Designated Safeguarding Lead - DSL24/41 11th & 12th December 2024
2024-12-11 09:15 - 13:00, 2024-12-12 09:15 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Outcomes
– To understand and be assertive in carrying out the role of DSL according to statutory guidance and local policies.
– To explore ways of promoting the role of the DSL within the schools/education setting, amongst staff, parents, carers and children.
– To discover effective ways of listening to children and acting on any concerns they raise.
– To develop ways to contribute to the assessing of children’s needs and offer appropriate early help, escalating these when necessary.
– To gain an understanding of best practice in recording and managing concerns and allegations
Event Description
For Designated Safeguarding Leads/Alternates to understand the role and develop the confidence to promote the health and welfare of children and young people, and ensure the school has the appropriate safeguarding arrangements in place. You must have attended your schools Safeguarding training in the last 2 years before applying for this course.

To ensure all delegates get as much from the course as possible we request that a maximum of two delegates per organisation are booked onto each course. If you would like to discuss this further please email safeguarding@schoolschoice.org

Designated Safeguarding Lead DSL25/01 8th & 9th January 2025
2025-01-08 09:15 - 13:00, 2025-01-09 09:15 - 13:00 | online

Single Central Record Training
2025-01-09 09:30 - 11:30 | E-Learning
It is often said that safeguarding begins with ensuring the required checks have been undertaken on all trusted adults who come into our schools. This course goes through what checks are required for employees, workers and visitors. It also covers what you should expect from your agency staff and contractors and how all these checks should be recorded. Finally, it covers how to audit your single central record and what you should do if you find information is missing.
It is for the school to decide who is the most appropriate person to attend, but it will be expected to be someone from your senior leadership such as your headteacher or school business manager.
Joining details will be sent to delegates nearer to the training session.
Please note that this is not a safer recruitment training course. Each school should continue to ensure that at least one person on a recruitment panel is safer recruitment trained.

Online Safety Leads Training - OSL25/01 14th January 2025
2025-01-14 09:15 - 12:30 | E Learning
Outcomes
*Understand how to have robust reporting
*Be able to write and maintain robust policies
*Understand and maintain robust filtering and monitoring of the IT systems
*Understand Online Safety in the context of safeguarding
*An understanding of how current legislation fits with Online Safety

Event Description
The aims of this training are to:
*Raise delegates’ awareness of what online safety is
*Build delegates’ online safety skills
*Grow the delegates’ confidence to deal effectively with an online safety incident or issue

Designated Safeguarding Lead DSL25/02 16th & 17th January 2025
2025-01-16 09:15 - 13:00, 2025-01-17 09:15 - 13:00 | online

Designated Safeguarding Lead - DSL25/03 21st & 22nd January 2025
2025-01-21 09:15 - 13:00, 2025-01-22 09:15 - 13:00 | E Learning
Outcomes
– To understand and be assertive in carrying out the role of DSL according to statutory guidance and local policies.
– To explore ways of promoting the role of the DSL within the schools/education setting, amongst staff, parents, carers and children.
– To discover effective ways of listening to children and acting on any concerns they raise.
– To develop ways to contribute to the assessing of children’s needs and offer appropriate early help, escalating these when necessary.
– To gain an understanding of best practice in recording and managing concerns and allegations
Event Description
For Designated Safeguarding Leads/Alternates to understand the role and develop the confidence to promote the health and welfare of children and young people, and ensure the school has the appropriate safeguarding arrangements in place. You must have attended your schools Safeguarding training in the last 2 years before applying for this course.
To ensure all delegates get as much from the course as possible we request that a maximum of two delegates per organisation are booked onto each course. If you would like to discuss this further please email safeguarding@schoolschoice.org

Organisational Change Bitesize
2025-01-22 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-01-23 15:30 - 16:30 | E-Learning
The Bitesize session gives an overview on –

Planning change – Why/When/How
Housekeeping prior to structure changes
Timescales
Supporting documents
Key documents & process – Organisational change management policy & toolkits

Arbor Training Session Friday 24th January 09:30am-10:30am
2025-01-24 09:30 - 10:30 | online
The session will cover:

Order & Invoice processing
Income processing
Exporting invoice integration files
Importing the weekly extract file
Exporting the monthly VAT report

Designated Safeguarding Lead - DSL25/04 27th & 28th January 2025
2025-01-27 09:15 - 13:00, 2025-01-28 09:15 - 13:00 | E Learning

Arbor Training Session Monday 27th January 09:30am-10.30am
2025-01-27 09:30 - 10:30 | online

Safer Recruitment Training - SR25/01 29th & 30th January 2025
2025-01-29 09:15 - 13:00, 2025-01-30 09:15 - 13:00 | E Learning
Objectives
Identify the key features of staff recruitment that help deter or prevent the employment of unsuitable people.
Consider policies and practice that minimise opportunities for abuse or ensure its prompt reporting.
Help participants begin to review their policies and practice in recruitment with a view to creating a safer culture.

Arbor Training Session Thursday 30th January 14:00pm-15:00pm
2025-01-30 14:00 - 15:00 | online

Designated Safeguarding Lead - DSL25/05 5th & 6th February 2025
2025-02-05 09:15 - 13:00, 2025-02-06 09:15 - 13:00 | E Learning

Designated Safeguarding Leads DSL25/06 10th & 11th February 2025
2025-02-10 09:15 - 13:00, 2025-02-11 09:15 - 13:00 | E Learning

LA Headteacher & School Business Leader Annual Budget Briefing 2025-26
2025-02-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-02-27 09:30 - 10:30 | E-Learning
A review of 2025 budget and key budget assumptions. This is a free remote on-line session open to all LA maintained colleagues that subscribe to our finance services.

Arbor Training Session
2025-02-26 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-02-27 13:30 - 15:00 | E-Learning
We will cover the following:
• Invoice processing
• Income processing
• Cashbook Journals
• Purchasing Card
• Petty Cash
• Cheque Processing

Designated Safeguarding Lead - DSL25/07 27th & 28th February 2025
2025-02-27 09:15 - 13:00, 2025-02-28 09:15 - 13:00 | E Learning

Introduction to budget planning for LA School Business Managers and Finance staff new to role
2025-02-27 13:30 - 15:00 | E-Learning
An introduction to budget planning, and overview of the key budget toolkits which includes staffing calculators and the budget planning toolkit.
