The Safeguarding Pack brings together everything a headteacher, DSL or safeguarding governor needs to get safeguarding secure, well evidenced and ready for inspection under KCSIE 2026. Built by practising school leaders in the HeadteacherChat community.
2026/27 edition. Every resource has been updated for KCSIE 2026, in force from 1 September 2026.
What's inside
- How to use the pack: where to start and what to do first
- KCSIE 2026: what's changed and what you need to do, with a before-September action list
- What's new in KCSIE 2026: a five-minute INSET briefing for staff
- Designated Safeguarding Lead Checklist (KCSIE 2026, Annex B)
- Single Central Record Checklist (KCSIE 2026)
- Comprehensive checklist for safeguarding compliance in schools
- DSL safeguarding evidence pack
- Safeguarding monitoring timeline 2026
- Safeguarding inspection preparation checklist
- One-hour safeguarding staff meeting pack (PowerPoint)
- Staff meeting agenda: safeguarding expectations and professional confidence
Delivered as one zip file of editable Word and PowerPoint documents. Adapt the wording to your own school, trust or local authority context before use.
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