Safeguarding for Schools
Your school has a safeguarding policy. But would your staff know what to do in those first 90 seconds when the policy runs out?
The Problem With Compliance-Only Training
Most safeguarding training for schools is designed to be completed, not remembered. Staff click through slides, answer questions they can retry until correct, and receive a certificate that proves nothing except that they were logged in. That is Compliance Theatre™ — and it does not protect children.
Policy Without Practice
Every school has a lockdown policy. Most have never tested whether staff can execute it. The gap between document and action is where risk lives.
Children Don’t Think Like Adults
An adult sees procedure. A child sees trust. When a stranger says “your teacher sent me”, a child believes it. Your training must account for how children actually behave.
90 Seconds
Most incidents are over before anyone finds the policy document. What your staff do in the first 90 seconds — without time to think — is what matters.
“Safeguarding starts and ends with the person. Not the policy. Not the procedure. The person.”
— The ORVIA Principle
Your Statutory Obligations
Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) requires schools to have robust safeguarding policies and trained staff. But compliance is the floor, not the ceiling.
DSL Training
KCSIE requires all schools to have a trained Designated Safeguarding Lead. ORVIA goes further — we test whether your DSL would act under pressure, not just recite procedure.
Whole-School Approach
Safeguarding is not just the DSL’s job. Reception staff, teaching assistants, caretakers, volunteers — everyone who interacts with children needs to know what to do.
Active Threats
Recent events have brought school safety into sharp focus. ORVIA’s programme addresses active threat preparedness, hostile reconnaissance, and real-world scenario response.
Staff Welfare
Safeguarding the people doing the safeguarding. ORVIA addresses staff wellbeing, burnout, fitness-for-duty, and the pressures that compromise good practice.
The ORVIA School Safety Programme
Four tiers designed to meet every school where they are — from awareness to full preparedness.
Tier 1 — Online
£595/year
Staff awareness training, scenario-based learning, code word system guidance. Whole-school access.
Tier 2 — On-Site
£1,895
Full day in your school. Physical walkthrough, staff workshop, vulnerability assessment, written report.
Tier 3 — Full
£3,750
Multi-day assessment. OSINT review, staff welfare audit, digital footprint, governance evaluation, comprehensive report.
Tier 4 — Simulation
£7,500+
Professional actors, realistic scenarios, full staff exercise, structured debrief, welfare support.
🆕 NEW MODULE
When You Call 999 — What Happens Next?
Multi-agency response, M/ETHANE incident reporting, building reference codes, police response tiers, and Run Hide Tell adapted for schools. The knowledge your staff need before an incident.
Who This Is For
Head Teachers
Strategic oversight of school safety and safeguarding governance.
DSLs
Practical tools beyond the standard DSL training modules.
MATs & Governors
Scalable programmes across trust schools with volume pricing.
All School Staff
From reception to playground — everyone plays a role in keeping children safe.
Ready to Talk?
No pressure. No sales pitch. Just a conversation about what your school needs.