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  • QuickRead: Safeguarding responsibilities Recommended - Read our summary of your board's role in keeping children safe in your school, and the duties of your safeguarding governor. Download a copy to share with your colleagues.
  • Safeguarding for governance This Safeguarding for governance training course is for all governors and trustees in all school types and is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023.
  • Safeguarding link governor Whether you're a new safeguarding link governor, or looking to build confidence, we'll help you understand your role and key tasks so you can have an impact straight away. This course is for safeguarding governors in all school types and is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023.
  • Ofsted inspection: safeguarding Understand what inspectors expect to see in your school's safeguarding arrangements, and what evidence Ofsted will collect during an inspection.
  • Questions to ask about safeguarding Get to grips with what you should ask your designated safeguarding lead (DSL) and what to look for in their answers so you can make sure your school's safeguarding provisions are working well. Plus, see questions you can use to respond to incidents.
  • Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE): summary Read the key points in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023 and know where to look for information on specific areas of safeguarding in the statutory guidance.
  • Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE): September 2023 changes An updated version of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) comes into force on 1 September. Find out what's changed and what your governing board needs to do.
  • Monitoring safeguarding provision: checklist Your governing board must make sure your school has effective safeguarding policies and procedures in place. Use our checklist to help you monitor your school's safeguarding practice in line with the latest version of statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
  • How to review your child protection policy Find everything you need to review and approve your school's child protection policy. Be clear on what key questions you can ask your school leaders, and use our model policy and checklist to make sure your school's compliant.
  • Safeguarding: role of the link governor Understand what the role of a safeguarding link governor is and who you can appoint.
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  • Understanding the safeguarding report As governors, you need to keep up to date with safeguarding in your school. Download our example safeguarding report to see what to expect, and understand what you should do with it.
  • Safeguarding training for governors: guidance Governors should have regular safeguarding training. Find out what the recommendations and requirements are for various types of safeguarding training, so you can help keep pupils safe.
  • Safer recruitment: role of the governing board Your board needs to confirm safer recruitment procedures are carried out in your school or trust as part of your safeguarding responsibilities. Get to grips with what your role is, and how to do it.
  • Section 128 checks Make sure you know who should have a section 128 check under the latest safeguarding guidance and how school staff will carry one out. Understand what the check looks for and why it's important.
  • Advertising for a headteacher vacancy: requirements Get up to speed on what you need to know about advertising for a new headteacher, including “good reasons” for not advertising at all and the safeguarding and equality requirements you need to comply with.
  • Governors' role in monitoring the single central record Learn what belongs on your school's single central record (SCR), your role in monitoring its compliance with safeguarding requirements and when you should – and shouldn't – check the SCR yourself.
  • The designated safeguarding lead (DSL) Be clear on who the DSL can be and what their responsibilities are.
  • Safer recruitment training: statutory requirements At least 1 member of a selection panel must have completed safer recruitment training. Understand what the training should cover and how often it should be refreshed. We also point you to our safer recruitment elearning.
  • DBS checks: requirements for governors (maintained) Find out what checks are required for governors in maintained schools, so you can make sure your school is compliant.