Be clear of your Safeguarding role and responsibilities as a Manager/Team Leader

Understand the importance of supervision to support staff to take action and to ensure a safeguarding culture exists

Be able to explain how lessons from Serious Case Reviews inform practice

Understand the local safeguarding structure, thresholds and Ofsted requirements

Be confident in how to respond to a concern and the need for effective record keeping and multi-agency communication

Understand safer recruitment and safer working practices and have considered policy and practice development