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September 2026

09

Sep

Free Training - The Autumn Safeguarding Reset: What Schools Need to Check Before Half-Term (10am & 11:30am)

  • Sofa Session
  • 09/09/2026
  • Safeguarding

Join us as we discuss:

  • Start-of-year safeguarding readiness
  • Staff confidence and consistency
  • Vulnerable pupils and emerging concerns
  • Oversight and assurance before half-term

    16

    Sep

    Free Training - The Data Protection Health Check: Is Your School Ready for the Year Ahead? (10am & 11:30am)

    • Sofa Session
    • 16/09/2026
    • Data Protection

    Join us as we discuss:

      • The most important data protection developments from the last 12 months, including the DUAA 25 and complaints management
      • What the biggest data protection risks are this coming year
      • MOT of your schools data protection processes

    23

    Sep

    Free Training - The Hidden Risks Sitting on your School Risk Register (10am & 11:30am)

    • Sofa Session
    • 23/09/2026
    • Health & Safety

    Join us as we discuss:

      • Operational risks when key members of staff are absent 
      • Why risks registers capture legal compliance but miss dynamic risks
      • How deferred maintenance and reactive cycles become expensive emergency repairs 
      • Implementing a plan to identify the hidden risks in my school

      30

      Sep

      Free Training - Future Focus: Governance Challenges on the Horizon (10:00am & 11:30am)

      • Sofa Session
      • 30/09/2026
      • Governance

      Join us as we discuss:

          • The current education reforms including the Education White Paper and SEND and the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
          • Potential implications for curriculum and assessment reviews, suspensions and exclusions
          • Boosting confidence in expectations and planning to gain a full scope on the spectre of total academisation

      October 2026

      07

      Oct

      Free Training - MAT Insights: Compliance Watch - Can Your Trust See Where Data Protection Risks Are Growing? (10am)

      • Sofa Session
      • 07/10/2026
      • MAT Insights

      Join us as we discuss:

        • A trust-wide view of data protection governance
        • Consistent reporting, transparency and regular check-ins to identify recurring risks, under-reporting and targeted support 
        • Developing a standardised approach to data protection that simplifies onboarding, supports growth and drives consistency
        • Strengthening accountability through central oversight, data analysis and trend reporting

      14

      Oct

      Free Training - Benedict’s Law in Force: Closing the Compliance Gaps in Allergy Safety (10am & 11:30am)

      • Sofa Session
      • 14/10/2026
      • Facilities

      Join us as we discuss:

        • What we are seeing on the ground since Benedict’s Law became a statutory requirement
        • The emerging risks schools and trusts should be identifying since the legislation has gone live
        • How Benedict's Law is expected to influence inspections, governance and accountability.
        • How to stress-test your allergy management processes to ensure your policies, procedures and training align with the new national standard.

      21

      Oct

      Free Training - When Concerns Keep Rumbling: Neglect, Thresholds and Professional Challenge (10am & 11:30am)

      • Sofa Session
      • 21/10/2026
      • Safeguarding

      Join us as we discuss:

      • Different forms of neglect, how this presents in a child's day-to-day life, and impacts development
      • Why persistent, low-level concerns build over time
      • Identifying barriers to delay progress, engagement, normalisation and multi-agency response
      • Boosting confidence in escalation and appropriate challenge