Handling a Safeguarding Disclosure

Template prompt

“Create a branching scenario for school teaching and support staff on handling a pupil's safeguarding disclosure in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). Cover receiving a disclosure calmly, listening without asking leading questions, what to say and what never to promise (confidentiality), recording the child's own words accurately, referring to the Designated Safeguarding Lead without delay, and what to do if the DSL is unavailable. Include decision points with consequence feedback showing how each choice affects the child and the quality of the referral.”

This prompt is fully editable. Customise it to match your audience, regulations, and learning objectives before generating.

What the 7 sections cover

1. 1

   The corridor conversation begins

   Scene-setting: a Year 8 pupil hangs back after class and says 'Can I tell you something, but you can't tell anyone?' — the first decision point tests the instinctive response.

2. 2

   Never promise secrecy

   Consequence feedback on the confidentiality trap, showing what KCSIE expects staff to say instead and why honesty at this moment protects the child and the process.

3. 3

   Listening without leading

   Branching decision comparing open prompts such as 'tell me what happened' with leading questions that could distress the child or compromise a later investigation.

4. 4

   Scored decision points: what would you say?

   Scored decision set choosing the best response across four moments in the conversation, from first words to closing reassurance.

5. 5

   Recording the disclosure

   Worked example of a strong written record — the child's own words, fact separated from opinion, time, date, and signature — presented as a visual do-and-don't comparison.

6. 6

   Getting it to the DSL

   Decision point on referral routes and timescales, including the fallback when both the DSL and deputy are off site, and when to contact children's social care or police directly.

7. 7

   Debrief and key takeaways

   Outcome summary reflecting the branches taken, a note on staff wellbeing after receiving a disclosure, and recap flashcards of the listen-reassure-record-refer sequence.

Structure is representative — the generator adapts sections to your edited prompt and passes every package through interactivity and visual-density quality gates.

Make it yours

• Upload your child protection policy so the scenario names your actual DSL, deputy, and recording system (for example CPOMS or MyConcern).
• Change the pupil's age and setting — primary, secondary, or FE college — so the dialogue matches your staff's day-to-day context.
• Add a strand on low-level concerns or allegations against staff if you want coverage beyond pupil disclosures.