Sacpa (the Safeguarding and Child Protection Association) is the voice of safeguarding, providing a channel to government and other key agencies. The association represents organisations, associations, agencies and individuals involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and adults at risk in the UK and overseas.Leads on the provision of safeguarding advice and support to members and the development and delivery of CPD and safeguarding consultancy services.

BSA Group’s mission is to support excellence in boarding, safeguarding, inclusion and health education. We deliver services for more than 1,000 organisations and individuals in 39 countries worldwide. BSA Group comprises;• SACPA (Safeguarding and Child Protection Association) sacpa.org.uk• BSA (Boarding Schools’ Association) - boarding.org.uk• HIEDA (Health in Education Association) - hieda.org.uk• BAISIS (British Association of Independent Schools with International Students) - baisis.org.uk• TIOB (The Institute of Boarding) - tiob.org.uk• BSAB Ltd (owner of schoolplaces.org) - schoolplaces.org serviceschools.co.uk• BSA Group Legal Services Ltd is a subsidiary of BSA Group

Luton Youth Offending Service is a multi-disciplinary partnership of Local Authority, National Probation Service, Police, Health & Wellbeing Board with a remit under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to prevent and reduce youth involvement with the justice system. Services include;• Targeted youth and early help• Triage and appropriate adult • Statutory supervision of Court Orders • Diverse partnership work • Specialist assessment and local protocols for harmful sexual behaviour• Intensive family support.Delivering individual, group and matrix management supervision of a range of workers including youth workers, youth justice workers, social work qualified workers, probation officers, health clinicians from a range of health disciplines, restorative justice and victim support workers, educations/SEND workers and family support workers to ensure operational effectiveness 7 days a week.Day-to-day safeguarding practice involving complex partnership safeguarding arrangements including adults and children in response to critical public protection or individual safeguarding incidents, looked after child arrangements, MAPPA, MARAC, VARAC etc.Other management oversight responsibilities; performance management, safer recruitment, audit for improvement. Critical learning review, rapid review, improvement planning.Operational oversight, risk management panels, countersigning risk assessment and public protection documentation, negotiating supervision and case responsibility arrangements with other areas.Lead delivery and partnership work included;• Delivery of victim support, restorative justice services • Delivery of harmful sexual behaviour services• Partnership work for missing children, child sexual exploitation, county-lines/OCG activity• Delivery of health outcomes • Delivery EET outcomes

Sep 2006 – Jan 2013 Luton Safeguarding Children Board (Voluntary)• Developed and delivered a range of single and multi-agency safeguarding children training• Mentored new trainers• Conducted post incident restorative training• Part of multi-disciplinary team developing and delivering local Level 3 training for health (compliant with intercollegiate document)• 5 years supporting LADO capacity• Authored an IMR (range of safeguarding in education files)Jan 2013 – Dec 2021 – Freelance• Facilitated a range of safeguarding trainings• Conference speaker for British Dental Association chapter• Delivered safeguarding audit• Delivered critical incident review• Delivered policy review• Provided safeguarding supervision• Suitability assessment and coaching

• Project management and delivery (new post commencing 1 year into programme)• Liaison with DCLG• Work with internal audit for payment by results• Diverse stakeholder engagement• Commissioning of tendered services• Developed standard operating procedure for intensive family support, outcomes reporting• Delivered intensive family support training• Conducted post incident adult safeguarding audit

• CAF/Lead Professional Co-ordinator (now early help incl. early Channel/Prevent work)• Interim Multi-disciplinary Team Manager (North)• Senior Education Welfare Officer• Children Missing Education Co-ordinator• Children’s Information Service (CIS) Manager• Marketing Officer for CIS & Early Years Development & Childcare PartnershipAnd on a voluntary or cover basis• Cover provision for LADO – 5 years• Senior Safeguarding Trainer (Children) for LSCB – 7 years• IMR Author (education) for a London Borough SCR – 6 months• CSM2 user group for ACPO re: Prevent/Contest - 18 months