DSL Pack
A page of resources for Designated Safeguarding Leads
DSL Documents
Documents specific to county and relevant to all Including DSL job description
Policies and Frameworks
Company policies and national frameworks
Serious Case Reviews
Recently published case reviews
Training
Training requirements specific to a DSL.
Trauma aware and ACE's informed information
DSL Documents
In this section, you will find national guidance through to projects and presentations. Some may have come from another county but hold relevant information and suitable practice
Relevant To All
Prevent Duty
Revised 2021 but PDF no longer available (HTML only)
Information Sharing
July 2018
Be Curious
Oct 2015
Encompass Project
Nov 2020
South West Child Protection Procedures
Both Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire are part of the South West Child Protection Group. This link takes us to a list of local procedures.
County Specific
South Glos
Neglect Toolkit
March 2018
Threshold Tiers
Jan 2021
Professional Differences
South Glos Escalation Process
Glos
Neglect Toolkit
April 2017
(must be submitted with a MARF referral for neglect)
Threshold Tiers
July 2021
Non mobile babies Protocol
May 2021
Glos Escalation
Glos Escalation Policy 2021
DSL Job Description
A formal account of a designated safeguarding leads responsibilities
Policies and Frameworks
In this section you will find company policies and national frameworks
Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults Policy
Feb 2022 | South Glos version
Whistleblowing Policy
March 2021
Staff Behaviour Policy
Feb 2022
Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults Policy
Feb 2022 | Chelt version
Prevent Duty
April 2021
Safe and Respectful Care
June 2021
Keeping Children Safe In Education
Revision 2021
Working Together To Safeguard Children
July 2018 (Updated Dec 2020)
Safer Working Practice Addendum 2020
A temporary supplement during the Coronavirus pandemic
Serious Case Reviews
The following is a detailed review considering the findings from SCRs in 2019_2020
Browse local and national Serious Case Reviews, all relevant to nursery age children and practitioners. All reviews are available from the NSPCC website using the green button below
← Under each tab on the left, click the image to read the full report
‘Baby T’
Child T admitted to hospital and later died from shaking injuries‘Baby L’
Baby dies after pathological denial of pregnancy
Newborn Baby
3 month old baby dies from neglect
‘Phillip’
Glos SCR- Dec 2016.
Philip admitted to hospital with multiple injuries.‘Megan’
From Encompass Training Nov 2020
Paul Wilson (Birmingham) Case No.2010-11/3 Nursery Worker jailed for rape of a child at nursery
Vanessa George(Plymouth) 2009 Nursery Worker takes images of sexual abuse in nursery
Disabled 2 year old Disabled toddler repeatedly admitted to hospital with unexplained injuries
Training
Noodle Now courses and more
Noodle Now
Advanced Safeguarding and Designated Safeguarding Lead
2 Hours
(refresh 2 yearly)
Online Safety
45 mins
(refresh 2 yearly)
Trauma Aware and ACE's Informed
Key Staff Documents
ACE's Poster
Adverse Childhood Experiences can have a profound impact on children, right through to adulthood.
'Always Available Adult' Poster
We can help children build resilience to ACES and trauma through being a trusted adult. They need the confidence to be able to talk to someone about what is happening to them.
Children's Mental Health Booklet
Booklet designed by an Early Years Teacher graduate
Building Resilience
REACH - Resiliency Enabling Approaches for Children and Young People
A guide for schools in nurturing the resilience of children with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Building Resilience Training Aid
A Training Aid, supporting the education of Adverse Childhood Experiences and the need for resilience.
South Glos
ACE Ambassador
South Glos started to run a Ace’s Ambassador programme in 2020 and then COVID-19 struck! We have used some of the documents though below.
Support in South Gloucestershire
June 2021
Glos
Gloucestershire's Action on ACE's
Gloucestershire are very engaged with ensuring all educators are Trauma Informed and ACE’s aware. In June 2021 they held a Action on ACE’s conference which was very inspiring. The materials below are some of the key documents from the talks.
Support in Gloucestershire
June 2021
Gloucestershire's ACE's Resource Bank
June 2021