KCSIE - Keeping Children Safe in Education

Reporting and Referral

As someone who works with students, you need to respond effectively to all safeguarding incidents. If you don’t report and record them properly, this could impact the overall outcome for the student. They might not receive the support they need. The designated safeguarding lead, or DSL, has a key role to play in making safeguarding referrals. But what steps do they need to take to make sure the appropriate agencies and authorities are notified? This course will explain.

Learning outcomes:

Identify how to effectively report and record safeguarding incidents, so you can make sure all students are protected from harm
Recognise the key steps in procedures for safeguarding referrals, so you understand how the DSL must respond

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What you will learn

Who is this course for

This course will prepare you to report and record safeguarding incidents, ensuring your school or college always prioritises student welfare. It will also guide you through the procedures the DSL will follow to make a safeguarding referral when necessary.

Everyone working with students or young people in an educational environment must know how to respond to safeguarding concerns, so this course is for those people at every level.

Why choose iAM Compliant

Peace of mind with testing

This course also has an assessment at the end which allows learners to test their understanding and helps businesses demonstrate a level of competence in the topic.

Accessibility

Everyone has the right to learn and learner need can vary depending on environment or disabilities. To support this diversity, we provide transcripts so people have text options for media, alongside subtitles for all videos.