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SUMMARY:Compliance 2026: Legal Duties\, Policy Change and Practice Conference
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £235\n🎧 DSLs\, safeguarding leads\, senior leaders\, pastoral leads\n📍 Online \n\nCourse overview: \nThe compliance landscape in education is evolving quickly. This one day conference will bring together the latest regulatory updates\, practical guidance\, and forward-looking insights to help delegates navigate this changing environment with confidence. The focus is on compliance\, accountability and implementation.  \nJoin us as we unpack latest changes to legal duties\, policy and practice and what these mean for your day-to-day responsibilities and wider organisational culture. From essential KCSiE updates and employment requirements to a clear breakdown of statutory safeguarding guidance implementations\, each expert-led session will guide delegates in translating policy into practice. \nWhether you’re responsible for safeguarding\, boarding provision\, inclusion strategy\, or health and wellbeing\, this conference offers a valuable opportunity to deepen your knowledge\, benchmark your practice\, and ensure you and your team are fully equipped for 2026 and beyond. \nBOOK NOW \n\nProgramme: \n09:30 – 10:30 \nSession 1: Preventative safeguarding and culture  \nThis session explores how to embed a proactive safeguarding culture\, with a focus on prevention strategies. It will cover upcoming RSE guidance from September 2026 and the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy\, supporting delegates to strengthen safeguarding across their setting. \nSpeaker:\nGaelle Sullivan\, Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA \n\n10:30 – 10:45 \nBreak \n\n10:45 – 11:45 \nSession 2: Statutory safeguarding guidance – what you must implement \nThis session provides clarity on key statutory safeguarding requirements\, focusing on updates to policies\, procedures\, and training. It will cover proposed changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2026\, helping delegates ensure their settings remain compliant and up to date.  \nSpeakers:\nDr Mariya Ali\, Director\, SACPA\nDale Wilkins\, Executive Director\, Scotland/Wales and Accredited/Compliance \n\n11:45 – 12:00 \nBreak \n\n12:00 – 13:00 \nSession 3: Equality\, inclusion and emerging compliance duties  \nThis session explores key developments in equality\, inclusion\, and safeguarding compliance. It will cover emerging guidance and reforms\, including gender-questioning guidance\, SEND changes\, pay gap reporting\, and Scotland’s RHSP update\, helping delegates navigate complex decisions with confidence.  \nSpeaker:\nGaelle Sullivan\, Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA\n \n\n13:00 – 14:00 \nLunch \n\n14:00 – 15:00 \nSession 4: Safety\, health and Duty of Care in practice \nThis session focuses on safety\, health\, and duty of care in practice\, supporting confident and defensible decision-making in high-risk situations. It will cover key guidance on restraint\, allergy management\, and the practical application of Martyn’s Law in operational settings.  \nSpeakers:\nMark Thomson\, Managing Director\, Watchword\nDr Mariya Ali\, Director\, SACPA\nDale Wilkins\, Executive Director\, Scotland/Wales and Accredited/Compliance\n \n\n15:00 – 15:15 \nBreak \n\n15:15 – 16:30 \nSession 5: Updates on: KCSIE and employment \nThis session will provide key updates on Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and employment-related safeguarding responsibilities. Delivered by expert speakers from Moore Barlow\, it will explore recent and upcoming changes\, the intersection between statutory guidance and employment law\, and what this means in practice for schools. Delegates will gain a clearer understanding of their legal obligations\, particularly in areas such as staff conduct\, safer recruitment\, and handling safeguarding concerns within an employment context.  \nSpeakers:\nCerys Cousins\, Solicitor\, Moore Barlow\nOlivia Stanton\, Senior Associate\, Moore Barlow \n\nCONFERENCE CLOSE: 16:30 \n\nSpeakers: \n \nCerys Cousins\, Solicitor\, Moore Barlow \nCerys joined Moore Barlow as a trainee solicitor in September 2022 and qualified as a solicitor in the Schools & Charities team in 2024. During her training contract\, Cerys also gained experience in the Court of Protection\, Personal Injury and Commercial teams. She graduated with a first-class LLB Law degree from the University of Essex in 2021\, before completing the LPC LLM in Professional Legal Practice at the University of Law in 2022. Outside of work\, Cerys enjoys sports including football (supporting Arsenal) and Formula 1\, as well as reading\, spending time with friends and walking my dogs\, Hector and Pepe. \n\n \nOlivia Stanton\, Senior Associate\, Moore Barlow \nOlivia is a Senior Associate in the independent schools and charities team\, specialising in employment and education law. She advises on safeguarding\, abuse allegations\, data protection\, subject access requests\, parent contracts\, and both contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Olivia drafts employment contracts\, policies and procedures\, and advises on the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. Her approach is to provide clear\, practical advice to help schools achieve their objectives. She joined Moore Barlow as a trainee solicitor\, having previously spent over five years working in the House of Commons. Outside work\, she enjoys travelling and exploring new places worldwide in my spare time. \n\nMark Thomson\, Managing Director\, Watchword \nMark Thomson is a former Army officer and Managing Director of Watchword Limited\, a specialist campus security company supporting education settings across the UK. Since founding Watchword in 2018\, Mark has helped education leaders strengthen security as an organisational responsibility\, integrating safeguarding\, governance\, risk management and daily operations. His work includes campus security risk assessments\, security strategy\, incident management planning and regulatory preparedness. Having spent seven years in the Army and a further ten years working in and supporting the education sector\, Mark provides practical\, sector-specific insight into how campuses can become safer\, better prepared and more resilient. His work has included supporting several of the largest college groups in the country and a world-renowned Russell Group university. \n\nDr Mariya Ali\, Director\, SACPA \nMariya Ali is Director of SACPA and an internationally recognised safeguarding and child protection expert. With over two decades’ multidisciplinary experience in legal\, academic\, advisory\, and leadership roles\, she is strongly committed to advancing child rights and welfare. Formerly Deputy Minister in the Maldives\, she led national reforms in child protection policy and legislation. Internationally\, she has worked with UNICEF\, Save the Children\, and Lumos Foundation on child sexual abuse\, exploitation\, and systems reform across South Asia and beyond. An academic and practitioner\, Mariya has published widely and specialises in trauma-informed\, survivor-centred\, and systems-based safeguarding approaches. \n\n \nGaelle Sullivan\, Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA \nGaelle is Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA and joined the BSA in January 2023. She is an experienced senior leader and has worked in a range of state and independent schools. She is a qualified SENCO and holds and Masters in Inclusive Education. Prior to joining the BSA\, Gaelle was Deputy Head Pastoral\, DSL and Head of Boarding at an all-girls independent school in the South-East. She is a trustee at a leading independent boarding school. \n  \n\n \nDale Wilkins\, Executive Director\, Scotland/Wales and Accredited/Compliance \nDale joined the BSA during Summer 2017 with responsibility for safeguarding and standards\, having previously been a course tutor since 1998.  Dale leads on all safeguarding\, inspection and compliance matters for BSA Group\, including liaising with ISI\, Ofsted and DfE in England\, and leading on the group’s work in Scotland and Wales. He trains and delivers consultancy extensively for BSA and SACPA and is Vice Chair of the Group’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Advisory Board (SAFCAB). \nFor 31 years Dale was a boarding practitioner. After boarding positions at Norwich School and Tettenhall College\, Dale became a Housemaster at Old Swinford Hospital in 1992\, and was promoted to Deputy Head in 2007\, and subsequently also DSL. He has also been a multi-agency trainer for the Dudley Safeguarding Children’s Board\, is a safeguarding trainer for the Methodist Church\, is a trustee of the National Youth String Orchestra and chair of a small performing arts charity. He also holds volunteer roles in sport and in the Scout Association.
