sacpa

The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association champions excellence in safeguarding and child protection.

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.

Our services include:

  • CPD and training
  • Information
  • Advice, consultancy, policy and compliance support
  • Networking opportunities
  • Resource and policy hub
  • Newsletters and an online forum
  • Government and key stakeholder representation.

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Is your school, charity or organisation in survival mode?

By Dr Mariya Ali Every day, child protection professionals walk into work carrying a weight that is rarely acknowledged. They...

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A Festive Season With La Suzy: Helping Girls Travel, Rest and Celebrate With…

As the holiday season approaches, girls across boarding schools begin looking forward to a familiar and comforting ritual: going home....

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BBC reports ‘Culture of indifference towards safeguarding’ at Belfast church

A safeguarding investigation into Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle, one of Northern Ireland’s largest churches, has identified what it describes as “a...

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Are some pupils slipping through your digital safety net unnoticed? #ad

Image: SM DigitalSafety Arabella Northey, Partnerships Manager at Seqrd Technology, explains how SchoolsMobile have developed their anonymised Student Data Analytics report to...

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AWARD WINNER SPOTLIGHT: Liverpool Football Club

Winner of the International Safeguarding Award 2025 Liverpool FC International Academies provide more than 12,000 young players across five continents...

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Raised by a woman who refused silence

A few days ago, I was driving with my mother seated beside me. We were chatting casually when a speed...

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Supporting Girls Through the Winter Term: How La Suzy’s Period Bed Mat Helps…

As the winter term settles in and daylight hours shorten, many boarding houses notice a familiar pattern: girls begin to...

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Cultural shifts and social assertion beyond the #MeToo movement

Artwork title: Rape By Dr Mariya Ali  Sipping my latte, my gaze wanders towards the fireplace. The flames licking the logs occasionally spit sparks. It warms...

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AWARD WINNER SPOTLIGHT: Busy Bees Day Nurseries

Winner of the Safeguarding Inclusion Award 2025 “We are delighted that Busy Bees has won the Safeguarding and Child Protection Association...

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SACPA announces winners of the Annual Safeguarding Awards 2025

The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association (SACPA) is proud to announce the winners of the Annual Safeguarding Awards 2025, revealed...

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Membership

Sacpa represents organisations, associations, agencies and individuals involved in safeguarding and the welfare of children and adults at risk in the UK and overseas.

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