safeguarding association
Kingston upon Hull
Over the last 15 years working in the family justice sector, I have seen how
amazing senior leads come under intense scrutiny when they are working alongside
children’s social care. As a child protection lawyer, and latterly a trainer, I
work to empower professionals so you spend less time worrying about that Child
Protection Conference or Strategy Meeting. Over the last 15 years working in the
family justice sector, I have seen how amazing senior leads come under intense
scrutiny when they are working alongside children’s social care. As a child
protection lawyer, and latterly a trainer, I work to empower professionals so
you spend less time worrying about that Child Protection Conference or Strategy
Meeting. I founded the Safeguarding Association after working with so many
professionals who were amazing at what they did but felt unsure about their role
within the various child protection procedures and court processes. Their lack
of knowledge was impacting their confidence when giving their opinions in
meetings or at court. After working with lots of senior safeguarding leads like
you, I realised that what they all needed was the same thing – understanding how
to navigate the maze which is the child protection process and court system. The
maze of processes is talked about in all safeguarding training. But knowing
about it and working effectively within it are very different issues. I love
sharing my experience and knowledge and there’s nothing more satisfying than
knowing I have been able to remove some of that mystery so as to allow you to
feel confident and empowered to fully protect those young people you work with.
You should feel confident in your internal safeguarding processes, and how the
systems works so you can be secure in your handling of complex child protection
cases. We all need some downtime, when I’m not working, I spend mine with my
husband and our golden retriever, Sam.
