We are hosting a live DSL forum for member safeguarding leads and deputies from across the country. Do join us and participate.
Make a virtual cup of tea and join us in a space where we can share issues, experience and expertise to make sense of and structure the surreal experience of working in an education setting at the moment. We’re all working differently now and this regular meeting aims to provide support to safeguarding leads caring for vulnerable children both in and out of their settings. Meetings are monthly on Wednesdays at 4:30pm.
Meeting agenda:
TBC
We’ve held out first couple of meetings & our next meeting is on Wednesday 27th January at 4:30pm.
It was a really valuable discussion where it was immediately apparent people needed to share experience, seek advice and support and really valued the opportunity to come together. We highlighted some of the issues commonly covered by 16+ DSLs, in particular highlighting the high proportion of safeguarding referrals with strong roots in the young person’s mental health. Other issues included :
We agreed there was an on-going need for these sessions – they may ultimately link up with other work across the sector. The needs of older young people are different – they are exposed to different risks, respond in a different way and sit under different legal frameworks depending on their mental capacity and age. The National Association for Managers of Student Services are also thinking about how to support DSLs, so the Chair of their Executive Board, Polly Harrow, was with us to consider options for a joined up approach going forward.
You can access the next DSL forum from 4:30-6:00pm on 27th January 2021 using the same Zoom details. This session will be free to attend for non-members, but going forward will only be accessible to members. Safeguarding Network Members can access these by logging in. Others will need to drop us a line explaining your role: click here to access our contact form.
If you’re not a member, but would like to know a little bit more, try our guided tour of the site… it’s a great timesaver and there’s lots of support for DSLs.
We’re looking forward to talking to you.
Safeguarding Network
