Serious pastoral incidents. A risk assessed approach
🏷️ From £175
🎧 Safeguarding leads, pastoral leads, senior leaders
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Course outline:
Risk assessment is no longer limited to trips and events – settings are now expected to take a proactive, risk-based approach in many other areas.
This webinar explores how to assess and respond to harmful behaviours – both at an individual and whole-setting level. Using current guidance, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and Ofsted’s review of sexual abuse in schools, we’ll examine best practices in identifying risks, planning interventions, and creating safer environments.
Training topics will include:
- Identifying harmful behaviours, including harmful sexual behaviour
- Understanding diversity, vulnerability, and disproportionality
- Effective assessment, safety planning, and intervention strategies
- Whole-setting risk assessments and risk mitigation.
Learning outcomes:
- Recognise and respond to harmful behaviours using current evidence and guidance
- Conduct proportionate risk assessments for individuals and settings
- Understand why some children are more vulnerable to harm or harmful behaviour
- Apply practical strategies to reduce risk and strengthen safeguarding culture.
Speakers:
Gaelle Sullivan, Director of Research, Inclusion and IELA
Gaelle is Director of Research, Inclusion and IELAÂ and joined the BSA in January 2023. She is an experienced senior leader and has worked in a range of state and independent schools. She is a qualified SENCO and holds a Masters Degree in Inclusive Education. Prior to joining the BSA, Gaelle was Deputy Head Pastoral, DSL and Head of Boarding at an all-girls independent school in the South-East.
