Welcome to Sarah Turner Consulting
Sarah Turner is an experienced education professional with an extensive knowledge of supporting and advising schools, colleges and alternative provisions with safeguarding children.
She fully understands the challenges of managing a successful school/college whilst ensuring a safe environment for both children and staff. Check out the resource library for a range of resources which will support your school with the effective management of safeguarding. New resources available this term include an updated safeguarding and child protection policy and set of procedures which reflect the revised statutory guidance and useful guidance and templates for completing your single central record.
“Your training is the clearest and most engaging safeguarding presentation I have experienced.”
-Trust Governor
Policy Updates
Keep up to date with all policy updates below – see below for latest updates and new guidance
Latest Policy Update
- Providing remote education information to parents : template
- Review Your Remote Education Framework
- Safeguarding and remote education during Coronavirus
- Keeping Children Safe In Education (Sept 2020)
- Working Together To Safeguard Children Updated Dec2020)
- Safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): implementing protective measures in education and childcare settings
- COVID-19 – Supporting pupils’ wellbeing
- COVID-19: SEND risk assessment guidance
- Actions for schools during the coronavirus outbreak
- COVID-19 Update To Safer Working Practice Guidance
- Coronavirus (COVID-19):guidance vulnerable children and young people
- Coronavirus (COVID-19):safeguarding in schools, colleges and other providers
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): induction for newly qualified teachers guidance
- COVID-19: Guidance for parents and carers on supporting children and young people’s mental health and well-being during the coronavirus outbreak
- Safer Working Practice Guidance for those working with children and young people in education settings (August 2019 V2)
- Teaching Online Safety In School (June 2019)
- Preventing Youth Violence and Gang Involvement (Home Office)

Resource Library
Whether you are looking for an exemplar policy or a template of a leaflet to provide visitors with information about safeguarding, links to free resources available online or guidance on safeguarding supervision, this is where you will find useful resources and templates. Here you will also find staff meeting update sessions – 30 minute sessions covering a range of themes which can be used to keep staff and volunteers up to date. This section is always being updated as new resources are being created.

Quality Assurance
Regular, independent review of procedures and practice is vital to ensure that your school/setting is effective in keeping children safe. Sarah Turner Consulting can provide:-
- a safeguarding and child protection audit tool for self-evaluation
- quality assurance visits to review and develop safeguarding practice in your school/setting
- a personalised survey for your school/setting staff and analysis of results
- pupil/student voice resources

Training solutions
A variety of training is also available, to meet the needs of a range of audiences, including staff, volunteers, and governors, including:-
• Basic safeguarding and child protection awareness training (Single agency)
• The role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead and deputy (for those new to the role or wanting a refresher)
• Specific safeguarding themed basic awareness sessions
What's on offer?
Safeguarding guidance and support for staff, Designated Safeguarding Leads, Head teachers, Principals and Governors including:-
- access to resource library (exemplar policies, proformas and guidance templates)
- independent quality assurance of the effectiveness of your safeguarding and child protection policy and procedures
- ‘on call’ support and advice with case management
- challenge to be outstanding in the field of safeguarding and child protection
- embedding pupil voice about feeling safe into safeguarding self-evaluation
- safeguarding supervision for members of your safeguarding team
- keeping you up to date and informed with the latest statutory guidance and good
