Phew

*A focused session for central safeguarding leads and trust executives overseeing multiple schools*

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By now your KCSIE 2026 policies are updated and staff are trained, at least on paper. The harder question is whether it's actually embedded consistently across every school in your trust, or whether you're only really sure about the ones closest to you. This practical session looks at how central leads move from policy-on-a-shelf to genuine, evidenced assurance, and how the right audit approach makes that visible at a glance.

We'll be covering:

1.  **From policy to practice 📋** - why an updated policy isn't the same as an embedded one, and where trusts get caught out.
2.  **The KCSIE 2026 assurance gaps 🔍** - the new areas (AI, mobile-free, regulated activity checks) most likely to look strong on paper but wobble in practice.
3.  **Auditing safeguarding at scale ⚖️** - a practical approach to checking it's genuinely working in every school, not just at the centre.
4.  **Spotting gaps before Ofsted (or an incident) does 🚦** - what good evidence looks like and how to surface issues early.
5.  **Whole-trust oversight in one place 📊** - how a safeguarding audit platform gives central leads live visibility across every school, with no chasing spreadsheets.
6.  **From findings to action 🔄** - closing the loop so gaps get fixed and evidenced, not just logged.
