SaFest
SaFest is Devon’s annual online safeguarding festival. Initially scheduled for 24-28 November 2025, this year’s edition has had to be postponed, and it will now be taking place from 9-13 February 2026.
The full SaFest programme of events and information about our guest speakers is available on the Devon Education Services website.
All of our SaFest presenters will be talking online and can be accessed from the comfort of your office, home or anywhere else! If you’d like to attend any of the sessions, the daily joining links are available here.
Main training and events calendar
For more information and to book your place on a given course, please select ‘view event’ next to the relevant course and follow the guidance.
Please note that anyone working for a Devon school should complete safeguarding training via the Devon Education Services training offer. All the training offered by Devon Education Services is not funded by the Devon SCP and is for school staff only.
If you work in areas within Plymouth or Torbay only, it is recommended that you attend their Safeguarding respective partnership training instead. Please see the Plymouth Safeguarding Children Partnership website or the Torbay Safeguarding Children Partnership website for more details.
Dec 2026
Jan 2027
Feb 2027
Mar 2027
Online learning and resources
In addition to the training events listed above, we also have our range of e-learning modules and other educational online resources.
Early years child development training modules
Early years child development training is now available free of charge from the Department of Education. Please complete the Early Years Child Development sign up form to access this training.
Please note that the early years online training videos have been removed and will be replaced with up-to-date versions shortly.