Advice and Guidance for Designated Safeguarding Leads

Click here to go to the Education: Early Help and Safeguarding website, which provides essential information of DSLs including;

• National and Local policies, procedures and guidance;
• Learning and training resources for DLS;
• DSL toolbox – resources to support effective delivery of Early Help and Safeguarding in Education;
• Safeguarding in the Curriculum- resources.

DSL Training & Refresher Course 

Services for Education deliver the DSL training for school professionals and the refresher course. For further information click here.

CSE BAIT Resource for Schools

The BAIT resource pack has been specifically designed for use by Secondary School and FE Colleges, targeted at 14-17 year olds students, to raise awareness and understanding of the dangers of Child Sexual Exploitation. The BAIT resource pack, which includes, a DVD and Work Book.

The BAIT resource pack has been distributed to every secondary school and FE College in Birmingham. Please click on the image below to access the online resource pack.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The DfE have updated the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, this also includes a part 1 summary for all staff in schools and colleges.

Keeping Children safe in out of school settings

The DfE have publised Safeguarding guidance for providers of activities, after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings code of practice. The safeguarding guidance is for providers of activities, after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings.

Safer Recruitment 

Guidance in relation to recruitment has now been updated and can be found: click here.

School Improvement, Leadership and Guidance

School and Governor support is available through Birmingham City Council (BCC) to maintained schools and academies.  For more infromation click here.

Birmingham Education Partnership (BEP)

For further information on the Birmingham Education Partnership (BEP) click here.

Reviewed: 22.10.2020