Annual Advanced Certificate in Online Safety for DSLs and Deputy DSLs (2023-2024)

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Lorna Ponambalum Senior leader and safeguarding consultant
Course 1hr 47min 11 modules

Developed by Lorna Ponambalum, independent safeguarding and inclusion consultant, our brand-new online safety course for DSLs covers the latest updates from ‘Keeping children safe in education 2023’ and has been designed to provide you with the expertise and capability to effectively carry out your role and keep children and young people safe online.

CPD Certified

New ‘Keeping children safe in education’ guidance has been published and became statutory from 1 September 2023. 

Designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) should take lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection, including online safety. They should undergo training to provide them with the knowledge and skills required to carry out the role, including the ability to understand the unique risks associated with online safety, and be confident that they have the relevant knowledge and capability required to keep children and young people safe whilst they are online at school or college. 

Developed by Lorna Ponambalum, independent safeguarding and inclusion consultant, our brand-new online safety course for DSLs covers the latest updates from ‘Keeping children safe in education 2023’ and has been designed to provide you with the expertise and capability to effectively carry out your role and keep children and young people safe online. 

Please note: This course consists of learning through video, task completion, and further reading/research. Please consider this when planning and allocating your time. To successfully understand and achieve the objectives of the course, learners are expected to engage in all aspects of the learning process to ensure they can successfully apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in their own settings. 

Designed in line with the following policies:

  • Keeping children safe in education
  • Relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education
  • Teaching online safety in schools 
  • Sharing nudes and semi-nudes: advice for education settings working with children and young people
  • Harmful online challenges and online hoaxes