What the lead trustee for safeguarding needs to know and do
Both Keeping children safe in education and the Academy trust governance guide stipulate that all boards should appoint a trustee to take on specific strategic oversight of its safeguarding arrangements.
Building on our pioneering paper Safeguarding at scale and our work around safeguarding peer reviews, this seminar will cover the principles of effective safeguarding across a trust and how the safeguarding lead trustee can develop a effective relationship with the trust designated safeguarding lead (DSL). We will explore how they can work in partnership to provide the trust board with robust assurance that appropriate safeguarding arrangements are in place, are effective, and are applied consistently and reliably across every school in the trust.
Our expert guest speaker will ensure our seminar content keeps pace with the constantly shifting and emerging risks to our children. Seminar leader Jackie Eason MBE will share lessons learned from case studies where governance has failed to keep children safe and explore examples of governance oversight that is robust and effective.
Who is it for?
This course is for people in the following roles in trusts of all sizes:
- Trustees who have taken on the safeguarding lead role
- Governance professionals
- Trust designated safeguarding leads, to enable effective partnership working with the trust board
- Trustees who wish to increase their understanding of all aspects of governance
What you will gain
The role of safeguarding lead trustee can be overwhelming and should never be overlooked; this seminar provides the essential support to make the role achievable and rewarding.
This course will give you:
- Insight into the relationship you’ll need to build with the trust DSL
- Guidance on the information you need that will provide assurance of standards
- Ideas for the communication pathways that will allow you to hear the voice of your families and communities
- An understanding of the risks and opportunities you’ll need to tackle for effective safeguarding
Train all your link trustees and save
Book all three of our role-specific trustee courses - for safeguarding, SEND, and careers - and get 10% off when you book together with our trustee pass.
CST members £225+VAT / Non-members £345+VAT
Jackie’s knowledge, empathy and communication skills were first class. I emerged with several ideas for enhancing my own role and that of my members’ team as a whole.
05:00 pm
- CST members £95+VAT
- Non-members £125+VAT
Train all your link trustees and save
Book all three of our role-specific trustee courses - for safeguarding, SEND, and careers - and get 10% off when you book together with our trustee pass
- CST members £225+VAT
- Non-members £345+VAT