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/compliance-2026-legal-duties-policy-change-and-practice-conference/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference,Online
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SUMMARY:Safer Organisations Conference
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £235\n🎧 DSLs\, Safeguarding leads\, Pastoral staff\, HR teams\, Governors\n📍 Online \nThis conference aims to support safeguarding leaders and practitioners to understand emerging digital harms\, review regulatory and technological responses\, and translate learning into safer organisational policies and practice. \nBOOK NOW \n\nProgramme: \n09:30 – 09:45 Digital safeguarding at a critical juncture \nThis session will discuss big picture trends from AI harm generation to regulatory shifts and child and youth mental health impacts. \nSpeaker: Mariya Ali\, Director of SACPA\, and Director of Safeguarding\, BSA Group \n09:45 – 10:30 Digital harms deep dive: tech-facilitated abuse and AI risks \nThis session will focus on how emerging technologies are changing the nature\, scale\, and concealment of abuse and what this means for organisational safeguarding responsibilities. \nChair: Mariya Ali\, Director of SACPA\, and Director of Safeguarding\, BSA Group \nSpeaker: Professor John Flood\, Professor of Law and Society\, Griffith University \n10:30 – 10:45 BREAK \n10:45 – 11:30 DBS checks and SCR \nThis session will focus DBS eligibility and how the  Single Central Record (SCR) functions as a critical safeguarding mechanism and how poor understanding\, weak ownership\, or over-reliance on compliance can leave organisations unsafe. \nChair: Kate Hollyer\, Executive Director (Legal)\, BSA Group & Director (Solicitor)\, BSA Legal\n \nSpeaker: Jordan Hayden\, Regional Safeguarding Outreach Officer\, DBS \n11:30 – 11:45 BREAK \n11:45 – 12:30 Practice\, culture and organisational safeguarding: youth voice \nThe focus of this session is on embedding safeguarding into the culture and everyday practices of organisations\, particularly around digital safety\, while actively involving young people in shaping these safe spaces. \nChair: Mariya Ali\, Director of SACPA\, and Director of Safeguarding\, BSA Group \nSpeaker: Jessica Bondy\, Founder of Words Matter \n12:30 – 13:15 LUNCH \n13:15 – 14:00 Why policies fail without reflective practice \nThe focus of this session is on embedding safeguarding into everyday workforce practice through supervision\, reflective thinking\, and relational approaches\, rather than relying solely on written policies or procedural checklists. \nChair: Mariya Ali\, Director of SACPA\, and Director of Safeguarding\, BSA Group \nSpeaker: Dr Sylvia B Smith FHEA \n14:00 – 14:15 BREAK \n14:15 – 15:00 Cultural competence and trauma-informed practice \nThis session will focus on why cultural humility and trauma-informed practice are critical to creating safe\, inclusive organisations where individuals feel understood\, respected\, and protected. It will explore how these approaches strengthen safeguarding by recognising lived experiences\, addressing systemic barriers\, and reducing harm. \nChair: Mariya Ali\, Director of SACPA\, and Director of Safeguarding\, BSA Group \nSpeaker: Kellie Strachan\, The Athena Programme.\n \n15:00 – 15:15 Break \n15:15 – 16:30 Why people don’t disclose and why organisations miss it: what modern neuroscience adds to organisational safety \nWe discuss attachment\, trauma and organisational safety\, with focus on modern neuroscience. \nChair: Mariya Ali\, Director of SACPA\, and Director of Safeguarding\, BSA Group \nSpeakers: Dr John Gibson\, DDP Practitioner\, Angus Burnett\, Senior leader in children’s services and education\, Nick Pidgeon\, Social worker and educational consultant \n16:30 Conference close \n\nSpeakers: \nDr Mariya Ali\, Director\, SACPA \nMariya Ali is Director of SACPA and an internationally recognised safeguarding and child protection expert. With over two decades’ multidisciplinary experience in legal\, academic\, advisory\, and leadership roles\, she is strongly committed to advancing child rights and welfare. Formerly Deputy Minister in the Maldives\, she led national reforms in child protection policy and legislation. Internationally\, she has worked with UNICEF\, Save the Children\, and Lumos Foundation on child sexual abuse\, exploitation\, and systems reform across South Asia and beyond. An academic and practitioner\, Mariya has published widely and specialises in trauma-informed\, survivor-centred\, and systems-based safeguarding approaches. \n\nJordan Hayden\, Regional Safeguarding Outreach Officer\, DBS \n\nProfessor John Flood\, Professor of Law and Society\, Griffith University \nProfessor John Flood specialises in technology and society\, the sociology of the legal profession\, globalisation of law\, and the impact of AI and blockchain on legal systems and regulation. His work spans legal ethics\, large law firms\, legal technology\, and cross-border law making\, and he has published five books and more than 175 articles\, chapters\, and reports. He has held academic chairs in four countries and received major international fellowships\, including the Exxon Fellowship in Ethics at Indiana University Bloomington\, the Jean Monnet Fellowship at European University Institute\, and a Leverhulme Research Fellowship in the UK. He is currently a Research Associate at UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies and Adjunct Professor