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A provider’s Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) plays a critical role in its approach to safeguarding its learners, training its staff, providing support and guidance and taking responsibility for referral decisions – as well as dealing with Ofsted! Although legislation focuses on the protection of children and vulnerable adults, providers have a responsibility to protect all […]

Ofsted’s transitional inspection arrangements, require providers to evidence how effectively they are meeting requirements to ensure learners are protected from sexual harassment and abuse. Ofsted expect providers to be responsive to the requirements of “Keeping Children safe in Education” and to the findings in its “Review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges” (June 2021). […]