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Hosted by lloydperry72 · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 18 episodes
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Welcome to The Diary of a DSL: A warm, honest, and conversational space where safeguarding is never carried alone. Each episode explores the shared responsibilities, tough moments, and small victories that keep young people safe. From teamwork to wellbeing, this is the supportive voice of DSLs walking alongside each other, one story at a time
lloydperry72 hosts The Diary of a DSL, a education show with 18 episodes published.
This episode explains the main changes in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 and what they mean for designated safeguarding leads and college staff. Key topics include the removal of Annex A, increased focus on viol
Host Lloyd Perry delivers a short summer check-in from the Diary of a DSL, reminding listeners that safeguarding work continues even when campuses quieten. The episode highlights preparation, partnership and staying conn
In this episode, host Lloyd Perry explores the unique safeguarding challenges that arise during the summer break in further education. He outlines common risks—online harm, exploitation, housing and financial insecurity,
This episode explores how safeguarding in further education is driven by leadership and culture, not just policies. Lloyd Perry discusses the role of designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) in shaping environments where stu
This episode explores how students' online lives shape their safety, wellbeing and behaviour in further education and post‑16 settings. Lloyd Perry discusses the real risks—bullying, exploitation, image abuse, AI harms—a
In this episode Lloyd Perry talks with Jen Hope (AOC) about the role of Designated Safeguarding Leads in supporting student and staff mental health. They cover practical boundary-setting, modelling kindness, building org
This episode explores how safeguarding in further education is taught informally through everyday interactions, not just policies. Lloyd Perry explains the ‘hidden curriculum’ — the small moments, routines and relationsh
In this episode Lloyd Perry examines how special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can increase a young person’s vulnerability and why labels mustn’t mask safeguarding concerns. He outlines common risks, communic
This episode celebrates the vital role of designated safeguarding leads and teams in further education during Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, following a week in the life of DSLs as they support students facing mental
In this episode Lloyd Perry explores how well-being, inclusion and safety are interconnected pillars of effective safeguarding in education. He explains that safety is relational as well as procedural and that promoting
In this episode Lloyd Perry explores the crucial role of the DSL in supporting staff facing safeguarding concerns in further education and school settings. He outlines practical steps—listen first, validate, clarify, rea
Hello and welcome to a short episode of Diary of a DSL where host Lloyd Perry thanks listeners and highlights the podcast’s aim to reflect the real experiences of designated safeguarding leads in further education. He in
Host Lloyd Perry explores the realities of multi‑agency safeguarding work for designated safeguarding leads in education, describing the system as a shifting maze that sits around the young person at its centre. The epis
Lloyd Perry shares a personal Diary of a DSL episode about disclosures: the quiet, sudden and planned moments when young people reveal what they’ve been carrying and the immediate impact on them, staff and safeguarding t
In this episode of Diary of a DSL, Lloyd explores the often-unspoken emotional labour that underpins safeguarding work. He discusses how carrying disclosures, balancing empathy with procedure, and working within stretche
In this episode Lloyd Perry explores the emotional weight, everyday work, and deep purpose behind the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead. He reflects on small, human moments, the unseen coordination with agencies a
Join Lloyd Perry, a senior leader in further education with over 20 years' experience, as he explores the human side of safeguarding. This episode introduces the podcastand how it supports designated safeguarding leads a
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