This training is facilitated by Lesley Pollard

This course meets the statutory requirements of the two-year Refresher Training for Designated Safeguarding Leads in Northamptonshire schools.

As part of the Education Act 2002 and the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education, all schools must have a member of the leadership team as their Designated Safeguarding Lead. This person must take lead responsibility for dealing with child protection issues, referring concerns of significant harm, providing advice and guidance to support all staff to carry out their safeguarding duties, overseeing the school provision of early help and liaising with other agencies as required. This training must be updated every 2 years. This course is delivered by Lesley Pollard who is an experienced teacher, trainer and adviser. She currently works as an Independent Learning Adviser carrying out Safeguarding training and audits for a variety of providers as well as for individual schools.

Objectives:

• To consider the implication of national and local changes with regard to Safeguarding and Child Protection in Northamptonshire schools;
• To recap the role and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead in school;
• To revisit the categories and possible indicators of the 4 categories of abuse, FGM, Forced Marriage, Grooming, CSE, So Called Honour-Based Violence, Radicalisation and Extremism, Gang Culture, County Lines, Child Criminal Exploitation;
• To understand the impact of issues such as Child-On-Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Parental Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Homelessness, Appearing in Court and Mental Health problems on children/young people;
• To consider the role of the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership and reiterate the importance of interagency working from early help to referral (including the Signs of Safety approach);
• To consider the learning for schools from local and national Serious Case Reviews;
• To understand the requirements relating to keeping, transferring and archiving Child Protection and Early Help records;
• To consider how best to communicate with children and parents/carers regarding Child Protection issues.

This training is facilitated by Lesley Pollard

As part of the Education Act 2002 and the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education, all schools must have a member of the leadership team as their Designated Safeguarding Lead. This person must take lead responsibility for dealing with child protection issues, referring concerns of significant harm, providing advice and guidance to support all staff to carry out their safeguarding duties, overseeing the school provision of early help and liaising with other agencies as required. This training must be updated every 2 years. This course is delivered by Lesley Pollard who is an experienced teacher, trainer and adviser. She currently works as an Independent Learning Adviser carrying out Safeguarding training and audits for a variety of providers as well as for individual schools.

Objectives

To ensure that the participant can identify:

• What the safeguarding agenda actually means for Northamptonshire schools;
• Current legislation which informs the role of the DSL;
• The role and responsibilities of the DSL;
• The importance of early help, signposting, interagency working and interventions to safeguard vulnerable children/young people;
• The categories and possible indicators of the 4 categories of abuse, FGM, Forced Marriage, Grooming, CSE, So Called Honour-Based Violence, Radicalisation and Extremism, Gang Culture, County Lines, Child Criminal Exploitation;
• The most vulnerable pupils including those with SEND, those with family members in prison and those subject to child-on-child abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, appearing in Court, parental alcohol and drug abuse and mental health issues;
• The role of the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NSCP);
• How to seek early help and refer concerns (including the Signs of Safety approach);
• How to keep, transfer and archive Child Protection records.

This training is facilitated by Lesley Pollard

This course meets the statutory requirements of the two-year Refresher Training for Designated Safeguarding Leads in Northamptonshire schools.

As part of the Education Act 2002 and the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education, all schools must have a member of the leadership team as their Designated Safeguarding Lead. This person must take lead responsibility for dealing with child protection issues, referring concerns of significant harm, providing advice and guidance to support all staff to carry out their safeguarding duties, overseeing the school provision of early help and liaising with other agencies as required. This training must be updated every 2 years. This course is delivered by Lesley Pollard who is an experienced teacher, trainer and adviser. She currently works as an Independent Learning Adviser carrying out Safeguarding training and audits for a variety of providers as well as for individual schools.

Objectives:

• To consider the implication of national and local changes with regard to Safeguarding and Child Protection in Northamptonshire schools;
• To recap the role and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead in school;
• To revisit the categories and possible indicators of the 4 categories of abuse, FGM, Forced Marriage, Grooming, CSE, So Called Honour-Based Violence, Radicalisation and Extremism, Gang Culture, County Lines, Child Criminal Exploitation;
• To understand the impact of issues such as Child-On-Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Parental Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Homelessness, Appearing in Court and Mental Health problems on children/young people;
• To consider the role of the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership and reiterate the importance of interagency working from early help to referral (including the Signs of Safety approach);
• To consider the learning for schools from local and national Serious Case Reviews;
• To understand the requirements relating to keeping, transferring and archiving Child Protection and Early Help records;
• To consider how best to communicate with children and parents/carers regarding Child Protection issues.

This training is facilitated by Lesley Pollard

As part of the Education Act 2002 and the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education, all schools must have a member of the leadership team as their Designated Safeguarding Lead. This person must take lead responsibility for dealing with child protection issues, referring concerns of significant harm, providing advice and guidance to support all staff to carry out their safeguarding duties, overseeing the school provision of early help and liaising with other agencies as required. This training must be updated every 2 years. This course is delivered by Lesley Pollard who is an experienced teacher, trainer and adviser. She currently works as an Independent Learning Adviser carrying out Safeguarding training and audits for a variety of providers as well as for individual schools.

