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Safeguarding Training for Schools, Colleges & AP Settings

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Why Safeguarding Training Is Essential

Ofsted’s 2025 framework now evaluates safeguarding as a standalone area, judged on a ‘Met’ or ‘Not Met’ basis. Schools must demonstrate full compliance with statutory guidance such as Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and show a strong safeguarding culture.

The ISI Safeguarding Policy (2025) also places greater emphasis on leadership accountability, staff training, and robust systems. All staff—including governors—must be trained and inspection-ready.

Building a Strong Safeguarding Culture

A strong safeguarding culture in education is essential for creating a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment where all pupils can thrive. It goes beyond policies and procedures—it’s about embedding a shared responsibility across the entire school community. When safeguarding is part of everyday practice, staff are empowered to act on concerns, pupils feel safe to speak up, and leaders are proactive in identifying and addressing risks. This culture ensures that safeguarding is not just a compliance exercise, but a lived commitment to protecting children from harm, promoting their wellbeing, and fostering trust between schools, families, and external agencies.

Key Topics

JMC Education offers expert-led interactive workshops for school leaders, staff, and governors. Delivered either online via Teams or face to face, these sessions are ideal for twilight CPD or inset days.

Topics include:

Inspection-Ready Training

Our workshops help you:

  • Build a whole-school safeguarding culture
  • Understand what inspectors expect
  • Review your Single Central Record (SCR)
  • Train staff to identify and respond to concerns
  • Ensure policies are up-to-date and compliant

We contacted JMC with regards to organising some bespoke training around ISI inspections, ISSRs, and the format of regulatory compliance inspections and were very impressed with the service they provided. The training was individualised to our needs, and the trainer was an expert in their knowledge of ISSRs and how they are scrutinised.

Jonathan Holmes, Deputy Head Academic, St Dunstan’s College

Delivery Options

  • Twilight Online Sessions (1–2 hours)
  • Half-Day or Full-Day face to face workshops
  • 1:1 Mentoring for DSLs or Governors

Book Your Safeguarding Training

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility—schedule your training today.

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