of Law at Queensland University of Technology. In 2025\, he was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. \nAlongside his academic work\, Professor Flood advises law firms\, regulators\, and legal technology start ups internationally\, most recently serving as advisor on law\, society\, and technology to Larrg\, an Australian legal tech start up focused on access to justice. His research and commentary have been featured in outlets including the Financial Times and Australian Financial Review\, and he serves on multiple UK research peer review colleges and editorial boards\, including as General Editor of the journal Legal Ethics. \n\nAngus Burnett\,  Senior leader in children’s services and education \nAngus is a senior leader with extensive experience supporting children\, families and organisations\, and is committed to understanding how people learn\, grow and function in complex environments. His career spans residential care\, education\, CAMHS\, social work and the charity sector. Across these settings he’s led teams\, shaped safeguarding systems\, delivered service improvements and supported organisational development.  His approach blends clarity\, empathy and strategic thinking\, with a focus on helping individuals and teams work with more insight and confidence. Angus currently works at The Mulberry Bush Organisation. \n\n \nNick Pidgeon\, Social worker and educational consultant \nNick has worked in residential childcare\, and as a social worker\, a social work manager\, and a social work inspector. He became the second consultant this side of the Atlantic to the Residential Child Care Project at Cornell University\, New York. For over 30 years he worked with the project contributing to writing and reviewing training programmes and delivering these programmes for the university. He has been an independent consultant for over 20 years and has delivered training and consultancy throughout Britain and in five other countries on three continents – America\, Canada\, Australia\, Ireland\, and Russia. \n\nDr Sylvia B Smith (FHEA\, SWE Registered\, MBASW)  \nSylvia is Founder and Director of Incline Training Consultants Ltd\, specialising in social work education\, leadership development\, and anti-racist practice. Her doctoral research examined how psychoanalytical approaches can strengthen social work leadership. She offers reflective practice\, coaching\, and supervision to individuals\, groups\, and teams across the sector\, and is co-convenor of The Reflective Practice Research Network. Sylvia’s work includes commissioned evaluation of anti-racist practice strategy and supporting doctoral students in their research development. She hosts the Social Workers Matter podcast and serves as Vice Chair of a Fostering and Adoption Panel. \n\nDr John Gibson\, DDP Practitioner \nDr Gibson is a social worker by primary qualification and holds a Doctorate in Professional Studies from Middlesex University.  He is Certified Practitioner in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy.  He worked in residential childcare as a home manager for twenty years Barnardos and Belfast Central Mission.  He was consultant to the Residential Child Care Project at Corell University NY.  He lives in County Donegal\, Ireland where he a private practice in supporting foster cares and children.  He is also Reflective Practitioner Group Facilitator for two residential services providers in Ireland.  \n\nJessica Bondy\, Founder of Words Matter \nJessica Bondy is the Founder of Words Matter\, the charity on a mission to end verbal abuse of children by adults. She spent over 20 years in communications supporting some of the world’s leading organisations and brands and coaching and mentoring young people to help them realise their potential.Jessica founded Words Matter as a result of her own personal experience and that of the people she coached who had been so impacted by the words they had heard when growing up. \nWords Matter (www.wordsmatter.org) was launched in September 2023 and focuses on three things: research\, raising awareness and collaboration. \n\nKellie Strachan\, The Athena Programme \nKellie is an experienced social work professional with over 24 years of frontline practice across criminal justice\, child protection\, fostering\, and therapeutic support services. Qualified in England with a BSc (Hons) and Diploma in Social Work from the University of Huddersfield\, she has spent most of her career in Scotland. Her work has included offender rehabilitation\, complex child protection\, foster care support\, and trauma-informed practice. Kellie is passionate about understanding the long-term impact of trauma and early adversity\, and now delivers engaging\, research-informed training to social workers\, teachers\, foster carers\, and multi-agency professionals across the UK. \n\nKate Hollyer\, Partner and Director\, BSA Group Legal Services Ltd \nKate Hollyer is Executive Director (Legal) of BSA Group and Director of BSA Legal Services Ltd. A qualified solicitor with over 14 years’ experience in UK immigration law\, she advises and supports members on a full range of immigration matters. Before joining BSA in 2022\, Kate was Partner and Head of Department at a leading UK law firm\, where she built extensive expertise in complex immigration cases. Since 2014\, Kate has lived in boarding houses alongside her Housemaster husband\, giving her a unique\, first-hand perspective on the challenges and opportunities of boarding life.
