This one-day course will cover the role and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), help participants understand safeguarding thresholds to help make the right decisions about what steps to take when concerns about a child have been raised. How to recognise, respond to, refer and record concerns about a child. 

The course will assist you to understand statutory safeguarding legislation and guidance that forms your organisation’s processes and procedures to safeguard and protect children. This will include the current Keeping Children Safe in Education - Working Together to Safeguard Children, and The role of the DSL at a Child Protection Case Conference. 

Pupils will:

• be safer and have safeguarding needs met in a more appropriate and timely manner 

Practitioners will: 

• understand the child protection role and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead Person
• know how to deal with difficult conversations and responsibilities
• be able to respond to concerns (initial responses to children and families, making and managing a referral to Children’s Services, contributing to Child Protection Conferences and the Child Protection Plan) 

Settings will: 

• be safer organisations and compliant with statutory government guidance
  
  

Designed for those who will be acting as and taking on the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead Person for safeguarding and child protection.

This 2 day course will review the knowledge, skills and objectives necessary for First Aid.

This will include CPR, resuscitation, bandaging, burns, and other First Aid issues.  A copy of the latest edition of the First Aid at Work manual will be provided and the new certificate will be valid for three years.

Attendance is required on both dates.

Candidates can now requalify up to 28 days after the expiry but must produce their First Aid at Work certificate on the first day of the course as proof of eligibility.

Practitioners will:

• be up-to-date and confident in their ability to deal with First Aid situations as and when they arise at work

Those renewing their Health and Safety Regulations, First Aid at Work certificate

This course provides participants with all the knowledge, skills, and objectives necessary to act as First Aiders within the workplace.

The First Aid at Work certificate is awarded by the First Aid Industry Body in accordance with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulations and is valid for three years.  A copy of the latest edition of a First Aid manual and delegate pack will be provided for each participant.

Attendance is required on all 3 dates.

Successful candidates will be awarded the HSE First Aid at Work certificate.

Practitioners will:

• be confident and prepared to deal with First Aid situations as and when they arise at work

All interested staff from all schools. This course is open to anyone wishing to train as a First Aider.

Candidates must be physically fit with the ability and temperament to undertake First Aid training