As September rolls around, designated safeguarding leads in schools gear up for another academic year. Ensuring the safety and well-being of students is paramount, and this month serves as a…
As a former headteacher with a deep passion for safeguarding, I am greatly troubled by the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) by sex offenders to masquerade as children or…
What are my legal and moral duties when it comes to safeguarding? Safeguarding is governed by a range of laws and regulations, which vary depending on the type of vulnerable…
What questions could an auditor or OFSTED inspector ask you about safeguarding your schools? During an external safeguarding audit or an OFSTED inspection, they may ask you a variety of…
Why do you want to work with children? This is a question that is asked at every job interview that involves working with children. It is a vital question and…
When I am delivering Safeguarding training, I regularly talk about the blackout challenge. The challenge involves children choking themselves to achieve a ‘high’, which causes them to lose consciousness and…
I have been thinking about this for a while now. Having completed lots of safeguarding and DSL training myself during my career in education, one thing that wasn’t explored in…
'It could happen here' Having heard this phrase time and time again through the safeguarding and child protection training I provide and the statuary guidance of Keeping Children Safe has…
As we all know there are a lot of positives when you join a MAT, one of which is Trust Wide Training. I have in the past been part of…
Every local authority has a Designated Officer, known as LADO (Local Authority Designated Officer) or DO (Designated Officer). I have worked with 3 LADOs in my educational career in Northamptonshire…