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SWAN Training School Alliance
GUTP House
Sponne School
Brackley Road
Towcester
Northamptonshire
NN12 6DJ
Telephone: 01327 350284 x 7251
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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:
Event Date | Wed, 17 Sep 2025 9:00 am |
Event End Date | Wed, 17 Sep 2025 1:00 pm |
Cut off date | Wed, 10 Sep 2025 |
Individual Participant Price | £125 for the first delegate, £100 for additional delegates. SWAN Secondary SLA members pay the reduced rate of £60. Primary SLA members £90 per delegate. |
Location | Online via Zoom |
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:
Event Date | Mon, 06 Oct 2025 9:30 am |
Event End Date | Mon, 06 Oct 2025 3:30 pm |
Cut off date | Fri, 03 Oct 2025 |
Individual Participant Price | £150.00 per 1st delegate non-members, then £125 per additional delegate; Secondary SLA members £70 per delegate; Primary SLA members £105 per delegate |
Location | Online via Zoom |
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:
Event Date | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 9:00 am |
Event End Date | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 1:00 pm |
Cut off date | Thu, 04 Dec 2025 |
Individual Participant Price | £125 for the first delegate, £100 for additional delegates. SWAN Secondary SLA members pay the reduced rate of £60. Primary SLA members £90 per delegate. |
Location | Online via Zoom |
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:
Event Date | Wed, 07 Jan 2026 9:30 am |
Event End Date | Wed, 07 Jan 2026 3:30 pm |
Cut off date | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 |
Individual Participant Price | £150.00 per 1st delegate non-members, then £125 per additional delegate; Secondary SLA members £70 per delegate; Primary SLA members £105 per delegate |
Location | Online via Zoom |
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:
OTP session 1 |
Teaching & Learning |
21/1/2026 |
08:45 |
16:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 2 |
Coaching |
11/2/2026 |
08:45 |
16:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 3 |
Teaching & Learning |
03/3/2026 |
09:30 |
12:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 4 |
Teaching & Learning |
25/3/2026 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 5 |
Review & Consolidation |
21/4/2026 |
09:30 |
12:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
Event Date | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 8:45 am |
Event End Date | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 4:00 pm |
Cut off date | Wed, 14 Jan 2026 |
Individual Participant Price | £700.00 per delegate non-members; Secondary SLA members 2 free places; Primary SLA members £525.00 per delegate |
Event Venue Information | http://bit.ly/2RyDCwm |
Location | GUTP House Training Centre |
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:
OTP session 1 |
Teaching & Learning |
21/1/2026 |
08:45 |
16:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 2 |
Coaching |
11/2/2026 |
08:45 |
16:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 3 |
Teaching & Learning |
03/3/2026 |
09:30 |
12:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 4 |
Teaching & Learning |
25/3/2026 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 5 |
Review & Consolidation |
21/4/2026 |
09:30 |
12:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
Event Date | Wed, 11 Feb 2026 8:45 am |
Event End Date | Wed, 11 Feb 2026 4:00 pm |
Individual Participant Price | £700.00 per delegate non-members; Secondary SLA members 2 free places; Primary SLA members £525.00 per delegate |
Event Venue Information | http://bit.ly/2RyDCwm |
Location | GUTP House Training Centre |
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:
OTP session 1 |
Teaching & Learning |
21/1/2026 |
08:45 |
16:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 2 |
Coaching |
11/2/2026 |
08:45 |
16:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 3 |
Teaching & Learning |
03/3/2026 |
09:30 |
12:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 4 |
Teaching & Learning |
25/3/2026 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 5 |
Review & Consolidation |
21/4/2026 |
09:30 |
12:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
Event Date | Tue, 03 Mar 2026 9:30 am |
Event End Date | Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:00 pm |
Individual Participant Price | £700.00 per delegate non-members; Secondary SLA members 2 free places; Primary SLA members £525.00 per delegate |
Event Venue Information | http://bit.ly/2RyDCwm |
Location | GUTP House Training Centre |
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:
OTP session 1 |
Teaching & Learning |
21/1/2026 |
08:45 |
16:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 2 |
Coaching |
11/2/2026 |
08:45 |
16:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 3 |
Teaching & Learning |
03/3/2026 |
09:30 |
12:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 4 |
Teaching & Learning |
25/3/2026 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 5 |
Review & Consolidation |
21/4/2026 |
09:30 |
12:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
Event Date | Wed, 25 Mar 2026 9:30 am |
Event End Date | Wed, 25 Mar 2026 1:30 pm |
Individual Participant Price | £700.00 per delegate non-members; Secondary SLA members 2 free places; Primary SLA members £525.00 per delegate |
Event Venue Information | http://bit.ly/2RyDCwm |
Location | GUTP House Training Centre |
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:
OTP session 1 |
Teaching & Learning |
21/1/2026 |
08:45 |
16:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 2 |
Coaching |
11/2/2026 |
08:45 |
16:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 3 |
Teaching & Learning |
03/3/2026 |
09:30 |
12:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 4 |
Teaching & Learning |
25/3/2026 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
"GUTP training room" |
OTP session 5 |
Review & Consolidation |
21/4/2026 |
09:30 |
12:00 |
"GUTP training room" |
Event Date | Tue, 21 Apr 2026 9:30 am |
Event End Date | Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00 pm |
Individual Participant Price | £700.00 per delegate non-members; Secondary SLA members 2 free places; Primary SLA members £525.00 per delegate |
Event Venue Information | http://bit.ly/2RyDCwm |
Location | GUTP House Training Centre |
GUTP House
Sponne School
Brackley Road
Towcester
Northamptonshire
NN12 6DJ
Telephone: 01327 350284 x 7251