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Annual safeguarding and child protection update for school and college staff (england)

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for all school and college staff. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 18 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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The Annual safeguarding and child protection update for school and college staff (england) course as a learner first sees it

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why a short comment can matter · 7 min

    Before you begin · Two staff members, one comment · Would you report this?

  • Lesson 2: Your role and what the guidance says · 7 min

    What applies to you · The key people and terms · Check

  • Lesson 3: Reporting a concern step by step · 7 min

    The steps · Put the steps in order · When it cannot wait

  • Lesson 4: Grey areas: your duties, boundaries and low-level concerns · 7 min

    Specific duties · A colleague's behaviour · Check

  • Lesson 5: Speak up and keep records that help · 7 min

    Who to ask · Good records · Culture

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment and completion · 5 min

    Your next steps · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

Each year at the start of the academic year, at induction for staff who join mid-year, and when the statutory guidance is revised.

All school and college staff, governors and volunteers in England who must complete annual safeguarding training; run by a designated safeguarding lead, a trust CPD lead or a local authority safeguarding training manager. Assigned by an employer (school trust, college or local authority) as mandatory annual staff training.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Ld contact
  • Training standards link
  • Concern route
  • Support and adjustments route
  • Dsl contact
  • Deputy dsl contact
  • Staff allegations route
  • Prevent and fgm route
  • Current guidance edition
  • Child protection policy link
  • Online safety rules
  • Concern recording system
  • LMS or record system
  • Next course link
  • Course URL
  • Live session URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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