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SUMMARY:Designated Safeguarding Leads (New DSL) in Northamptonshire Schools
  July 2025
DESCRIPTION:This training is facilitated by Lesley Pollard
 As part of the
  Education Act 2002 and the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education\, al
 l schools must have a member of the leadership team as their Designated Sa
 feguarding Lead. This person must take lead responsibility for dealing wit
 h child protection issues\, referring concerns of significant harm\, provi
 ding advice and guidance to support all staff to carry out their safeguard
 ing duties\, overseeing the school provision of early help and liaising wi
 th 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 Adv
 iser carrying out Safeguarding training and audits for a variety of provid
 ers as well as for individual schools.
 Objectives
 To ensure that the p
 articipant can identify:
 
 What the safeguarding agenda actually means 
 for Northamptonshire schools\;
 Current legislation which informs the rol
 e of the DSL\;
 The role and responsibilities of the DSL\;
 The importan
 ce 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\, Groomin
 g\, CSE\, So Called Honour-Based Violence\, Radicalisation and Extremism\,
  Gang Culture\, County Lines\, Child Criminal Exploitation\;
 The most vu
 lnerable pupils including those with SEND\, those with family members in p
 rison and those subject to child-on-child abuse\, domestic violence\, home
 lessness\, 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 (includin
 g the Signs of Safety approach)\;
 How to keep\, transfer and archive Chi
 ld Protection records.
 
 
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 .uk
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