A two-day Child Protection Inter-agency Safeguarding Level 3 initial course

This is a two-day, multi-agency course for identified, named or designated staff with safeguarding responsibilities. Staff working regularly with children and young people have a duty to learn more about safeguarding as specified in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The course takes place over 2 days, 0930-1600 both days.

Having completed this course you will be confident in your position as a DSL/DDSL/Named Person within a setting.

Training objectives

Identify key legislation and guidance underpinning safeguarding children in England.

Understand the role of the Safeguarding Lead.

Define the categories, signs, and indicators of abuse and neglect

Use the Early Help process to be an effective partner.

Understand the threshold tool and use it effectively.

Define the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on behaviour and development.

Understand Contextual Safeguarding and other types of harm that may affect children.

Identify the barriers preventing a disclosure and factors that make children more vulnerable to neglect.

Describe the skills required to effectively listen to, report and manage a disclosure.

Recognise the importance of good recording and sharing information in relation to safeguarding concerns and allegations.

Describe the multi-agency relationship and the role of the school.

Define your establishment’s safeguarding policies and identify any steps your own organisation can take to strengthen the safeguarding arrangements.

Set up systems in school to ensure compliance.

Training Lead

Jon Galling is the Safeguarding Lead for The Harbour Schools Partnership and Dartmoor Multi-Academy Trust.

He is an experienced safeguarding professional who recently served as the Strategic Safeguarding Lead for Devon County Council, supporting schools and settings across the county. This role involved representing Education within the Devon Safeguarding Children’s Partnership, working closely with Ofsted and the DfE and wider Social Care team leaders as a member of the Inclusion and Learning senior team. He also delivered and led a team who provided child protection training for staff, governors and trustees across 9 Local authorities from Oxfordshire to Cornwall.

He has also held safeguarding and leadership roles across multiple schools including as a Headteacher for 11 years contributing to safer practices and school improvement.

Costs

SWIFT Members: £160

Other colleagues: £208

Your school will need to have membership for 2026/27 to be eligible for the member price.

Please note: Payment is by INVOICE ONLY. Please select invoice as the payment method at check out.

SWIFT Partner providing course (including invoicing) is the Harbour Schools Partnership.

You will receive a confirmation of booking from Eventbrite. All further correspondence will come from jo.turnbull@sw-ift.org.uk; please ensure you check your junk mail box and approve the email to ensure you receive important event details.

If you are unable to attend on the day, or are sending someone else in your place, please let us know. Please be aware that failure to cancel your space can incur a cost to your school.

More than 21 days to date of event: Full refund available (minus £25 admin fee)

Between 20-7 days to date of event: 50% refund available (minus £25 admin fee)

6 days or less to date of event: No refund available (plus £25 admin fee)

Should a training course recruit insufficient numbers to make it viable, we reserve the right to cancel the course, without penalty, giving minimum notice of 24 hours.

Full Terms and Conditions are available HERE.

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