A session led by Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG) Virtual School staff to enable Designated Teachers and supporting staff to meet their statutory duties in completing PEPs.  

RBG will be using ePEPs from January 2024 and to support with this, schools and other supporting colleagues have an opportunity to attend training to learn how to access ePEPs and get the best from this online document.

Practitioners will: 

• meet their statutory duties in completing ePEPs more easily and effectively and help communicate the support to the network of professionals around our children and young people
• understand the main responsibilities as a Designated Teacher
• support and prepare our vulnerable children and young people with transition 

Settings will:

• be able to satisfy a school’s Governing Body that the Designated Teacher is meeting their statutory obligations
• develop more robust systems and support for improving the outcomes of Children in Our Care

Designated Teachers for Looked After Children and delegated staff,  pastoral staff supporting CiOC and Social Workers

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.

Keeping Children Safe in Education and Government guidance requires Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) to complete refresher training every two years. 

This course will revisit the roles and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), new safeguarding guidance, initiatives, reflections and challenges of the role. It will provide participants with the opportunity to share safeguarding experiences with their DSL colleagues.

The course will also provide updates on safeguarding legislation and guidance - the current Keeping Children Safe in Education, and Working Together to Safeguard Children, that affect Safeguarding and Child Protection.

Pupils will: 

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

Practitioners will: 

• understand the child protection responsibilities of the designated safeguarding lead person 
  
  

Settings will: 

• be safer organisations and compliant with government/statutory guidance
  
  

This course is designed for those acting as the designated safeguarding lead person for child protection, or their deputies, or those who have previously attended the full day Designated Safeguarding Lead Person initial training

This course is aimed at individuals that organise school trips. It provides a practical overview of what needs to be considered when planning and delivering school trips, both in the UK and abroad.

The training course covers aspects of the law relating to educational visits, risk assessments of visits and administrative requirements associated with off-site activities.

As part of their obligations, schools must have an Educational Visits Co-ordinator (EVC) in post and ensure that they have been suitably trained.

The Department for Education has published updated guidance to help schools understand their obligations when undertaking educational off-site activities and excursions. Please follow the link below to access the guidance:

Schools will:

• be compliant with legislation in relation to off-site activities

Participants will:

• have greater knowledge, confidence, and ability to act as an EVC
• have increased competence in risk assessing and managing risks associated with school trips

All school staff responsible for school visits