Safeguarding Governor
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Welcome
Safeguarding Governors are "a senior board level lead with the required knowledge, skills and expertise or sufficiently qualified and experienced to take leadership responsibility for the organisation’s/agency’s safeguarding arrangements", required in Working Together to Safeguard Children and Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Safeguarding Network has substantial experience in supporting staff and governors in developing healthy, positive school cultures where concerns are identified and responded to promptly. In your role as Safeguarding Governor you have leadership responsibility for your setting's safeguarding arrangements and, throughout the year, we support you with materials to for learning walks, helpful questions for the governing body, structures for safeguarding reports, training and advice by telephone or email as you need it.
Please note: We recognise that there are a number of different forms of governance structure within education and early years settings. However, for ease and readability, we have referred to governor / governing body on this page.
What does safeguarding governor membership include?
There is not a lot of guidance or support for this crucial role and many Safeguarding Governors feel less than confident in their role, so building on the success of our work with Designated Safeguarding Leads we have created a Safeguarding Governor membership to provide structure and advice for individuals in this important duty.
Learning walks
Suggested discussion topics with your DSL
Ideas for conversations with young people
A calendar with reminders around governor responsibilities
Free governor safeguarding training pack
Discounts on online learning
Discounts on Safeguarding Governor training
Advice line for Safeguarding Governors
Briefings on key safeguarding topics
Membership is just £99+vat for a whole year of support.
This half-term's materials
Every half-term Safeguarding Network produce a summary of a particular topic with links to more information, a suite of materials to support governors in learning walks (other governors can undertake some of these - they give an opportunity to structure some of your enquiries), questions for your DSL and questions or sometimes audit tools for the governing body to ask the DSL and their team to ensure you have proper oversight of safeguarding in your setting.
Over time this will help develop a better understanding of safeguarding at a strategic level and highlight areas for development. You are also able to access the archive to explore a particular topic back to the start of the governor programme in September 2022.
This half-term's materials relate to Safeguarding and Alternative Provision.
Calendar
This year, we have another set of six learning walks to guide you through key areas, based on national hot topics and areas of focus as well as helping you to consider you processes for reporting and understanding safeguarding data and information.
You also have access to archived materials from previous years which can be accessed in the section below.
Governor material programme 24/25:
September 2024 - Voice of the Child
November 2024 - Managing Allegations
January 2025 - Alternative Provision
March 2025 - Safer Recruitment
May 2025 - Extra-Familial Harm
July 2025 - Sexual Violence/Sexual Harassment
Training
We provide specific training for Safeguarding Governors and all training is provided at our discounted member rates, a saving of 20% or more. Our courses are not light touch like some other Safeguarding Governor courses but rather a sound exploration of your responsibilities as we recognise the growing importance in guidance and by Ofsted of this key leadership role.
Safeguarding Governors can also access our elearning modules at membership rates - courses are all between 99p and £9 plus vat.
Safeguarding Network can also provide governor, safeguarding team or whole school training at your request and members have access to our Governor safeguarding training pack.
Advice line
Membership entitles you to free initial support - around 15 minutes a term. Whether it's advice on the guidance, reflecting on feedback to governors or supporting you with an allegation Safeguarding Network can support you at each step.
If you want to get in touch with Safeguarding Network please use our contact form (be careful to ensure you do not include confidential information) or telephone 01803 862336, explain you are a Safeguarding Governor member and ask to speak to a consultant.
We are looking forward to hearing from you.
Annual membership for governors is just £99+vat.
Governor membership entitles you to:
Learning walks
Suggested discussion topics with your DSL
Ideas for conversations with young people
A calendar with reminders around governor responsibilities
Free governor safeguarding training pack
Discounts on online learning
Discounts on Safeguarding Governor training
Advice line for Safeguarding Governors
Briefings on key safeguarding topics
If you're joining through a member school ask your Designated Safeguarding Lead to arrange membership. If you're joining independently, click the button below to complete our membership application.