Safeguarding

Helping your school get safeguarding right. Every time.

A unique blend of designated safeguarding lead (DSL) resources, eLearning for all staff, dedicated online safety resources for staff and parents, plus the most comprehensive INSET pack on the market. With the only service that supports your DSL and every single member of staff, you’ll keep safeguarding at the front of everyone’s mind, all year round.

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From eLearning and assessments, to factsheets and scenarios,
The Key Safeguarding has what you need to get safeguarding right, every time.

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Resource hub

Supporting pupils' mental health: training library

Our courses give staff the practical knowledge to spot the signs a pupil may be struggling and support pupils' mental health and wellbeing generally, and equip staff to support pupils who are suffering from specific conditions, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders and PTSD.

With waiting lists for mental health services at an all-time high, your staff may be having to do more and more to support your pupils' mental health. Our library of training materials gives your DSL the option to run in-person training with our ready-made staff briefing packs, or to assign eLearning courses that staff can take at a time that suits them.

Katherine Fowler

Training Content Lead at The Key

Summer term 2025: safeguarding update

Keep your staff up to date with important safeguarding information with our termly briefing.

Factsheet

Online toxic masculinity: parent/carer factsheet

Download and share this factsheet with parents/carers to make them aware of the rise of online misogyny and how it might be affecting children.

eLearning

DSL refresher training

This course recaps all the core aspects of the DSL role as defined in the latest statutory guidance. Ideal as refresher training every 2 years.

Included in your membership:

Ready-to-deliver INSET pack

Released every year ahead of September, so your staff stay engaged and fully up to date with KCSIE

eLearning course library

For all staff, feeding into a handy dashboard to evidence compliance

Explore library

Scenarios

To check your staff know what to do when a child needs their help

Factsheets and staff briefings

Covering key safeguarding topics so your staff can spot potential concerns before they become issues

Assessments

So you can identify your team's knowledge gaps and plan training to plug them

Online safety resources

For staff and parents, a suite of quality-assured resources in a range of formats

Downloadable parent factsheets

To educate your wider community on potential safeguarding risks

Who is Safeguarding for?

There’s no limit to the number of users you can add to any of our memberships, but schools tell us The Key Safeguarding is particularly useful for:

Designated safeguarding leads
Classroom teachers
All staff
Volunteers and contractors
Deputy designated safeguarding leads
Parents and carers
Governors

We used the KCSIE training in September and then the eLearning and other presentations throughout the year. Staff have commented that they find the safeguarding scenarios that I send out on a regular basis a great refresher, keeping safeguarding at the forefront of everyone's mind.

Marie Smith

Assistant Head, SENCO & DSL

Gallions Primary School

10,000+: the number of times that parents have accessed our online safety resources since February 2023

6,000+ DSLs supported in 2023/24

99% of users reported feeling 'very confident' or 'confident' in applying what they learnt in our eLearning courses to their role

225,000+ enrolments on our eLearning courses over the last 12 months

For access to The Key Safeguarding, choose a Leaders+ or Whole School membership.

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