Safeguarding Leadership Tools

🔒 Fully aligned to the 2025 Ofsted School Inspection Toolkit

Ofsted inspection can feel daunting when you're a designated safeguarding lead, especially if you're new to the role or haven't experienced an inspection under the current framework. 

Designed specifically for DSLs, this focused preparation pack translates the 2025 School Inspection Toolkit into practical guidance about your role during inspection. You'll understand when and how you'll engage with inspectors, what questions they're likely to explore and how to demonstrate the excellent safeguarding work you're already doing day-to-day.

You'll get:

☑️ DSL Inspection Role Guidance – clear explanation of when you'll be involved during inspection, what happens during the safeguarding meeting and SCR review, and what inspectors want to understand from you

☑️ Example Ofsted DSL Questions – realistic questions you might be asked during your safeguarding meeting, helping you practise articulating your approach and identify any areas to strengthen

☑️ Further supporting documents – including a leader action checklist to build your inspection knowledge, an inspection readiness tool to evaluate your current practice against toolkit statements, and editable grade descriptor grids highlighting safeguarding across the framework

This Ofsted DSL resources pack helps to build your confidence to articulate your work clearly and supports you to prepare effectively without creating unnecessary workload. All templates are fully editable so you can adapt them for your school's specific context and use them as part of your ongoing safeguarding leadership, not just for inspection preparation.

👉 Looking for further support on preparing for inspection? These resources are also available as part of the full Ofsted Inspection Preparation Pack too.