Higher Education Designated Safeguarding Officer (HEDSO) Programme - Online

Upcoming Courses:

22nd to 24th January 2025 9.30am - 4.30pm (Online)

28th to 30th May 2025 9.30am - 4.30pm (Online)

Who’s it for?

This programme is designed for Higher Education Professionals and Governors with specific responsibilities in Safeguarding (DSO, DSL, Heads of Service, Directors), to give them the tools and knowledge to make a difference to a student’s life. It will also let the professional reporting the concern know how they can safeguard their institution, while seeking help and reporting the incident identified.

What will I learn?

  • Safeguarding legislation and guidance

  • Indicators of abuse or neglect

  • Making judgements

  • Communication

  • Roles and responsibilities

  • Sharing of information

  • Dealing with and reporting of allegations and complaints

  • Higher Education Regulation

  • Policy

  • Regulators and Preparing for Visits (Monitoring and Audits)

  • Assessment and marking

Safeguarding is how we can protect children, young people and adults-at-risk from abuse or neglect by the actions, or lack of actions, of another person. In order to safeguard and protect persons from abuse or neglect we need to learn how to identify individuals-at-risk and take necessary steps to stop abuse and neglect.

Safeguarding within the Higher Education sector remains a challenging area of activity as student demographics continue to change with the sector responses to financial and regulatory demands. However, an institution’s responsibilities to safeguard children and adults-at-risk from abuse and neglect is required to be clear, practicable and evidenced.

Such responsibilities are scrutinised by regulators, and programmes can be subject to immediate cessation of activities should appropriate assurance levels not be determined. A high level of assurance in this area can benefit both staff and learners, as well as regulators, through confidence and capability in each stakeholder.

Certification

Upon successful completion of the qualification assessment, Learners will be awarded an FAA Level 3 Award in Principles of Safeguarding and Protecting Children, Young People or Vulnerable Adults as well as a HEDSO certification.

Each learner shall also receive, upon completion, an email signature badge identifying them as Higher Education Designated Safeguarding Officer-trained.

Age restrictions

Learners must be a minimum of 18 years of age upon cprogramme commencement.

Course numbers

A maximum of 12 learners can be accommodated on this programme. Please contact us for discounts on block bookings (4+)

Cost

£695 (+VAT) per learner (prior to any discounts being applied)