This workshop has been tailored to meet the specific needs of the FE and Skills sectors, because safeguarding in FE and skills has never been more complex.
Young people can be exposed to many harms from online grooming and peer-on-peer abuse to exploitation and mental health-related vulnerabilities.
In 2025, the revised Education Inspection Framework and updated Prevent guidance make clear that providers must demonstrate a deep, contextual understanding of the risks their learners face.
Safeguarding specialists Psych-Logical will host this half-day interactive online workshop on recognising and responding to harmful behaviours within the realities of today’s post-16 education landscape
Through a blend of current research, real-world scenarios and reflective discussion, participants will strengthen their ability to recognise subtle signs of risk, understand the shared responsibilities across roles, and respond confidently and proportionately.
Whether you’re a frontline practitioner, manager, or senior leader, this session will help you connect safeguarding principles to your learners’ lived experiences.
Building staff confidence in safeguarding has clear and lasting benefits:
- Learners feel secure and supported, more engaged and less likely to withdraw from learning.
- Employers trust providers that help to keep younger apprentices safe in their workplaces
- A strong safeguarding culture contributes directly to meeting Ofsted requirements, particularly in the revised EIF
- Clear safeguarding processes and appropriate professional development reduces anxiety, burnout, and staff turnover.
In this interactive, half-day course, we’ll explore how to recognise concerning behaviours and respond appropriately — especially in the context of PREVENT, exploitation, and harmful sexual behaviour.
This session will help you:
- Spot behavioural indicators that may point to safeguarding concerns
- Understand the psychology of grooming and the process of radicalisation
- Build effective intervention strategies — to protect yourself and others
- Approach difficult conversations using trauma-informed techniques
- Identify referral routes and key support agencies
This is a practical course. Through real-life scenarios and peer discussion, you’ll come away with a clear plan of action and greater confidence in your duty of care.
You will receive a CPD attendance certificate after the session, as evidence of your personal development.
About your session
This session is led by Lou Willis-Keeler – the founder of Psych-Logical, a UK-wide safeguarding, behavioural and youth-work training and consultancy service. We work with partners like Psych-Logical to bring you the sector’s top-quality specialists.
With years of hands-on experience working with young people, community groups, education settings and youth services, Lou brings practical insight and a deeply held commitment to promoting wellbeing, safety and positive behavioural change. She supports organisations from schools and colleges to employers and youth organisations — helping them build safe, supportive environments, develop strong safeguarding policies and deliver tailored training and supervision. Lou believes that good safeguarding isn’t just about compliance — it is about building understanding, confidence and sustainable change in how people care for, support and protect others.
“Excellent training as always! Lou is so knowledgeable! Even though it contained some difficult content, Lou was really good!”
– Lynne Lambe – TICA
“This was very informative and gave me good tools to start off my journey as a safeguarding officer. Thank you.”
– Lindy Sizaliyo – NHS
“This is enjoyable training; the content and the participation are really good. Keeps you engaged.”
– Laura Humphries – Middlesbrough College
Booking and payment:
When you make a booking, you agree to these Terms and Conditions (including those who request a booking via email and invoice).
SDN CPD is designed for Government funded Training Providers. If you’re not a Government funded Training Provider but are still interested in attending please email events@strategicdevelopmentnetwork.co.uk to discuss your attendance in more detail before booking.
January Workshop
- Live workshop
- Q&A session (during workshop)
- Slide deck
- CPD attendance certificate
Date – 20 January, 9.30am-1.00pm* Note change of date
Cost – £150.00 (+VAT)