Designated Safeguarding Lead Training
A variety of DSL/DDSL training options to suit your needs
At Brightcore we design and deliver a range of high quality, certified, interactive courses to support DSL and DDSLs which all include up-to-date research and a focus on case management using Local Safeguarding Partnership procedures. We work with a number of Local Authorities to improve their safeguarding training provision and also Trusts, School & College partnerships/groups, and individual schools & colleges who wish to organise bespoke high-quality and cost-effective DSL/DDSL training ‘in-house’. Legally the DSL course should be retaken every two years, however, most DSLs carry out the refresher yearly in order to keep up to date with changes to policies and procedures.
Designated Safeguarding Lead Training we offer:
(Delivered either face-to-face or live-online depending on your preference.)
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We also offer individual places on our 'open' Designated Safeguarding Lead Refresher courses for schools and colleges who just want to book an individual place.
We also offer a range of Subject Specific Masterclasses for DSLs/DDSLs (usually 2-3 hours each) who want a more specific focus on emerging trends, research, resources, and responses to a range of key safeguarding topics. Topics we regularly deliver are:
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Annual Safeguarding Compliance Update: Leading an effective Whole School Approach
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Sexual Violence, Sexual Harassment and Harmful Sexual Behaviour
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Annual Online Safety Update for DSLs, including emerging risks and trends
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Mental Health in Education Update
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Contextual Safeguarding and Extra-Familial Harms, including CCE, CSE & County Lines
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Safeguarding your most vulnerable pupils/students
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Key Issue Updates: Honour Based Abuse, FGM, Forced Marriage, Domestic Abuse & Violence against Women & Girls
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Evidencing excellent Safeguarding Practice: Record Keeping, File Reviews, Supervision & Conducting Internal/External Reviews
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Neglect: Recognising and Responding to the Impact on Children
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Leading Outstanding Safeguarding through Engaging the Wider Stakeholders: Pupils, Students, Parents & Governors
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Managing Allegations against members of staff and volunteers, including Low-Level Concerns
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Managing Complex Safeguarding Issues, including Fabricated or Induced Illness, Disguised Compliance, Child Parent Abuse & Parental Mental Health Concerns
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Managing, Maintaining and Monitoring the Single Central Record
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Bespoke sessions - researched, designed and delivered to meet your requirements.
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Each of the above sessions can either be delivered individually or combined into a bespoke full day. A number of Trusts and School/Colleges we work with also opt to schedule half-termly or termly updates for their team of DSLs/DDSLs on the above topics on a rolling basis as evidence of good practice and as part of their Service Level Agreement with us – please get in touch if this is something you’d be interested in arranging.
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Upcoming live online masterclasses
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