Target Audience

This course is aimed at new Designated Safeguarding Leads with responsibility for Child Protection.

Course Pre-requisite

Delegates must hold a current certificate for the ‘Introduction to Safeguarding and Child Protection’ training

Participants need to complete both Part 1 and Part 2 of the course to receive certification.

Part 1- focuses on the specific roles, responsibilities, and duties of DSLs in educational settings.

Part 2- focuses on the day to day operational activities of the DSL.

Participants who have already completed this course (both part 1 and 2) should refresh their training every 2 years by attending an appropriate DSL Update course (see below for course information) or by regular certified attendance at the NCSCP DSL Network forum which is by invitation only three times a year (attendance at 2 or more DSL networks will be automatically certificated every summer term).

Aims

To provide delegates with the practical knowledge and skills to carry out their safeguarding and child protection duties safely and effectively. To enable delegates to become familiar with the roles and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead and to develop competence and confidence in carrying out this role.

Objectives

By the end of the course participants will:

Part 1

• Understand the key legislation and guidance that informs their role and relates to their responsibilities as DSL

• Understand their responsibilities and duties with regard to partnership working with other agencies and leading safeguarding practice within the school

• Understand the correct procedures to follow in relation to record keeping, information sharing and working in partnership to keep children and young people safe

Part 2

• Be able to confidently assess children’s needs and identify how unmet needs can be supported or addressed

• Understand the different types of support available for children and appropriately identify the level of support required

• Know how to access support and make effective multiagency and child protection referrals

• Have developed their knowledge and understanding of a variety of safeguarding and child protection tools and be able to use them effectively

• Be able to confidently share and record information and know how to implement effective case management systems

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Part 1