Name: School Threat Assessment and Crisis Communication Workshop
Start: 2026-02-13T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-13T13:00:00+00:00
Location: Sands Bistro

School Threat Assessment and Crisis Communication Workshop

A practical CSTAG workshop for schools plus the launch of Share999, a new mass communication platform for critical incidents.
About this Event

Keeping schools safe requires more than policies and procedures. It requires clarity, confidence, and the right tools to intervene early, act proportionately, and communicate effectively when it matters most.

This in-person CPD event introduces the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG), an evidence-based and trauma-informed framework developed by Dr Dewey Cornell and grounded in over twenty years of research and real-world application. CSTAG provides schools with a structured decision-making model to identify, assess, and respond to student threats and concerning behaviours in a way that is fair, consistent, and focused on problem solving rather than punishment.

You will explore how CSTAG supports early intervention through root-cause analysis, helping staff recognise distress, conflict, and behavioural escalation before they develop into serious incidents. A key focus of the session is the tiered threat classification process, which clearly differentiates between transient and substantive threats. This approach reduces unnecessary over-reaction to impulsive or low-level statements while ensuring that credible risks receive immediate and robust assessment.

The event will examine how CSTAG operates in practice through multidisciplinary collaboration, drawing on safeguarding, pastoral, behavioural, and leadership perspectives. This ensures decisions are informed, defensible, and proportionate, while maintaining a strong focus on student welfare and school safety.

For school leaders and safeguarding professionals, CSTAG offers clear operational and cultural benefits. It supports legally defensible decision making, promotes equity and consistency, reduces avoidable exclusions, improves behavioural outcomes, and strengthens trust with students and families. Most importantly, it provides a clear and practical roadmap for managing threats in a way that prioritises safety while supporting vulnerable students.

Alongside the CSTAG session, we will be launching Share999, a new mass communication and incident notification platform designed to support schools during critical moments. Share999 enables fast, clear, and controlled communication during incidents such as lockdowns, evacuations, and safeguarding emergencies, while also allowing staff and victims to share live information to support effective decision making and emergency response.

This event is suitable for:

Headteachers and senior leadership teams
Safeguarding leads and DSLs
Behaviour and pastoral leads
School business managers
Local authority and education safety professionals
Hospitality management
Security and Safeguard leads
Leaders looking for a alternative communication option to ensure compliance with the Protection of Premises Act (Martyn's Law)

Attendees will leave with:

A clear understanding of CSTAG and how it works in practice
Practical insight into proportionate and trauma-informed threat assessment
Confidence in legally sound and defensible decision making
An introduction to Share999 and how technology can strengthen crisis communication
Actionable learning that can be applied immediately within your setting

This is not about creating fear. It is about giving schools the confidence, structure, and tools to act early, act fairly, and act decisively to protect their communities.

Places are limited. Early booking is recommended.