Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

4.8

(738) Google Reviews

Are you looking to hold a group Designated Safeguarding Lead course at your place of work? For further details, please contact us using this in-house enquiry form

Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) states that all staff within education facilities should receive safeguarding and child protection training at induction and have annual updates to ensure staff are equipped with the relevant skills and knowledge to safeguard children effectively.

This Designated Safeguarding Lead Course is aimed at anyone in the Education sector or Supervisory role who is required to manage child safety practices within their organisation, or for those looking to refresh their knowledge within their existing role.

As a Designated Safeguarding Lead: -

You will have the knowledge and skills to recognise various types of abuse and neglect, and how to respond to disclosures and the referral process.
You will be empowered to be the first point of contact for staff members, families and vulnerable children within your organisation relating to child safety issues

This course is delivered by an expert NSPCC Accredited trainer with more than 25 years of experience in safeguarding children AND meets CQC, Ofsted, Charity Commission, and best practice guidelines.

Who is this course for?

This course is aimed at all of those working with children and young people in education, housing, charities, religious institutions, sports, or leisure sector organisations. Including but not limited to: -

Why should you attend a classroom course VS Elearning?

A training course involving this level of safeguarding simply cannot be conveyed on an e-learning course. The essential, but sometimes distressing imagery is so important to recognising safeguarding issues and cannot be published to a publicly accessible E-Learning platform.

Face to face training is delivered by a safeguarding expert with real life case studies that cannot be shared or published onto e-learning. Only face to face training can be completely up to date and only in a classroom course can real case discussions take place.

Delegates are able to ask questions, challenge and gain a better understanding of the subject. It is also acknowledged that when there is interaction between the trainer and delegate, the learning is better retained.

Course objectives

By the end of this course you will be able to: -

Describe the role and main responsibilities of the designated safeguarding lead (DSL)
State your own values regarding child abuse and the impact of these on professional practice
Describe the key legislation and guidance that determines your organisation’s policy for child safety and welfare
Decide what steps your organisation needs to take to look after the safety and welfare of the children and young people within your care
Identify the barriers that prevent children and staff from reporting abuse or concerns and how to overcome these
Respond effectively to a child who has reported abuse and know what steps to take when concerns about a child have been raised by others
Know what is likely to happen following a referral to children's social care and what role the school or college has in the multi-agency child protection process, including case conferences
Explain the importance of documentation, communication and sharing information, including confidentiality

Course content

What is child abuse
Signs and symptoms of child abuse and also being aware of other areas such as Gang Violence, Domestic Abuse and Drug and Alcohol
Normal child development and creating a safe environment
What to do in response to concerns about a child
Documentation, reporting strategies and sharing of information
Multi-disciplinary teamwork
Case discussions and exploring professional dilemmas/professional challenging