Safeguarding Training Pack - Spring Term

This Spring Term Safeguarding Training Pack provides a complete set of ready-to-use resources to deliver ongoing safeguarding CPD throughout the term. Designed for designated safeguarding leads, deputy DSLs, child protection leads, heads and SLT, it supports a consistent, whole-school approach to staff training without adding to leadership workload.

✔️ Editable safeguarding training timetable
A structured week-by-week outline to help DSLs, CPD leads and safeguarding trainers plan regular safeguarding sessions across the spring term, ensuring key topics are revisited and embedded.

✔️ 12 safeguarding training scenarios (tailored primary and secondary versions)
Each scenario is written for the relevant age range and comes with detailed DSL commentary to prompt discussion, explore risk indicators and strengthen staff confidence. Scenarios include:

• Emotional Abuse (Perfection and Family Expectations)
• Neglect (Inappropriate Supervision and Basic Needs)
• Fabricated Illness
• Consensual and Non-Consensual Sharing of Images
• Child-on-Child Abuse (Sexual Activity Without Consent)
• Group Initiation and Hazing
• Exploitation and County Lines
• Staff Concerns: Dismissing Domestic Abuse
• CSE, Online Grooming and Sextortion
• Risk of Exploitation
• Bullying (Physical Abuse)
• Radicalisation: Far-Right Influences.

✔️ Safeguarding snapshots (one-minute guides / eBulletins)
Twelve concise, one-page PDFs designed to reinforce understanding of key safeguarding risks. Perfect for staff briefings, email circulation or display in shared areas to maintain awareness throughout the spring term. Snapshots include:

• Fabricated and Induced Illness (Physical Abuse)
• Youth-Produced Sexual Imagery
• Child-on-Child Abuse (Sexual Violence)
• Child-on-Child Abuse (Initiation and Hazing Rituals)
• Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE)
• County Lines
• Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
• Children Missing Education (CME)
• Elective Home Education (EHE)
• The Prevent Duty
• Extremist and Radicalising Ideologies
• Misogyny / Incel Culture

✔️ Six safeguarding quick quizzes
Editable Word quizzes with 10 multiple-choice questions each, designed to dig deep into KCSIE summaries and test staff understanding of complex safeguarding themes. Quizzes cover:

• Recognising Complex Abuse and Safeguarding Principles
• Child-on-Child Abuse
• Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines
• Child Sexual Exploitation and Children Missing Education
• The Prevent Duty and Radicalisation
• Extremist Ideologies and Misogyny.

✔️ DSL training guidance
An eight-page PDF with practical ideas for running safeguarding sessions, using the scenarios effectively and adapting the materials to fit your school’s training needs.

With everything ready to deliver or adapt, the Spring Term Safeguarding Training Pack makes it simple to run regular, high-quality CPD that keeps safeguarding knowledge active and staff confident in spotting and responding to concerns.

This Spring Term Safeguarding Training Pack is created for anyone responsible for organising or delivering safeguarding CPD in a school setting, including:

• Designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) and deputy DSLs
• Child protection leads and safeguarding trainers
• CPD leads and staff coordinating ongoing safeguarding training
• Headteachers, deputy heads and assistant heads
• Senior leadership teams (SLT) overseeing safeguarding culture and compliance

Whether you’re running weekly staff briefings, planning termly CPD sessions or keeping safeguarding conversations active throughout the spring term, this pack provides structured, ready-to-use materials to strengthen staff knowledge and build confidence in recognising and responding to safeguarding concerns.

Paragraph 12 of Keeping Children Safe in Education states: 

“In addition [to receiving safeguarding training at induction], all staff should receive safeguarding and child protection (including online safety) updates (for example, via email, e-bulletins, and staff meetings), as required, and at least annually, to continue to provide them with relevant skills and knowledge to safeguard children effectively.”

This is the principle behind the Spring Term Safeguarding Training Pack. Instead of relying on a single, intensive INSET session at the start of the year, it gives safeguarding leads the tools to deliver ongoing CPD in short, regular sessions that keep safeguarding knowledge current and staff alert to potential risks.

For monitoring and quality assurance, this steady approach shows clear evidence that staff are being continually prepared to act on concerns, helping ensure children are kept safe from harm.

The pack is designed to help you answer real questions safeguarding leads face each spring term, such as

• How can we deliver safeguarding training throughout the spring term without adding to workload?
• What safeguarding scenarios work well for training primary or secondary staff?
• How do I plan safeguarding CPD sessions that build on previous term’s training?
• What’s an effective way to check staff understanding of KCSIE 2025 updates?
• How can I build staff confidence in identifying and responding to complex safeguarding issues?
• What one-minute guides or eBulletins can I share to reinforce key safeguarding topics?
• How do I keep safeguarding active in weekly briefings and meetings, not just at INSET?
• Where can I find safeguarding quizzes that challenge staff knowledge and prompt discussion?
• How can we explore sensitive safeguarding issues with staff in a safe, professional way?
• What resources can help deputy DSLs and CPD leads deliver consistent, high-quality safeguarding training?

Thinking about auditing other areas of your safeguarding provision or further ways to train staff? These can help:

• Safeguarding Audit
• Prevent Duty Awareness Training and Audit Bundle
• Safeguarding and Child Protection Deep Dive Bundle

Have a look at what's in the pack here:

• Primary Safeguarding Training Pack - Spring Term
• Secondary Safeguarding Training Pack - Spring Term