Whether you’re new to the Designated Safeguarding Officer role, or are looking for a refresher, this interactive online workshop will cover both virtual and face-to-face settings and will equip officers with the knowledge, skills and confidence to respond to a variety of safeguarding concerns.
You’ll have opportunity to apply your learning from the session to a variety of self-generated scenarios, whilst receiving support and coaching from the workshop facilitators.
After the session, you will receive an invite to Psych-Logical’s Designated Safeguarding Officers forum – giving you chance to network and share practice with other officers.
Taking place on Wednesday 10 September 2025 (9.30am-4.30pm), the workshop will cover:
• The role and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Officer and other key members of staff
• Creating and managing safeguarding systems
• Barriers to effective organisational safeguarding processes, how to overcome them and create a safeguarding culture
• Identifying, assessing and mitigating risk
• Designing and developing high standard policies and procedures for both virtual and face to face delivery
You will have opportunity to apply your learning from the session to a variety of self-generated scenarios, whilst receiving support and coaching from the workshop facilitators.
After the session, you will receive an invite to Psych-Logical’s Designated Safeguarding Officers forum – giving you chance to network and share practice with other officers.
You can book onto this workshop for £195+vat.
Facilitators and speakers
Led by Louise Willis-Keeler, these sessions will be facilitated by safeguarding and behavioural specialists at Psych-Logical. Psych-Logical works with government, education providers and others to prevent mental health in children and young people, and is working closely with education providers as they deliver support and training to young people remotely.
Why SDN?
SDN works with partners, such as Psych-Logical to bring together top-quality specialists to support the FE and skills sector. We’ve worked with 2,000 FE & skills providers and over 11,500 practitioners over the last few years – allowing us to share practical insights and support you to take action.
Price and payment
To keep costs down, payment for the webinar series must be made online via credit card (book below). If you are a Local Authority, and unable to book via card, please email us on: events@strategicdevelopmentnetwork.co.uk
Terms and conditions
The Terms and Conditions (including our refund policy) for SDN events and webinars can be found here. When you make a booking, you agree to these Terms and Conditions (including those who request a booking via email and invoice)
Any questions, please email the SDN events team: events@strategicdevelopmentnetwork.co.uk
