INSET day checklist 2021
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Use this checklist to make sure your staff are totally up-to-speed with their statutory safeguarding obligations throughout the spring term. You can also use it to plan specific training to align with upcoming safeguarding awareness days.
Before INSET day
Is this task completed?
Download and adapt your 2021/22 INSET pack
Suitable for: All staff
Delivery method: Face-to-face or remotely
Topics covered: Latest updates to Keeping Children Safe in Education part 1
Tackling sexism and sexual harassment in your school
Contents: An adaptable presentation, facilitator notes, staff activities, staff handouts
and remote delivery guidance
Session length: 3 hours
We’ve updated our content to reflect Keeping Children Safe in Education 2021.
Include additional safeguarding training (optional)
Looking to cover additional safeguarding topics? Browse and download our ready-made resources below:
Pupil mental health How to support pupils who may have experienced trauma
Send the updated KCSIE part 1 guidance to staff
Once the updated guidance comes into force, copy the link below to send it to staff – ask them to read the pdf called 'Keeping children safe in education: for school and college staff (part 1)'. For staff who don't work directly with children, you can opt to share the new condensed version (annex A in the full version of KCSIE) instead.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2
Prepare to deliver successful training with confidence (optional)
Take 10 minutes to watch David Weston (CEO at the Teacher Development Trust) talk through helpful tips and guidance on how to deliver successful training with confidence.
During INSET day
Deliver training to staff
Good luck, we hope it goes well!
Send training to those who couldn’t attend
Our engaging eLearning course Safeguarding and child protection: the essentials is ideal for anyone that missed your INSET day. You can also use it to induct new starters throughout the year. Participants will be required to pass an assessment at the end. It's fully up to date and compliant with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2021.
Suitable for: All staff
Topics covered: Latest updates to Keeping Children Safe in Education part 1
Session length: 1 hour
Certificate granted? Yes
Copy the link below to invite your staff to the course.
Safeguarding and child protection: the essentials 2021/22
After INSET day
Send KCSIE part 1 assessment to attendees
Test staff knowledge and understanding of KCSIE part 1 with our assessment.
Copy the link below to send the assessment to your staff.
Keeping Children Safe in Education 2021, part 1 - assessment
Please note, the questions in this assessment are the same as the questions in the assessment at the end of the 'Safeguarding and child protection: the essentials' eLearning.
Staff results will feed into your training dashboard.
Update your training records
Record evidence of staff's understanding of KCSIE part 1 by downloading their results from the 10-question assessment below.
Staff who completed the 'Safeguarding and child protection: the essentials' eLearning course will have taken the same assessment as part of their course. Their results can be found below.
Do follow-up training with staff
Give your staff the opportunity to put what they learned on INSET day into practice with the safeguarding scenarios below. Each one tests staff on how to handle a safeguarding situation as well as checking their knowledge of your procedures.
Emotional abuse scenario Neglect scenario
Physical abuse scenario Sexual abuse scenario
Disclosures scenario Domestic abuse scenario
Sharing nudes and semi-nudes scenario Peer-on-peer abuse scenario
Looking for further safeguarding resources and training?
View our factsheets and briefings View our eLearning library
Use awareness days to do more safeguarding training
It's World Mental Health Day on 10 October, and Anti-Bullying Week is on 15 to 19 November.
Use our resources to train your staff.
Mental health
Pupil mental health: deepening understanding Pupil mental health: anxiety
Pupil mental health: self-harm and suicidal ideation Pupil mental health: depression
Anti-bullying