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What a supervision session looks like
Good supervision follows a clear structure, using recognised, evidence-informed approaches from social work, health and education. A typical session covers:
- Preparation: you bring the cases on your mind and a short note of where you are stuck.
- Reflection: your supervisor helps you see each case from different angles, starting with the experience of the child or adult at the centre of it.
- Analysis: you test the risks, review the plan and check thresholds and procedures are being followed.
- Emotional support: room to acknowledge how difficult cases feel, without letting that cloud decisions.
- Clear actions: agreed next steps that you and your supervisor are confident in.
- A written record (optional): where you and your supervisor agree, key decisions and actions are recorded during the session, ready for audits, inspections or a handover.
Why choose us?
- Our supervisors come from frontline safeguarding backgrounds.
- We understand how demanding the DSL role is, and shape supervision around what actually helps.
- Sessions combine support with honest, constructive challenge.
- Supervision sits alongside our safeguarding training and consultancy, so you can train, support and review safeguarding in one place.
Formats and pricing
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One-to-one supervision
Confidential supervision for an individual DSL, deputy or safeguarding lead, focused entirely on your cases and your wellbeing.
- £150 per 60-minute session for 1 to 3 sessions
- £125 per session when you book 4 to 12 sessions
Best for: DSLs, DDSLs and safeguarding leads in non-education settings.
Group supervision (up to six people)
Facilitated reflection for people in similar roles, such as a safeguarding team or DSLs across a trust, with shared learning across cases.
- £150 base rate per session for 1 to 3 sessions, plus £50 per extra person
- £125 base rate per session for 4 to 12 sessions, plus £50 per extra person
For groups of more than six, we will give you a tailored quote.
Ad hoc support
A phone or Teams call with a supervisor who already knows your setting, for live concerns, threshold decisions and cases that cannot wait until the next planned session.
Session summaries
After each session you choose how the summary is recorded: complete our standard form with the key points and actions for your supervisor to agree, or ask your supervisor to write it for a small additional fee.
Good to know
- All sessions are 60 minutes as standard.
- Most settings book sessions between once a month and every six weeks, which is six to twelve a year.
- Sessions are available online or in person.
- All prices exclude VAT, and we confirm a fixed price in writing before we start.
Who is supervision for?
Supervision is for anyone who carries safeguarding responsibility and needs somewhere to think through difficult decisions, including:
- Designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) and their deputies
- Senior leaders with safeguarding responsibility
- Safeguarding, pastoral and attendance staff
- Health, social care and adult services, early years settings, charities, sports clubs and faith organisations
Supervision for DSLs. DSLs are usually the most senior safeguarding voice in their setting, so there is often no one internally to reflect with. External supervision gives them:
- A neutral place to bring the cases that weigh on them most
- A fresh check on decisions before they act, without overriding their judgement
- Space to talk about the emotional impact of the role
- Documented supervision that helps evidence decisions to leaders, governors and inspectors
- A supervisor who keeps up with KCSiE, the Care Act and local safeguarding guidance
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Is safeguarding supervision a legal requirement?
In early years settings, yes. The EYFS statutory framework requires providers to arrange supervision for staff who work with children and families. In schools and colleges it is not yet a legal requirement, but it is widely treated as good practice and Ofsted may ask whether staff can access it. In health and social care, it is usually required through professional or regulatory standards.
How often should supervision happen?
There is no fixed rule. 60-minute sessions between once a month and every six weeks (six to twelve a year) is a common and effective pattern, and the right frequency depends on your setting. Ad hoc support covers anything urgent in between.
What is the difference between one-to-one and group supervision?
One-to-one supervision focuses entirely on your own cases and wellbeing, with the most depth and confidentiality. Group supervision brings together up to six people in similar roles, such as a safeguarding team or DSLs across a trust, so you also learn from each other’s cases.
Why use an external supervisor?
An external supervisor has no stake in internal relationships or decisions, so they can offer honest challenge. Staff often speak more openly to someone outside their organisation, and DSLs in particular rarely have anyone more senior internally to reflect with.
How much does supervision cost?
One-to-one supervision is £150 per 60-minute session, or £125 per session in a block of four or more. Group supervision starts at a £150 base rate (or £125 for blocks of four or more) plus £50 per additional person, for up to six people. All prices exclude VAT.
Can supervision take place online?
Yes. Sessions are available online or in person, whichever suits your setting.
Is DSL supervision different from safeguarding supervision?
No, they are the same thing. DSL supervision is simply safeguarding supervision for designated safeguarding leads and their deputies. The process, structure and benefits are identical.
How is supervision different from line management?
Line management looks at your performance, workload and objectives. Safeguarding supervision looks at the quality of your safeguarding thinking and the emotional impact of the work. The two work alongside each other, and one does not replace the other.
