January 2026 Training Courses

Our schedule of January safeguarding training courses is filling up. Packed with practical, engaging sessions designed especially for DSLs and senior leaders, each course delivers clear strategies, up-to-date insights, and real-world guidance to help you confidently navigate safeguarding challenges in your setting.

Don't forget that our members receive a discount on all of our training courses.

Safeguarding Supervison

8 January 2026

This highly popular 12-hour course helps structure and approach supervision using an established supervision model to enable supervisors to empower staff and focus on the experience and progress of children and young people in their care.

Aims and objectives:

• Understand the principles behind supervision models.

• Recognise and apply reflective supervision.

• Undertake dynamic risk assessment during supervision.

• Create clear, focused and reviewable plans and action.

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DSL Support Programme

13 January 2026

This 12-hour course seeks to grow the confidence of Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) and their deputies, building on their initial DSL training. Looking at the challenges of the role, the course seeks to address compliance with statutory guidance, share good practice and consider how to create a whole setting safeguarding culture.

As a Designated Safeguarding Lead (or Deputy) attending this programme, you will:

• Enhance your understanding of your role and your responsibilities in ensuring your setting meets statutory requirements and Ofsted expectations.

• Expand your skills and abilities in relation to capturing and responding to the child’s voice in your setting.

• Increase your knowledge and skills so that you can carry out your role more effectively, including recognising, responding, and recording all levels of concern, including allegations made about staff.

• Increase your understanding of the safeguarding and child protection process.

• Recognise the importance of developing a whole school strategic approach to safeguarding and gain skills in implementing a safeguarding culture.

• Learn strategies to help you practice reflectively in your safeguarding work.

• Recognise the importance of maintaining personal wellbeing, and the strategies to do so.

• Create a peer network and share good practice through a whole term of learning and support.

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Child-on-Child Abuse Training

19 January 2026

This comprehensive training is specifically designed for Designated Safeguarding Leads and school leaders, equipping you with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively identify and manage cases of child-on-child abuse in your setting.

Aims and objectives:

• Define and understand Child on child abuse.

• Deal with an incident using a contextual approach.

• Develop strong preventative culture.

• Risk assessment and multi-agency working.

• Legal and policy framework

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Suicide Prevention with PAPYRUS

28 January 2026

Suicide is the biggest killer of people aged 35 and under in the UK. We believe that suicide is often preventable.

Safeguarding Network has commissioned this training to be delivered by PAPYRUS. Prevention of Young Suicide (PAPYRUS) is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.

Aims and objectives:

• To understand the prevalence and impact of suicide.

• To explore the language, and the challenges, when talking openly about suicide.

• To recognise the ‘signs’ that may indicate someone is having thoughts of suicide.

• To consider how we can all contribute to a suicide-safer community.

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