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/safer-organisations-conference/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Online
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SUMMARY:Annual safeguarding conference
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £250 (Non member Delegate Fee includes 1 year SACPA membership)\n🎧 All those involved in safeguarding\n📍 Broadway House\, Tothill Street\, London SW1H 9NQ\n🏆 Winners announced for the Annual Safeguarding Awards (enter before October 1\, 2026) \n\nWith significant changes to safeguarding guidance now in effect\, this conference provides an essential update for safeguarding professionals across health\, social care\, sports\, and the voluntary sector. Focusing on Working Together 2026\, Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 and contemporary safeguarding practice\, delegates will gain practical insights into creating resilient organisations\, strengthening safeguarding culture and improving outcomes for children and young people. \nBOOK NOW \nThis event will be held jointly with: \n \n  \n\n09:30 – 10:00  Registration & refreshments \n\n10:00 – 10:15  Welcome: The safeguarding journey from regulation to reflection \nAn introduction to the conference theme\, exploring how regulation\, relationships\, reasoning and reflection contribute to effective safeguarding and resilient organisations. \n\nSpeaker: Mariya Ali\, Director of SACPA\n\n\n10:15 – 10:45  Regulate before we educate \nAn immersive movement-based opening experience demonstrating how regulation through movement and sensory experiences supports learning\, well-being and effective safeguarding practice. This session will also focus building on our cultural humility. \n\nSpeaker: Julene Robinson\, Movement Specialist\n\n\n10:45 – 11:00  Break \n\n11:00 – 11:45  Beyond compliance: reflective practice as a safeguarding intervention \nDiscover how reflective practice strengthens professional judgement\, support staff wellbeing and helps build a positive safeguarding culture. \n\nSpeaker: Dr Sylvia B Smith (FHEA\, SWE Registered\, MBASW)\n\n\n11:15 – 12:00  The child’s voice in action: Recruitment\, culture and accountability \nLearn how involving children in recruitment and organisational decision making can strengthen safeguarding culture and accountability. \n\nSpeaker: Tricia Young\, BBC\, Children in Need\n\n\n12:00 – 12:15  How critical are young people’s voice in the discussion of the manosphere?    \n\nSpeaker: Jemima Corcoran\, Student\, UCL\n\n\n12:15 – 12:45  Panel Discussion Trauma-informed workplaces  \nExplore how psychologically safe workplaces\, informed by care experience\, can improve wellbeing\, retention and safeguarding practice.  \n\nSpeakers: Mariya Ali\, Louis Donald\,\nChair: Dale Wilkins\n\n\n12:45 – 13:30 Lunch \n\n13:30 – 14:15  Teenage relationship abuse: recognising coercion\, control and harm \nGain practical insights into recognising and responding to abuse in adolescent relationships\, including coercive control and technology- facilitated harm. \n\nSpeaker: Maddi Brunker\, Head of Adult Services at Tender Education and Arts\n\n\n14:15 – 15:00  Safeguarding in 2026: Working Together\, KCSIE and what inspectors expect \nA practical update on the latest safeguarding\, legislation and inspection expectations for education and safeguarding professionals. \n\nSpeaker: Kevin Hartley\, Senior Consultant for the NSPCC\n\n\n15:00 – 15:15 Refreshments \n\n15:15 – 15:45  Artificial intelligence\, sport and safeguarding \nExplore the safeguarding implications of AI\, deepfakes\, digital identity and emerging online risks for children and young people. \n\nSpeaker: Rosalind Harrison\, Social Media and Content Marketer\n\n\n15:45 – 16:30  Closing keynote: why regulation\, relationships and resilience in key for effective safeguarding \nBringing together the day’s key themes\, this keynote explores how organisations can embed resilient\, relationship-based safeguarding cultures. \n\nSpeaker: Dr Jessica Taylor\, CEO – VictimFocus\, PhD\, AFBPsS\, CPsychol\, FRSA\, PGDip\n\n\n16:30 – 16:45  Annual safeguarding awards and close \nThe SACPA Awards are held annually each autumn to celebrate and recognise outstanding contributions to safeguarding and child protection. Interested in entering? Find out more here. Please note\, entries will close on October 1\, 2026. \n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\n\n\nDr Jessica Taylor\, CEO – VictimFocus\, PhD\, AFBPsS\, CPsychol\, FRSA\, PGDip \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Jessica Taylor is a Chartered Psychologist\, multi-Sunday Times bestselling author\, and internationally recognised expert in victimology\, trauma\, and forensic psychology. As CEO of VictimFocus\, she leads the organisation’s strategic direction\, national influence\, and international partnerships. Her work spans the development of evidence-based psychological theory\, high-impact resources\, service frameworks\, and consultancy models used across health\, justice\, education\, and social care.