrin - Interim School Support Lead, Adviser, Services For Education
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.
After teaching for 25 years, Liz worked as an advisor with Services For Education for over 10 years leading on Mental Health, Emotional Health and Wellbeing before becoming an independent consultant. As well as working with schools Liz has presented key note talks, workshops and research findings at national conferences.
Liz has written 4 books and teaching resources that are used across the country by schools and other professionals working with children. Liz also works as a schools’ engagement trainer for the Anna Freud Centre, a Wellbeing Award advisor for Optimus Education and is a Protective Behaviours practitioner and trainer.
Charlie Laffan – Independent Integrative Counsellor
Charlie is an Integrative Counsellor who works with adults and children, delivering family support, mentoring and counselling.
She has extensive experience of providing specialist support with families and individuals in schools, and across a wide range of sectors.
Charlie’s counselling has a holistic approach and is tailored to the client’s needs. She brings this philosophy to mentoring and family support, providing therapeutic and practical interventions for young people and families.
Julia brings over 20 years experience in Education and Social Care. Her roles have included school advisor, national safeguarding programme developer, strategic lead in SEND and Safeguarding and qualified systemic supervisor in multiple contexts. With understanding of the daily challenges of a DSL in a school setting and wider safeguarding considerations, Julia brings knowledgeable and sensitive insights alongside practical tools, to generate solution focused actions for individual cases and the whole school system.
Edwina Langley – Lead Attendance Officer, Birmingham City Council
Edwina Langley is the Lead Attendance Officer for Birmingham City Council. A qualified social worker with a Masters’ degree in Social Science, and experience in family support, Edwina has worked in the city for 26 years, working directly with schools. Currently, Edwina leads the Education Legal Intervention Team providing statutory support and advise to schools relating to school absence, legal processes and related early help.
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Emma Mudge has over 20 years of experience working in primary education. Throughout this time, she has become a leader in a wide variety of areas throughout the school including Assessment, Teaching and Learning, Curriculum Management and Lead DSL, to name but a few. As Deputy Head Teacher and Acting Head Teacher, she has been at the forefront of school leadership and improvement.
During her role as English leader, she successfully introduced new approaches which significantly raised attainment. This led her to be approached to support other English coordinators across Birmingham, make presentations to school leaders and become a member of a small group of specialist teachers and leaders, tasked with improving the reading attainment in a number of schools across the city.
Emma now works as the Educational Adviser for English at Services for Education, sharing her experience and knowledge of working in primary schools to continually promote and improve the standard of teaching and learning in English, and in school improvement.
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