Safeguarding Level 3 (2 day) Barnstaple

This is a two-day, multi-agency course for identified, named or designated staff with safeguarding responsibilities. Staff working regularly with children and young people have a duty to learn more about safeguarding as specified in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

T he course takes place over 2 days, 0930-1630 both days.

Having completed this course you will be confident in your position as a DSL/DDSL/Named Person within a setting.

• Identify key legislation and guidance underpinning safeguarding children in England.
• Understand the role of the Safeguarding Lead.
• Define the categories, signs, and indicators of abuse and neglect
• Use the Early Help process to be an effective partner.
• Understand the threshold tool and use it effectively.
• Define the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on behaviour and development.
• Understand Contextual Safeguarding and other types of harm that may affect children.
• Identify the barriers preventing a disclosure and factors that make children more vulnerable to neglect.
• Describe the skills required to effectively listen to, report and manage a disclosure.
• Recognise the importance of good recording and sharing information in relation to safeguarding concerns and allegations.
• Describe the multi-agency relationship and the role of the school.
• Define your establishment’s safeguarding policies and identify any steps your own organisation can take to strengthen the safeguarding arrangements.
• Set up systems in school to ensure compliance.

Feedback from previous courses:

"Course design and delivery were pitched perfectly."

"I enjoyed the Interactivity of the two days."

Sarah Langford is practising Assistant Head at a large secondary school and DSL and Inclusion Lead with many years’ experience. She has completed the NSPCC accredited 6-day programme for safeguarding trainers.

Tash Summerville is a practising DSL and Inclusion Lead at a large primary school, with many years’ experience. She has completed the NSPCC accredited 6-day programme for safeguarding trainers.

SWIFT Members: £185

Other colleagues: £210

Check whether your school has SWIFT membership for 2024/25 HERE.

Please note: Payment is by INVOICE ONLY. Please select invoice as the payment method at check out.

SWIFT Partner providing course (including invoicing) is Tarka Learning Partnership.

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If you are unable to attend on the day, or are sending someone else in your place, please let us know. Please be aware that failure to cancel your space can incur your school a cost.

• More than 21 days to date of event: Full refund available (minus £25 admin fee)
• Between 20-7 days to date of event: 50% refund available (minus £25 admin fee)
• 6 days or less to date of event: No refund available (plus £25 admin fee)

Should a training course recruit insufficient numbers to make it viable, we reserve the right to cancel the course, without penalty, giving minimum notice of 24 hours.

Full Terms and Conditions are available HERE.

Host or Publisher South West Institute for Teaching