Safeguarding Course Updates: KCSIE & WTSC 2026

Safeguarding Course Updated Round-up

Safeguarding guidance doesn’t stand still, and neither does our course library. Following the introduction of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026 and the updated Working Together to Safeguard Children (WTSC) 2026, which came into force on 1 September 2026, we’ve reviewed and updated our safeguarding courses to make sure your training reflects the current legal and best-practice landscape.

Here’s a round-up of what’s changed and where to find it.

Safeguarding in Education

Our Safeguarding in Education course, aimed at teachers, teaching assistants, office staff and anyone working in a school or college setting, has been updated to include the KCSIE 2026 and WTSC 2026 changes — including revised expectations on information sharing, safer recruitment, Family Help referral pathways, and the four categories of abuse.

Online Safety and Digital Safeguarding 

This Online Safety and Digital Safeguarding course covers the risks and benefits of children and young people being online, using the “four Cs” framework: commerce, content, contact and conduct. It looks at how online abuse can take many forms, including cyberbullying, grooming, sexting and radicalisation, and uses a real-world case study to show how grooming can develop and what a young person can do about it. 

The course also covers how schools and colleges protect children online in practice: mobile phone policies, filtering and monitoring systems, data protection, and acceptable use agreements. It looks at the growing role of artificial intelligence in daily life, including the risks of deepfakes, misinformation, data privacy and over-reliance on AI chatbots, and how staff and pupils can use AI tools more safely. It closes with clear guidance on how to handle a disclosure and where to report a concern, including CEOP, the Internet Watch Foundation and Action Fraud. 

Level 3 Safeguarding Children

Level 3 Safeguarding Children training — our most in-depth course for anyone in a management or designated child protection role — has been updated to reflect the same legislative changes, along with updated content on collecting and acting on safeguarding information at both a local and national level.

Level 3 Safeguarding Refresher

Already completed Level 3 in the past? Our Level 3 refresher course has also been updated, so managers, supervisors and DSLs can bring their knowledge up to date without repeating content they’ve already covered.

Level 2 Safeguarding Everyone

Our Level 2 safeguarding training covers the core knowledge needed by anyone with regular contact with children or vulnerable adults, and has been reviewed against the latest legislation and guidance to keep it current for the new academic year.

Not sure which level applies to your role?

Different roles carry different safeguarding training requirements, and it isn’t always obvious which level applies. Our safeguarding training level guide breaks down Levels 1 to 3 and which roles typically need each one — from occasional contact with children through to designated safeguarding leads.

Why keeping your course library current matters

Safeguarding training that references superseded guidance isn’t just unhelpful — it can leave staff following procedures that no longer reflect statutory expectations. Regulators, inspectors, and safeguarding partnerships expect training to be current, and we hold our own course content to that standard too. We monitor changes to KCSIE, Working Together, and related statutory guidance so your training library doesn’t fall behind.

Access the full, updated library in one place

If your organisation needs several of these courses covered for different staff groups, a Virtual College training subscription gives you unlimited access to our entire safeguarding catalogue — and any future updates are included, so you’re not paying every time guidance changes again. Browse our full range of safeguarding training courses to find the right fit for your team.