Safeguarding

You should never delay contacting Children Services and/or Police if you believe a child is at risk or in danger - however there are times when you might want additional third party advice about a safeguarding matter, and you can seek support from one of the team.

All our resources are available to download from our document section, including an electronic version of our updated Safeguarding Handbook and an updated Single Central Record template.

The Safeguarding team is highly regarded for its dedication to providing timely and effective guidance around critical incidents, alongside ongoing support and training, enabling you to meet your statutory responsibilities in safeguarding children across Merseyside and beyond.

The team collectively has over 50 years education experience and can provide a range of services for schools including tailored whole school safeguarding training, training for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) and school leaders and full safeguarding audits. The team are committed to supporting schools to work effectively as part of a Multi-Agency team around the child and family and can signpost and advise schools across a wide spectrum of school safeguarding matters.

This handbook has been developed to support school staff, Designated Safeguarding Leads, Headteachers and Governors to meet and exceed their statutory safeguarding requirements. It contains useful advice, guidance and signposting, alongside model policies and templates which can be personalised to your setting and will support and develop your safeguarding practice. 

Establishments who are entitled to the universal offer and those with our SLA can order hard copies for collection from Toxteth Annexe for £30, please email [email protected] to order. If you wish to order in bulk or require postage, please get in touch.

Covering training & CPD opportunities across the phases, our brochures give a termly overview of what is available for schools and settings. Download a copy of our latest brochure.

The Safeguarding team deliver a number of sessions throughout the year, including training for those new to the DSL role, refresher DSL training and statutory safer recruitment training for School Leaders and Governors. 

You can search and book your place online.

We offer a comprehensive one day review which focusses on examining the school’s evidence of how it meets the key statutory requirements in Keeping Children Safe in Education and also Ofsted expectations. 

Our Annual Safeguarding Service Agreement offers training, advice, guidance, model policies and practical support to ensure children are kept safe and schools meet their statutory responsibilities.

This is available to schools outside of Liverpool local authority and independant schools and other settings that do not receive the Universal Offer.

Our Safeguarding Team offer a range of bespoke services and additional professional development opportunities.

Learn more about the offer here.

We live in a digital age, the internet and new technologies are changing the way we work, the way we live and the way in which we educate children and young people. 

They offer huge benefits both inside and outside of school but we also need to be aware of some of the potential risks associated with their use and ensure that as schools we work to minimise the risk to both our students and staff.

Find out more about how to keep safe online and follow best practices.