Leading Safeguarding in Education PG Cert at Birmingham Newman University

Programme overview

Discover how strategic leadership and inclusive safeguarding practice combine to protect and empower learners. The PG Cert Leading Safeguarding in Education at Birmingham Newman University offers a specialist, research-informed route for current and aspiring Designated Safeguarding Leads. If you are committed to creating safe, supportive environments where children and young people can thrive, this course provides the legal grounding, practical insight and systems-thinking you need.

Department: Education | Duration: 2 years part-time / 1 year part-time | Study mode: part-time | Intake: September 2026, January 2027, September 2027 | Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

What you’ll study and how you’ll learn. You will study two focused modules: Contemporary Safeguarding Issues and The Designated Safeguarding Lead: Systems and Practice. Modules – Year 1: Contemporary Issues in Safeguarding and Vulnerability.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A relevant honours degree, 2:2 or above. Consideration will be given to applicants with lower grade in qualifications (e.g. a 3rd class degree or non-honours degree) who have a relevant range of post study professional experience. Professional experience will be considered by the programme leader in conjunction with the quality office on an individual basis. International applicants: Secure English Language Test equivalent to IELTS 6.5 with no component below 6.0.

Domestic applicants: GBP 3,416 a year (2026/27). UK students; part-time, per year Source

Intake: September 2026, January 2027, September 2027

Duration: 2 years part-time / 1 year part-time

Apply through the official page: https://my.newman.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=MCS2LSED1NWPD&code2=0030

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