This course provides the Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO) in recruitment businesses (or those supporting the DSO) with the additional understanding and skills needed to respond to safeguarding concerns and safer recruitment issues raised by consultants, clients and candidates. Download the course overview.
You may also be interested in Handling Allegations which acts as a fantastic follow-on from this course.
Key Take-Aways
- Identify the Designated Safeguarding Officer’s roles and responsibilities.
- Examine legislation, statutory guidance, policies, and procedures which enable the DSO to manage safeguarding and allegations within the agency and within the organisation in which the candidate is placed.
- Describe key elements of safeguarding and what the DSO’s role is in reporting and responding to concerns raised by the consultant, candidate and client.
- Identify effective strategies for working with allegations and complaints.
- Identify legislation, statutory guidance, policies, and procedures which enable the DSO to manage safeguarding and allegations within the agency and within the organisation in which the candidate is placed.
*Pricing for 2024
| Virtual, trainer led | Virtual, trainer led (1 day) |
Face-to-face | |
| Open place |
£450 +VAT | £450 +VAT | - |
| In-company* | £2,260 +VAT | £2,260 +VAT | £2,940 |
*Plus trainer expenses based on 8 delegates.
Volume discounts are available for 50 or more delegates trained.
Course Trainer:
Adele Gladman
Adele Gladman is an established independent safeguarding trainer and consultant. Originally a solicitor, Adele became involved in practice development and safeguarding training after leading the Home Office Child Sexual Exploitation research and development pilot in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. She established the company that became Safeguarding Children Training & Consultancy Ltd in 2002. Adele is passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people and developing the skills of those who work with them.
Adele was absolutely fantastic! A font of knowledge and excellent delivery.
Adele works on a UK wide basis and works with central government as well as local authorities, education (including higher education) private organisations, the voluntary sector, and two national ombudsmen. Adele is an approved independent consultant working with the NSPCC and has worked for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse since 2018, both as an independent expert and a facilitator for the Truth Project. She is an independent auditor for APSCo (The Association of Professional Staffing Companies) and carries out audits and independent inspections for a number of Trusts and organisations.
Adele was great in delivering the course and very responsive to questions
Range of Training Expertise
Adele’s work includes direct work and workshops for children, young people, parents and carers. She delivers a range of training for those working with children. Her consultancy work includes developing policies and procedures; independent investigations, reviews, audits and inspections; and helping organisations to attain best practice standards in safeguarding children issues.
Range of Other Expertise
Adele regularly contributes to news, TV, and radio programmes raising awareness of safeguarding children issues, as well as regular keynote conference presentations. She is the author of several articles and publications in professional journals and the co-author of Child Sexual Exploitation After Rotherham (2017); and the Online Guide to Internet Safety for Parents (2018).
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