Designated senior person for safeguarding children (schools and colleges)
A training course for school or college staff with a lead role for safeguarding within the education sector
Course aim
To enable participants to become familiar with the role and responsibilities of the designated senior person for safeguarding children in a school or further education college and develop competence and confidence in carrying out this role.
Course objectives
By the end of the course participants will be able to:
describe the role of the designated safeguarding children officer and state key areas of responsibility
state their own values regarding child abuse and explain the impact of these on professional practice
describe the key legislation and guidance affecting the education service’s response to concerns about a child’s safety or welfare
decide what steps a school or college should take to ensure the safety and welfare of the children and young people for whom it has responsibility
state the blocks inhibiting children from disclosing abuse and respond effectively to a child who does disclose
state blocks to staff reporting concerns and explain how to overcome these
make appropriate decisions about the action to take when informed of a concern about a child or young person, and state how a referral to children’s social care should be made
state what is likely to happen following a referral to children’s social care and the role the school or college has in the multi-agency child protection process
explain the issues in connection with recording and sharing of information, including that of confidentiality
demonstrate an awareness of the emotional dimension of safeguarding work and identify ways in which the designated senior person can support staff.
Venues, dates and costs
Two-day residential course:
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