Updated E-training Courses 2022
Handsam e-training updates for the academic year 2022/23
In light of the new academic year, Handsam has been conducting some major updates to e-training courses.
The updated e-training courses are:
- Safeguarding Children;
- Forms of Abuse;
- GDPR - Data Protection;
- Health and Safety Induction for Staff;
- KCSiE - Confirmation of Reading for All Staff;
- KCSiE - Confirmation of Reading for Governors;
- Coping with Stress; and
- Managing Stress.
The new e-training courses are:
- Managing Curriculum Contractors
All of these courses are now available in the Handsam E-training Centre.
Please note: the Safeguarding Children course is undergoing updates and will be available by the end of September 2022.
Managing Curriculum Contractors
This brand new e-training course is aimed at staff who manage or book non-employee staff to deliver activities that are non-construction based. This includes staff who are external experts who are contracted by the school. They may be:
- Teachers in a specialised subject like sports, drama, history, music or food technology
- Technical staff who specialise in engineering, mechanics or hairdressing;
- Specialist SEND staff who work with individual students
- School nurses;
- Lab technicians;
- Minibus drivers; and
- Careers personnel.
This course outlines:
- Who contractors are;
- How to select suitable contractors for your school;
- The importance of DBS and other checks;
- What information you should and should not provide to contractors;
- What information contractors should supply to you before delivering their sessions; and
- The ongoing management of contractors.
There is a new Quick Guide available PR74 Questions for Curriculum Contractors to go with this e-training. This outlines the questions you may need to ask contractors before employing them to ensure they are the right fit.
If you would like access to this course, please get in contact with our client support team via telephone on 03332 070737 or email info@handsam.co.uk to upgrade your subscription.
GDPR - Data Protection
This course has been updated to reflect the Handsam brand, and several up-to-date case studies have been added to better convey the importance of adequate data protection in schools.
Safeguarding Courses
Updates and changes made in the new version of Keeping Children Safe in Education for this academic year 2022/23 have been reflected in Handsam’s safeguarding courses. Updates have been made regarding:
- Low-level concerns and handling allegations;
- Items added to the definition of child-on-child abuse;
- More clarification on the definition of domestic abuse;
- SEND children and additional barriers; and
- Additional enforcement of online safety.
A summary of the changes is shown in section 1 of the Safeguarding Children course.
Both of the confirmation of reading of KCSiE courses have been updated to reflect this academic year.
Please note: the Safeguarding Children course is undergoing updates and will be available by the end of September 2022.
Health and Safety Induction for Staff
This course has been updated so that it is more coherent and reflects the Handsam brand. Introductory sequences have also been added from external specialists who have worked with Handsam regarding:
- Managing and administering medicines;
- First aid;
- Fire safety;
- Working at height;
- Classroom risk assessments;
- Asbestos;
- Display screen equipment;
- Hazardous substances;
- and more.
Managing Stress and Coping with Stress
The two stress courses have been updated to reflect information and statistics in the Teacher Wellbeing Index 2021 and the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter 2022. In particular, statistics have been added about workload and how to minimise it, and information about how to handle Ofsted inspections.
If you would like access to Handsam’s wide range of courses, please get in contact with our client support team via telephone on 03332 070737 or email info@handsam.co.uk to upgrade your subscription.