WSCP Online DSL Forums
Outline
Key safeguarding updates and guest speaker input for Wakefield Education DSL’s on a range of different safeguarding subjects.
Free and open to all Wakefield school & college DSL’s to ensure your school/college is kept up to date in between DSL courses.
Hosted by WSCP’s Safeguarding Advisor for Education with local and national speakers.
DSL Forums via MS Teams, every half term: 3.30pm – 5pm
Audience
One member of the DSL team who can then feedback to full DSL team/staff in school/college.
Booking Information
2026/27 Academic Year DSL Forum dates are below.
Sessions run from 3:30pm – 5pm.
Tues 6th Oct
Wed 2nd Dec
Tues 26th Jan F2F UK Safer Internet Centre
Wed 10th March
Tues 18th May
Wed 7th July
It is strongly recommended to have a rota of attendance between your DSL team to keep updated between DSL courses. Recordings are available.
Forums will be advertised via email.
Further information
A diary hold and MS Teams link will be sent from wscpevents following your booking.
For recordings of previous forums or for support with your booking, please email wscpevents@wakefield.gov.uk
The topics/speakers in past forums include:
July 2026 – WSCP updates / Lumi Nova Wakefield update / Cranstoun Domestic Abuse update
May 2026 – WSCP updates/Child Protection Conference Top Tips,/Fostering Awareness/CET Team Updates for Schools,/Wakefield Water Safety Week Promotion/Operation Encompass Update
March 2026 – WSCP updates/New Wakefield Domestic Abuse Support Service WDASS / CSE Intervention: Introduction to the RESPECT Programme/Cyber police input/WFT offer for parents
Jan 2026 – Face to Face UK Safer Internet Centre presentation (no recording available)
November 2025 – WSCP Updates / Physical Chastisement / NSPCC’s Offer for Schools / WYP on Drugs / Health & Safety Advisor
September 2025 – WSCP Updates including KCSIE updates / CPOMS
July 2025 – WSCP Updates / Safeguarding Police Updates / Voicability – Advocacy service Introduction for Schools / LADO Updates
May 2025 – WSCP Updates / Licencing & Child Employment / Early Help & TAS / Pol-Ed / Child Exploitation Team updates for schools
March 2025 – WSCP Updates / Lumi Nova Wakefield / Young Carers / Spectrum / Turning Point
January 2025 – UK Safer Internet Centre F2F event (no recording available)
November 2024 – WSCP updates / Operation Encompass / Education Welfare Service / Zarach – Bed Poverty / Trading Standards – Cosmetic Surgery / Youth Justice Service
September 2024 – WSCP updates / Child Protection Conference Tips / PIP and Police Intelligence Sharing / NSPCC Offer for Schools / CPOMS
July 2024 – Safeguarding update from Vicki Maybin for 2024/25 / Operation Encompass / West Yorkshire Police’s Safeguarding Unit / Prevent / Wakefield Council promotion of Our Year
May 2024 – West Yorkshire Police on Knife Crime / Operation Encompass Updates / Meet the new LADO / Public Health & Turning Point
March 2024 – Wakefield Children Vulnerable to Exploitation (CVE) Team / Ivison Trust / Spectrum / Papyrus / NSPCC offer for schools
January 2024 – Well Women’s Centre / Tips for Child Protection Conferences / Vaping offer for schools/ CPOMS Training Presentation Q and A.
November 2023 – LADO Updates / Education Psychology Services / Cybercrime – Key Points for Schools / Harmful Sexual Behaviour Panel & Police SVSH updates
September 2023 Vaping webinar / Compass offer / School link workers / UK Safer internet Centre – filtering and monitoring.
June 2023 – Modern Slavery / YGam – Gaming & Gambling Advice / TAS & Hub Information for School Websites
May 2023 – Social Workers who are now DSL’s -Top Tips / Joint Targeted Area Inspection (JTAI) Overview (Unfortunately, we were unable to record this DSL Forum, however if you would like a copy of the slides, please email wscpevents@wakefield.gov.uk)
March 2023 – Wakefield Young Carers Service / Turning Point / Operation Encompass / MASH/ Men at Work – misogyny advice for schools
January 2023 – UK Council of Internet Safety / Prevent / Social Care & Legal Matters /Court orders
- To learn more about our free FACE TO FACE DSL Network meetings for secondary, college and independent school DSL’s, please click here!
If you have any specific questions for speakers, or there is anything you would like them to cover, please submit these beforehand ASAP to wscpevents@wakefield.gov.uk
Microsoft Teams meeting link –
6th October 2026 (topics subject to change)
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WSCP Updates
Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership are committed with its obligations under the new EU GDPR Data Protection Act 2018 that came into force on the 25th May 2018 by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect your personal data.
We keep your personal data for no longer than reasonably necessary for a period of 3 years in order to offer upcoming courses, briefings and updates around safeguarding. We use your data to provide certificates once you have attended one of the sessions we provide, and to ensure that we have an appropriate sign in register with your name for fire safety purposes. After the 3 year period we will ensure that your data/information is destroyed in accordance under the new GDPR act.
The personal data that we collect about you are: your name, email, phone number and work address. If you require a copy of the data we hold for you, you can contact us by emailing wscpevents@wakefield.gov.uk.
Courses are free for the statutory, voluntary and community sector in Wakefield, however failure to attend without giving prior notice may result in a charge to cover costs. You may now be charged for undertaking our training if you are outside of Wakefield. Please see the Charging Policy for full details.
