HISP Teaching School Hub recognises that it has a social, moral, and legal obligation to safeguard and ensure the wellbeing and safety of adults involved in any of its CPD programmes, whether they are conducted in person or online. We are also committed to creating an inclusive learning environment for all and to understanding any equality, inclusion, or accessibility-related adjustments you may need to fully participate in your training programme.

Accessibility

We are committed to creating an inclusive learning environment and to doing what we can to ensure appropriate support is in place. Please complete the following form, which has been designed to help us understand any equality, inclusion, or accessibility-related adjustments you may need to fully participate in your training programme.

Accessibility Referral Form

Please use this form to share any information about adjustments, accommodations, or support needs you would like us to consider. All information provided will be treated confidentially and used only to support your participation in your training programme.

Health and Safety

We have a duty of care to ensure the health and safety of the adults who are facilitators or participants in any of our CPD courses or training programmes. This includes programmes run in collaboration with our Lead Providers (Best Practice Network, Education Development Trust and Teach First), whether they are conducted in person or online.  

Where our programme facilitators or participants are working in a school setting and a health and safety concern arises regarding pupils and/ or staff, then the health and safety processes of that school should be followed.

We want to know about any concerns, no matter how small. Please complete the following form, with as much detail as possible, to report any health and safety concerns.

Health & Safety and Safeguarding Referral Form

Safeguarding

We have a social, moral and legal obligation to safeguard the wellbeing of adults involved in any of our CPD courses or training programmes. This includes programmes run in collaboration with our Lead Providers (Best Practice Network, Education Development Trust and Teach First), whether they are conducted in person or online.  

Our Designated Safeguarding Leads are:

• David Higginbottom – Head of HISP Teaching School Hub
• Kate Walker - Appropriate Body Services Lead
• Kerry Somers - Programmes Lead
• Helen Shaw – Director of Inspiring Future Teachers
• Anna Hall - HISP Teacher Training Hub Lead

Reporting a Safeguarding Concern 

In the event of a training programme participant disclosing a safeguarding concern to a facilitator, member of the HISP Teaching School Hub team or a Lead Provider representative, the facilitator, team member or representative must inform the participant that they cannot promise confidentiality and that they will need to report the disclosure. The participant should be heard in a manner that is not interrogatory, does not lead the account and does not offer a judgement.

The following referral form should be completed, with as much detail as possible.

Health & Safety and Safeguarding Referral Form

If you wish to directly disclose a concern regarding a colleague(s) in one of your training sessions, your facilitator(s), a member of the HISP Teaching School Hub team or your Lead Provider, please complete the following form with as much detail as possible.

Health & Safety and Safeguarding Referral Form

If your concern is about your Lead Provider, a DSL will notify the Lead Provider's Safeguarding Lead(s) and follow the procedure laid out in their safeguarding policy.

• BPN Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy 2025-26.pdf 

• Safeguarding - Education Development Trust 

• Child safeguarding | Teach First 

Please click here to access a copy of HISP Multi Academy Trust's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedures document.