To help you and colleagues prepare for the academic year ahead, we've created a list of our 10 key LGfL safeguarding resources and updates, including;
- KCSIE 2026 Guidance: Staff understanding quizzes & Part 1 translations.
- Updated Policies & AUPs: New templates covering AI chatbots & wearables.
- Online Safety Audits: Dual-purpose audits for schools & Early Years.
- Free Training Suite: Refreshers for DSLs, Governors, Prevent, and Neglect.
- Filtering Standards: Self-service training & SchoolProtect Health Checks.
- Active Monitoring: Leveraging LGfL-Senso intelligence for pupil safety.
- Generative AI Governance: Robust AI Policy Toolkit & resources.
- SEND DSL Support: Dedicated peer forum for DSLs working with pupils with SEND.
- Weekly Safeguarding Blog: Tuesday updates on emerging risks and tips.
- NEN AI Webinars: 6 expert sessions for DSLs, teachers, and tech leads.
For a more detailed look at abundant LGfL SafeguardED resources that could help you over the forthcoming year, look here.
1. Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 comes into effect on 1st September.
Visit kcsie.lgfl.net for:
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2026 Changes Overview
Download these slides to find out how the statutory guidance has changed and what DSLs should do as a result.
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Staff KCSIE Quizzes
Use these to evidence your staff's understanding of the guidance and see the national knowledge gaps from last year.
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Translations of Part 1
All staff are now expected to have read and understood Part 1, including auxiliary staff who may have EAL. Use our free translations to enable this. Available in 12 community languages.
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2. Updated Online Safety Policy, AUPs & Letters
These have all been updated to reflect the latest guidance and emerging risks, including AI chatbots and wearable technology.
These are all ready for you to customise and download at safepolicies.lgfl.net
3. Updated Online Safety Audit
Visit onlinesafetyaudit.lgfl.net for:
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Two-in-One Online Safety Audit
Use this to complete your annual review of your online safety as outlined in KCSIE and save time as it doubles up as your annual filtering and monitoring review!
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LGfL Customer Exclusive Template
Use our partially pre-populated template with the areas that LGfL cover for you as standard, reducing the workload on your audit even further!
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Early Years Audit
We also have a separate online safety audit for non-school based early years settings which aligns with the EYFS and DfE guidance.
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4. Training
Our suite of free training and webinars is refreshed and ready to book at safetraining.lgfl.net, including:
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DSL Refresher
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Online Sexual Abuse
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Neglect
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Prevent
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Child Criminal Exploitation
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Navigating Gender Questioning Guidance
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Safeguarding Training for School Governors
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For schools that buy their broadband from LGfL, we also offer New to Role DSL Training, saving you £££'s!
5. Filtering
Take a look at our updated:
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45-minute self-service filtering training for DSLs, SLT and governors
Filtering and monitoring Review and Checks templates
- DSL SchoolProtect Guide on how to use SchoolProtect. In particular, use our SchoolProtect Health Check to check that your filtering is effective and compliant *(LGfL Broadband Customer Exclusive)
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6. Monitoring with Senso
Many schools now access LGfL-Senso monitoring, and the data generated is extremely helpful in thinking about how to safeguard children better.
To find out more, visit monitoring.lgfl.net
7. Agreed your approach to Gen AI use in School?
One of the hottest topics in safeguarding continues to be the risks associated with Gen AI. Has your leadership team established an explicit and robust approach to the use of such technologies by staff, governors, pupils and visitors? How is safeguarding at the forefront of this?
Use our free AI Policy Toolkit and other resources to help
8. SEND DSL Forum
Are you a DSL working with SEND pupils?
Did you know we run a half-termly forum to meet others in similar roles and explore safeguarding themes that are particularly pertinent to disabled children?
Join the forum and book your place: sendforum.lgfl.net
9. Regular Safeguarding Updates
Alongside our newsletter, don't forget to sign up to be notified about our Safeguarding Blog posts. These will be published on Tuesdays, covering current safeguarding topics to help DSLs and school staff with the tricky task of staying updated on both online and offline safeguarding.
10. NEN AI Webinars
The National Education Network is hosting 6 free webinars about Artificial Intelligence. Some brilliant speakers are joining each of these, with a session specifically for DSLs, as well as others for Governors, Tech leads and Teachers.