Continuing professional development
The documents below provide an overview of the subject area.
Here you may find presentations from past conferences and briefings (pre 2019-2020 academic year) grouped under key topics from 'Keeping children safe in education': statutory guidance for schools and colleges.
The descriptors provide an example of what may be included within each topic.
Please also visit the 'DSL Toolbox' page for additional tools to aid you as you support children in your setting.
Abuse - including domestic abuse, faith abuse and relationship abuse
Bullying - including cyberbullying
Children and the courts - including witnesses in criminal courts
Children missing education, home or care - including adults missing strategy
Children with family members in prison
Child Exploitation - including county lines, child sexual exploitation and trafficking
Drugs - including alcohol
‘Honour Based Violence’ (so called) - including female genital mutilation and forced marriage
Health and Wellbeing - including fabricated or induced illness, resilience, medical conditions, mental health and behaviour
Online safety - including sexting
Radicalisation - including prevent and educate against hate
Violence - including gangs and youth violence, violence against women and girls, sexual violence and sexual harassment
Other areas
The following information does not fit neatly under a single topic listed above.
