The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association (SACPA) is delighted to announce the winners of the Annual Safeguarding Awards 2026, revealed from a shortlist of fourteen fantastic finalists on November 5 during the Annual Safeguarding Conference at Broadway House, London.
Now in its fifth year, SACPA’s annual awards celebrate outstanding individuals, teams, and organisations who go above and beyond to demonstrate exceptional commitment, innovation, and leadership in safeguarding and child protection across the UK and internationally.
It has been wonderful to see the SACPA awards grow in popularity in recent years. The entries are a true reflection of the important and ever-evolving safeguarding work taking place across sector workplaces to ensure child protection is instilled in organisational culture and practice.
Congratulations to this year’s winners:
- WINNER International Safeguarding Award: St George’s International School
Finalist: GEMS Education - WINNER Outstanding Commitment to Safeguarding Award: Review Consulting Ltd
Finalists: Active Learning Group, Chetham’s School of Music, Denstone College, Herts Young Homeless, TMP College and Queen Anne’s School, Caversham - WINNER Safeguarding Inclusion Award: TMP College
Finalist: Little Pioneers Cooperative Childcare - WINNER Safeguarding Initiative Award: Abingdon School
Finalists: Liverpool Football Club and Safeguarding HE
Alongside recognition for safeguarding excellence, all winners received a glass award alongside one year’s free SACPA membership.
“The winners showed efforts that went beyond compliance to establishing effective safeguarding culture in their setting.” said Mariya Ali, Director of SACPA. “Their commitment to creating safer environments for children, young people and vulnerable adults, is making a lasting difference to the lives of those they support. We are incredibly proud to recognise their achievements and celebrate the individuals and organisations driving positive change and raising standards across the safeguarding sector.”
Award winners were announced at the Annual Safeguarding Conference at Broadway House, London on November 5 and proved to be another fantastic collaboration of safeguarding expertise across multiple sectors.
Sponsored by Review Consulting Ltd, the event saw experts lead an insightful programme of important conversation on vital topics including compliance, reflective practice, safeguarding culture, the manosphere, trauma-informed workplaces, abuse in adolescent relationships, safeguarding implications of AI as well as KCSIE 2026 and Working Together guidance.
The awards proved a fitting conclusion to a successful conference. Thank you to all those who took the time to enter this year’s awards and congratulations once again to our deserving finalists and winners.
Interested in entering our awards and attending our conference next year? SACPA’s Annual Safeguarding Conference and Awards take place each autumn and provide a platform for professionals to share insights, celebrate best practice, and advance the safeguarding agenda across education, charity, sport, and public sectors and we look forward to seeing this grow further in years to come.
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