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Advanced Safeguarding training for nursery Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs)

This training course will give you the skills to be a DSL in a nursery or early years setting, and the ability to deliver safeguarding training to your team.

Course detail

Duration: Full day face to face course.
Who should attend: Nursery professionals acting as the DSLs.

What you learn on part one of the course (face to face):

The latest Ofsted safeguarding guidance.
The importance of keeping up to date with your own local safeguarding children’s board advice and guidance.
Your role and responsibilities as a DSL.
E-safety and social media in relation to safeguarding.
What may prevent children from disclosing abuse and support your team to respond effectively?
How to make informed decisions about the action to take when concerned about a child in your care and analse the referral process.
Your Disqualification by Association responsibilities.
Your responsibility under the Prevent Duty and about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
The Toxic Trio and identifying signs and symptoms.
How the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) works with child protection.