Specialist Safeguarding Training & Consultancy for Universities

Safeguarding HE provides specialist safeguarding training and consultancy for universities, led by practitioners who have managed Student Support portfolios across the sector. From accredited Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) training and our HEDSO® programme to tailored consultancy and full reviews of your safeguarding framework, we help institutions strengthen both assurance and the safety of their staff and student communities.

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Universities, Safeguarding and Duty of Care: Preparing for 2026-27
Universities, Safeguarding and Duty of Care: Preparing for 2026-27

Moving into 2026-27, the central question of what universities legally owe their students remains unresolved — but the landscape around it has changed. A run of new legislation, regulation and case law has materially hardened the expectations placed on institutions, even as the duty of care itself stays undefined. For the professionals holding the risk day to day, 2026 is the year the scaffolding got heavier while the foundations stayed uncertain.

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HEDSO® Programme (Online)
Aug 19
HEDSO® Programme (Online)

  • Safeguarding HE's most advanced university-safeguarding training programme

  • Designed for Higher Education Professionals and partners with specific responsibilities in Safeguarding (DSO, DSL, Heads of Service, Directors, Deans)

  • In-depth analysis of Duty of Care, The Prevent Duty, International Safeguarding and Online Harms

  • Includes Ofqual regulated Level 3 Qualification, HEDSO® Certificate and Digital Badge

FAA Level 3 Award in Principles of Safeguarding and Protecting Children, Young People or Vulnerable Adults (RQF) (Online)
Aug 25
FAA Level 3 Award in Principles of Safeguarding and Protecting Children, Young People or Vulnerable Adults (RQF) (Online)

This Level 3 Principles of Safeguarding training course is suitable for professionals in higher education who hold safeguarding responsibilities. This training builds upon foundational safeguarding knowledge, focusing on the application of safeguarding principles in complex situations.​

HEDSO® Programme (Online)
Oct 14
HEDSO® Programme (Online)

  • Safeguarding HE's most advanced university-safeguarding training programme

  • Designed for Higher Education Professionals and partners with specific responsibilities in Safeguarding (DSO, DSL, Heads of Service, Directors, Deans)

  • In-depth analysis of Duty of Care, The Prevent Duty, International Safeguarding and Online Harms

  • Includes Ofqual regulated Level 3 Qualification, HEDSO® Certificate and Digital Badge

  • Logo of the Association of Child Protection Professionals featuring geometric shapes and the organization name in bold text.
  • AMOSSHE logo with the text 'The Student Services Organisation' underneath, featuring a blue and purple abstract design.
  • Logo of the Association of Higher Education Professionals (AHEP) with geometric shapes.
  • Safer Recruitment Consortium logo featuring stylized figures holding hands with text.

Recent clients

  • University of Oxford logo with emblem and text
  • King's College London red logo with white text
  • Logo of the University of Kent with the university name in blue text.
  • Black and white illustration depicting a person manipulating a diagram of a light bulb, which is connected to a gear and other icons.
  • Logo of a university featuring a red lion and a white cross on a blue background
  • Logo of St Mary's University, Twickenham, London with a detailed coat of arms.
  • Logo of Unite Foundation with white text on teal background.
  • Royal Navy flag icon with text
  • Logo of Edinburgh University Students' Association, featuring text and a geometric emblem.
  • University of Surrey logo with a golden stag holding a key next to the university name in blue text.
  • Silhouette of a man in a thinking pose seated on a rock, known as The Thinker.
  • Northeastern University London logo with a large red letter N, black text for University and London.
  • Sotheby's Institute of Art logo, black text on white background.
  • UCL logo with a small graphic of a classical building dome.
  • Logo of the University of Sheffield featuring a purple shield with a crown, arrows, an open book with the Latin words 'Disce Doce', and a flower, alongside the university name in purple text.
  • Harvard University logo featuring a shield with a red lion, three red roses, and an open book.
  • University of Hult logo with a shield featuring a dove, a flame, a skull, a fleur-de-lis, and a crown.
  • Logo of Aberystwyth University, featuring a shield with a lion and an open book.
  • Turquoise winged logo with text "Pirna"
  • Oxford Brookes University logo in black text on a white background.
  • Black outline of a stylized flame or leaf with three smaller flames or leaves inside it.
  • Birkbeck, University of London logo on a maroon background.