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Safeguarding

Understanding the Role of the DSL

Understand what your DSL does with the concerns you pass on, and exactly what part you play in keeping children safe.

  • 19 minutes
  • 0.5 CPD hours
  • Certificate
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About this course

Every school and college in England has a designated safeguarding lead, but plenty of staff are hazy about what happens once they've passed a concern on. Knowing that makes it easier to see why the small things you notice matter, and why they can't wait until tomorrow.

This course explains the role as Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) sets it out. The DSL decides whether to keep an eye on a child, arrange early help or refer to children's social care or the police. They go to child protection conferences, keep the records, and work with health, police and the local authority using your area's thresholds document.

Your own part is plainer than you might think: understand your role, know your children well, and share what you notice. A worry you take home overnight is one the DSL can't act on.

Modules

6 modules
  1. 1Introduction1 min
  2. 2Key guidance and legislation4 min
  3. 3What does a DSL do?6 min
  4. 4How does a DSL work with other agencies?4 min
  5. 5What are your safeguarding responsibilities?3 min
  6. 6Wrap up1 min

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