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DSL Interview Evaluation Template (2026)

DSL Interview Evaluation Template (2026): a 9-page PDF for panels appointing a designated safeguarding lead, with most sections scored Met or Not met.

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DSL Interview Template, 2026 edition, by HeadteacherChat

Resource details

The DSL Interview Evaluation Template (2026) is an evaluation template for appointing a designated safeguarding lead. A DSL appointment is a test of statutory competence and professional judgement, so most sections are scored Met or Not met rather than on a sliding scale. 2026 edition, aligned to Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 and the Ofsted Schools Inspection Toolkit (for use from September 2026).

What's inside

  • Sections covering getting to know you; leadership, culture and developing others; statutory knowledge of KCSIE and categories of abuse; responding to disclosures and immediate risk; referrals, thresholds and multi-agency working; managing allegations and low-level concerns; record-keeping, information-sharing and the single central record; online safety and child-on-child abuse; and training, supervision and developing deputy DSLs
  • Met or Not met criteria for the statutory sections, with a 1 to 5 scale for leadership and culture
  • Space for panel notes for each panel member

9-page PDF, suitable for primary and secondary schools, and for deputy DSL appointments.

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