Objectives

To ensure that the participant can identify:

• What the safeguarding agenda actually means for Northamptonshire schools;
• Current legislation which informs the role of the DSL;
• The role and responsibilities of the DSL;
• The importance of early help, signposting, interagency working and interventions to safeguard vulnerable children/young people;
• The categories and possible indicators of the 4 categories of abuse, FGM, Forced Marriage, Grooming, CSE, So Called Honour-Based Violence, Radicalisation and Extremism, Gang Culture, County Lines, Child Criminal Exploitation;
• The most vulnerable pupils including those with SEND, those with family members in prison and those subject to child-on-child abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, appearing in Court, parental alcohol and drug abuse and mental health issues;
• The role of the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NSCP);
• How to seek early help and refer concerns (including the Signs of Safety approach);
• How to keep, transfer and archive Child Protection records.

This training is facilitated by Sara-Jane Godfrey

OTP provides successful teachers with a set of skills and strategies that enable them to become consistently and sustainably “outstanding”, and also to support and influence the development of colleagues. It is open to teachers with the potential and drive to deliver consistently outstanding lessons and who have a willingness to also influence the professional development of colleagues. This nationally recognized programme is accredited through Olevi and offers an invaluable opportunity for teachers to acquire techniques and expertise resulting in enhanced classroom and pupil performance leading to higher standards across the school.

The Aims:

• Develop a common language to discuss teaching and learning
• Deepen the understanding of key aspects of outstanding teaching and learning
• Raise performance in the classroom, by encouraging creativity and developing more innovative practice
• Encourage the teacher to become a more reflective practitioner
• Develop coaching skills to advance the practice of others

This training is facilitated by Sara-Jane Godfrey

OTP provides successful teachers with a set of skills and strategies that enable them to become consistently and sustainably “outstanding”, and also to support and influence the development of colleagues. It is open to teachers with the potential and drive to deliver consistently outstanding lessons and who have a willingness to also influence the professional development of colleagues. This nationally recognized programme is accredited through Olevi and offers an invaluable opportunity for teachers to acquire techniques and expertise resulting in enhanced classroom and pupil performance leading to higher standards across the school.

The Aims:

• Develop a common language to discuss teaching and learning
• Deepen the understanding of key aspects of outstanding teaching and learning
• Raise performance in the classroom, by encouraging creativity and developing more innovative practice
• Encourage the teacher to become a more reflective practitioner
• Develop coaching skills to advance the practice of others

This training is facilitated by Sara-Jane Godfrey

OTP provides successful teachers with a set of skills and strategies that enable them to become consistently and sustainably “outstanding”, and also to support and influence the development of colleagues. It is open to teachers with the potential and drive to deliver consistently outstanding lessons and who have a willingness to also influence the professional development of colleagues. This nationally recognized programme is accredited through Olevi and offers an invaluable opportunity for teachers to acquire techniques and expertise resulting in enhanced classroom and pupil performance leading to higher standards across the school.

The Aims:

• Develop a common language to discuss teaching and learning
• Deepen the understanding of key aspects of outstanding teaching and learning
• Raise performance in the classroom, by encouraging creativity and developing more innovative practice
• Encourage the teacher to become a more reflective practitioner
• Develop coaching skills to advance the practice of others

This training is facilitated by Sara-Jane Godfrey

OTP provides successful teachers with a set of skills and strategies that enable them to become consistently and sustainably “outstanding”, and also to support and influence the development of colleagues. It is open to teachers with the potential and drive to deliver consistently outstanding lessons and who have a willingness to also influence the professional development of colleagues. This nationally recognized programme is accredited through Olevi and offers an invaluable opportunity for teachers to acquire techniques and expertise resulting in enhanced classroom and pupil performance leading to higher standards across the school.

The Aims:

• Develop a common language to discuss teaching and learning
• Deepen the understanding of key aspects of outstanding teaching and learning
• Raise performance in the classroom, by encouraging creativity and developing more innovative practice
• Encourage the teacher to become a more reflective practitioner
• Develop coaching skills to advance the practice of others

This training is facilitated by Sara-Jane Godfrey

OTP provides successful teachers with a set of skills and strategies that enable them to become consistently and sustainably “outstanding”, and also to support and influence the development of colleagues. It is open to teachers with the potential and drive to deliver consistently outstanding lessons and who have a willingness to also influence the professional development of colleagues. This nationally recognized programme is accredited through Olevi and offers an invaluable opportunity for teachers to acquire techniques and expertise resulting in enhanced classroom and pupil performance leading to higher standards across the school.

The Aims:

• Develop a common language to discuss teaching and learning
• Deepen the understanding of key aspects of outstanding teaching and learning
• Raise performance in the classroom, by encouraging creativity and developing more innovative practice
• Encourage the teacher to become a more reflective practitioner
• Develop coaching skills to advance the practice of others