September 2024
Welcome to your September DSL Planner Page!
September is all about the new school year so this month the focus is on general safeguarding updates and any changes introduced by changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education. The key changes are:
- The definition of safeguarding has changed to align with Working Together 2023.
- There is increased emphasis on child exploitation – find out more here – members can download our free bitesize staff training pack to use monthly in staff meetings.
- There is specific mention that children seeing, hearing or experiencing the effects of domestic abuse comes within the general definition of abuse – more here, with our members’ bitesize pack.
- There’s clarity around the responsibilities of schools towards students they place in alternative provision – we’ve a training course on quality assuring AP.
- And as always there’s a requirement to ensure your staff have understand and can discharge their roles and responsibilities under KCSiE Part One.
Safeguarding Network really is there for all things safeguarding!
More on KCSiEHow do you assist staff to "understand and discharge their roles and responsibilities"?
KCSiE sets out that "Governing bodies and proprietors should ensure that mechanisms are in place to assist staff to understand and discharge their roles and responsibilities as set out in Part one (or Annex A if appropriate) of this guidance." At Safeguarding Network we have developed an online Knowledge Check to help you check your staff not only say they've read the guidance but can also evidence their understand it.
As a recipient of our DSL Planner, you can access our KCSiE Knowledge Check for free to see how it can help (worth £10 if you are not a member of Safeguarding Network).
We're sorry this offer has now expired. Please follow the link above to find out more about the Knowledge Check.
Offer expires on 31st October 2024. Limited to one user per setting where the setting is not a member of Safeguarding Network and access is via our instant access checkout. Offer can be withdrawn at any time. If used more than once per setting or by member settings, the full member/non-member price will be charged as appropriate. No alternatives (cash or otherwise) will be offered.
Member benefits - Whole School Training Pack
Our membership includes a 2-year staff training curriculum covering every area in KCSiE with bitesize sessions designed to fit into your staff meetings every month. Our safeguarding update pack is just one of the additional benefits of membership and includes:
- The 4 main categories of abuse - define and explain physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse and neglect.
- Presenter pre-training information about the Pack, how to deliver this training, timings and more.
- Quiz - use at the end of the training, covering the topics from the session, to test the knowledge of your staff.
- Whole Setting Update and Presenter Notes - the General Safeguarding Update training to be delivered by the DSL.
- Scenarios to hand out to staff.
Enter your details to download the free KCSiE 2024 poster
Calendar dates
World Suicide Prevention Day - 10th Sept
Sexual Health Week - 9th-15th Sept
Young Mental Health Day - 19th Sept
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Check out the different levels of membership to find one that suits you and your setting and ensure you have a structured approach in place.
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