Designated safeguarding lead (DSL): model job description

Download our model job description and person specification for a DSL and adapt it to meet your school's needs.

Last reviewed on 1 June 2022
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Contents
  1. Model job description and person specification
  2. Requirements
  3. Safeguarding Training Centre from The Key

Model job description and person specification

Download and adapt it to reflect the role in your school.

It's based on the requirements in the statutory safeguarding guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (which we look at in the next section).

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Requirements

Every school should have a designated safeguarding lead (DSL), as set out in paragraph 10 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).

This person should:

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