Statutory eLearning that's designed specifically for schools
Essential on-demand training for every member of staff who needs it, to help you meet your statutory requirements in critical areas including the UK GDPR and health and safety.
Meeting your training requirements
These courses will help you meet your school’s training requirements, but you’ll need to go further to make sure you’re fully compliant.
Read our article to find out more about the training requirements for your staff, including guidance on what kind of training to provide and how often to refresh it
Use our library of safeguarding elearning and adaptable staff briefings on The Key Safeguarding to help you meet your safeguarding training requirements
Check with your LA or trust to see if they set any additional training requirements for you (e.g. specific designated safeguarding lead (DSL) training requirements)
There are some courses we won’t be able to help you deliver. We recommend in-person training and assessment to meet requirements for certain roles, in particular first aiders and fire marshalls.
Staff fire safety training is a requirement for all schools. This course covers the basics of good fire safety and what this looks like in your school, including how to prevent fire, what to do if it occurs and how to use different extinguishers.
You have a statutory duty to give staff the health and safety training needed for their role. This course gives school staff essential training on the most common risks in their role, including on trips, in the classroom and around the school building.
Help your school meet its requirements under the UK GDPR. Use this practical course to make sure staff members know their data protection responsibilities, how to keep personal data safe, and what to do if there is a data breach.
Get to grips with your statutory recording and reporting requirements for reasonable force, seclusion and restraint. Plus, understand when you might need to use reasonable force and how to use de-escalation techniques effectively.
You need to provide training to any staff in your school who may be exposed to hazardous substances. Use this training to make sure staff know how to identify, store and use hazardous substances, and how to assess risks when using them.
Every school is required to follow the Equality Act 2010 and protect staff and pupils from discrimination. Learn about the 9 protected characteristics, reasonable adjustments for pupils, and how to foster an inclusive school community.
Your school must have a ‘responsible person’ in charge of legionella management. Use this course to help them understand legionella and Legionnaires’ disease, and how to manage the risks.
Schools have a duty to carry out risk assessments to keep staff, pupils and visitors safe from harm. Use this course to get all staff up to speed on how to create a risk assessment for any situation.
Provide your staff with a 30-minute rundown on how they can help keep your school IT systems and personal data safe from cyber attacks. Use this course to guide them through what good cyber security looks like and test their knowledge with scenarios.
Make sure your staff feel confident in how to work safely at height in school. Use this course to address misconceptions about working at height, and teach safe working practices and equipment use.
Use this 30-minute course to help your staff feel confident in carrying out those smaller, occasional manual handling tasks that might come up in their role – whether they’re teaching, support or admin staff.
Make sure your staff know what sexual harassment is, what the law says and how to respond to an incident, so you can make your school a safe, welcoming place for everyone.
Use this 30-minute course to help all staff understand their responsibilities in supporting pupils with medical needs. This includes how to effectively use individual healthcare plans (IHPs) and provide social and emotional support to pupils.
Use this 30-minute course to make sure all staff in your school are aware of the risks associated with asbestos. Equip your team, especially those who might accidentally disturb asbestos, with the information they need to stay safe.
