The designated safeguarding lead (DSL) is an integral part of our schools. It is a role that has increased in profile in recent years, becoming more burdensome to the degree that it can subject those who undertake it to emotional stress.
And as each year passes the expectation on schools and by extension the DSL continues to increase.
Each new incarnation of statutory guidance tends to include an additional responsibility to safeguard children; a trend which some schools would say has increased as funding to other agencies has suffered. With additional burden and expectation comes an additional resource requirement to fulfil the role.
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