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The Governance Gap: Why Boards Can’t Outsource Safeguarding Accountability
The Governance Gap: Why Boards Can't Outsource Safeguarding AccountabilityAsk most leadership teams who is responsible for safeguarding, and they'll point to the Designated...
Preparing Your Safeguarding Team for the New Academic Year: Five Key Priorities
As another academic year draws to a close, many Designated Safeguarding Leads will be reflecting on what has been a demanding year. Across the education sector, safeguarding...
Why Safeguarding Training Must Reach The Whole Organisation
Safeguarding training is often treated as a one-off requirement. A course is completed during induction, certificates are filed away, and the assumption is made that the...
How to Build an Audit-Ready Safeguarding Culture (Without the Panic)
For many organisations, the word audit immediately raises stress levels. Safeguarding leads often find themselves checking policies, searching for training records, and...
What Is Reflective Safeguarding Practice?
Beyond Compliance. Towards Culture. In the third sector, safeguarding often happens under pressure, emotionally complex cases, limited capacity, and little time to pause....
What Makes a Great Match Day Audit? Lessons from the Field
Match day safeguarding is about more than who's on duty and where the first aid kit is kept. In high-energy, high-visibility environments, the risk of harm doesn’t pause for...
Five reflections on creating a culture of safeguarding: lessons from our sky roundtable
Last week, I had the privilege of joining the brilliant Health, Safety and Safeguarding Team at Sky for a roundtable discussion on what real safeguarding leadership looks...
Safeguarding failures in grassroots sport… Lessons from the ECB review
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Cricket Regulator have published their external safeguarding case review into the historic offending of coach Michael...
Moving Safeguarding Beyond Policy Folders: A Practical Roadmap for Real Culture Change
Policies are essential. But if safeguarding exists only in neatly filed documents, it risks becoming hollow. The real challenge for leaders is creating an organisational...
Reflective Supervision for Safeguarding Officers – the Glue that sticks Safeguarding Together
I thought I would highlight Safeguarding Supervision in this month’s Blog, as we have just completed our most recent training with Libby from the Sex, Lies and Love Project,...