The Midlands Training Company UK Ltd

04/09/2026

General safeguarding training and Designated Safeguarding Lead training are not the same thing.

Every member of your team needs to know how to recognise and report a concern. But your DSL needs to know what happens next, how to manage referrals, work with external agencies, keep records that stand up to scrutiny and support staff through difficult situations.

It's a demanding role, and it deserves training that matches it.

Get in touch to find out about our DSL training options.

03/09/2026

🚨 Allergen Awareness Training for Secondary Schools 🚨

Keeping students safe starts with the right knowledge, and we're here to help make that happen!

We're now offering Allergen Awareness training for secondary school pupils. We know every school's timetable is different, so we keep it flexible:

✅ Book a trainer for the full day ✅ Sessions split across your school day, think ~1 hour per class ✅ Logistics tailored to your school, worked out per enquiry

Whether it's one year group or several, we'll build a schedule that fits around you.

📩 Get in touch to find out more and book your session!

02/09/2026

Every setting needs someone who knows exactly what to do when the alarm goes off.

Fire safety training isn't just about evacuation routes. It's about understanding fire risk, knowing how to use equipment safely and having designated people who can take charge calmly when it matters, particularly in settings caring for young children or adults with mobility needs.

We deliver Fire Safety and Fire Marshal training face-to-face at your setting, or online for awareness-level requirements.

01/09/2026

The start of an academic year is always a busy one for us. Are we seeing you this week? 💥

⛑️ Tuesday 1st September, MTC Basic First Aid Session at Christ The King Primary School, Coventry
💥 Tuesday 1st September, Qualsafe Level 3 Blended Paediatric First Aid at Moseley Primary School Coventry
⛑️ Tuesday 1st September MTC Allergen awareness/use of Epi Pen session at All Saints CEVA Northampton
💥 Wednesday 2nd September Qualsafe Level 3 Emergency Paediatric First Aid at Studley St Marys CE Academy Studley
⛑️ Wednesday 2nd September Qualsafe Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work at Hollyfast Primary School Coventry
💥 Wednesday 2nd September Qualsafe Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work at Walsgrave Academy for Inspire Education Trust
⛑️ Wednesday 2nd September, MTC Basic First Aid Session at Moseley Primary Coventry
💥 Thursday 3rd September Qualsafe Level 3 Blended Paediatric First Aid at Walsgrave & Stockingford Academy for Inspire Education Trust
⛑️ Thursday 3rd September Qualsafe Level 3 Blended Paediatric First Aid at Oakley School Leamington Spa
💥 Friday 4th September Qualsafe Level 3 Blended Paediatric First Aid at Amanah Day Nursery Birmingham

Phew!

31/08/2026

An Ofsted inspection can be called with very little notice. Is your training documentation ready?

Inspectors will want to see that mandatory training is current, that records are properly maintained and that your team can demonstrate the knowledge behind the certificates. It's one of the areas settings most often get caught out on, not because the training hasn't happened, but because the evidence isn't easy to pull together at short notice.

At The Midlands Training Company, we help settings keep their training records clear, current and inspection-ready.

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28/08/2026

Happy bank holiday weekend from The Midlands Training Company! 🌞

Enjoy the break, right ahead of what is always a busy time of year for us and many of our clients.

We'll be back on Tuesday and ready to help with any training needs for the weeks ahead. Whether it's an urgent renewal or longer-term CPD planning, we're here.

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26/08/2026

A new academic year brings new opportunities to invest in your team. 📚

Whether you're welcoming new staff who need induction training, refreshing existing qualifications or rolling out CPD across the whole setting, autumn is the perfect time to take stock of where your team is and where you'd like them to be.

At The Midlands Training Company, we're here to help you plan and deliver it, face-to-face, online or a blend of both.

Here's to a brilliant new year ahead. 💙

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24/08/2026

Now that the new academic year is almost here, it's the perfect time to map out your training calendar for the whole autumn term, if you haven't already completed it.

Knowing in advance when renewals are due, when new courses need to be scheduled and when online CPD should be completed takes the pressure off and means nothing gets left to the last minute.

At The Midlands Training Company, we can help you build that plan, and deliver every part of it. Get in touch this week.

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21/08/2026

Scrolling through the early years threads this week? You'll have seen it too. 👀

Everyone's talking about the September 2026 EYFS safeguarding changes, and there's a lot of muddled information flying around.

Here's the honest picture:

✅ September 2025 brought in the Designated Safeguarding Lead role, Annex C training criteria, and the 2-yearly training refresh.
✅ September 2026 adds more — safer sleep and safer eating in the statutory framework, stronger device policies, whistleblowing extended to volunteers and apprentices, and absence follow-up systems.
✅ Ofsted starts inspecting against the updated framework from 1 September 2026 using its refreshed early years toolkit.

If you're reading this thinking "I meant to sort our training out weeks ago" you're not late. The summer lull is actually the perfect window to get compliance work done without disrupting your setting.

Our e-learning courses are available 24/7, with free certification and 12 months of resource access. Staff can complete them during naptimes, quieter afternoons or from home. No cover to arrange. No diaries to line up.

Read our full blog to check whether your setting is ready

If you've been scrolling through the early years threads on social media this month, you'll have noticed the same conversation cropping up over an ...