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Strategic Safeguarding Training for Governors 2025-26

Audience: Governors
  • Governor Training Package
  • All

This course has been developed by the LADO Education Safeguarding Advisory Service on behalf of the Education People and reflects the statutory guidance provided by the Department for Education, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) which all Schools and colleges in England must have regard to.


This course has specifically been written to equip all governors with the knowledge required to enable them to provide strategic challenge and so they can test and assure themselves that the safeguarding policies and procedures in place in their school are effective. This training will help governing bodies to support and oversee the delivery of a robust whole school approach to safeguarding.

This course is free to customers who have purchased the Governor Services Training Package. Please ensure you're logged into your account before proceeding with your purchase for your discount to be applied. If you experience any issues, please email [email protected].

Please note:

  • The course should take two hours to complete.

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  • To provide an overview of the statutory safeguarding requirements for schools.

  • To ensure governors are aware of their specific strategic obligations in line with national guidance and legislation.

  • To explore best practice recommendations to enable governors to provide strategic challenge and assure themselves that the safeguarding policies and procedures in place in their school are effective.

This course will enable all school governors to:

  • Have an overview of the statutory safeguarding requirements for schools.
  • Ensure they are aware of their specific strategic obligations in line with national guidance and legislation.
  • Explore best practice recommendations to enable governors to provide strategic challenge and assure themselves that the safeguarding policies and procedures in place in their school are effective.
  • Introduction to Safeguarding
  • Strategic Safeguarding Requirements and Responsibilities
  • Online Safety
  • Child-on-Child Abuse
  • Safer Recruitment and Allegations