\nWith a wealth of frontline experience working directly with victims and survivors\, Jessica brings a grounded\, practice-informed perspective to her research and leadership. A leading voice in the development of trauma-informed\, anti-oppressive frameworks for systems and services\, she has advised on national policing strategies\, government policy\, and institutional reform in the UK and internationally. Her expertise helps organisations stay ahead of the curve\, align with national guidance and inspection standards\, and implement meaningful\, systemic change. Through her research\, writing\, and public engagement\, she has played a key role in transforming understanding of victim blaming\, trauma-informed practice\, and institutional responses to abuse. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPatricia (Tricia) Young\, Interim Director Impact and Influence BBC Children in Need \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nKevin Hartley\, Senior Consultant for the NSPCC \n \nKevin Hartley is a Senior Consultant for the NSPCC. Kevin has worked in secondary education for almost 30 years\, initially as an English teacher\, but later as a Pastoral Lead and then as a member of senior leadership.\nFor most of his career he has been involved in safeguarding and spent 12 years as a DSL in a busy\, diverse 11-18 Academy. He has contributed to the development of policies and procedures at both school and Trust level. \nKevin now works in the NSPCC consultancy service which supports schools and other organisations in developing their safeguarding practices. \n\nJulene Robinson\, Movement Specialist \n \nJulene is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist\, scientist\, and wellbeing practitioner. A Master’s graduate of Rose Bruford College who also holds a BSc in Environmental Chemistry she combines artistic practice with scientific inquiry to explore leadership\, resilience\, and human flourishing. A trained yoga and meditation instructor\, Julene integrates a mind-body-spirit approach into her creative practice\, championing wellbeing\, healing\, and sustainable creativity. Recognised by Arts Council England as a global leader in theatre and performance\, Julene’s work centres on the power of storytelling to inspire personal and social transformation. Through performance\, facilitation\, and research\, she empowers artists\, leaders\, and communities to cultivate resilience\, lead with authenticity\, and build cultures of care. \n\nDr Sylvia B Smith (FHEA\, SWE Registered\, MBASW) \n \nSylvia is Founder and Director of Incline Training Consultants Ltd\, specialising in social work education\, leadership development\, and anti-racist practice. Her doctoral research examined how psychoanalytical approaches can strengthen social work leadership. She offers reflective practice\, coaching\, and supervision to individuals\, groups\, and teams across the sector\, and is co-convenor of The Reflective Practice Research Network. Sylvia’s work includes commissioned evaluation of anti-racist practice strategy and supporting doctoral students in their research development. She hosts the Social Workers Matter podcast\, serves as Vice Chair of a Fostering and Adoption Panel and is currently one of the guest editors for a special issue of the British Journal of Social Work due for publication in the autumn. \n\nRosalind Harrison\, Social Media and Content Marketer \n \nRos Harrison is a social media and video content specialist who supports schools and child-focused organisations in using online communications safely. Ros has 20 years of experience working with children and young people in both the public and third sectors\, including facilitating safeguarding and CEOP training for local authority youth workers and developing domestic abuse awareness programmes for staff and pupils in primary settings. With 15 years of experience as a digital marketer\, specialising in GDPR and compliance\, across professional services and local authorities\, she now helps schools develop effective management systems and robust safeguarding practices when representing themselves on social media through her business\, Harrison Media Solutions. \n\nJemima Corcoran\, Student\, UCL \n \nJemima Corcoran is a final-year undergraduate at UCL\, studying English Literature and Language. She has spent the last year as Editor at EdFringe Review and has recently entered the role Editor-in-Chief at UCL’s media outlet\, Pi Online for 2026-7\, having previously worked as their Lifestyle & Culture section editor. Originally from Brighton\, she has a strong interest in animal welfare\, environmental issues\, and women’s rights. A regular contributor to Pi Online\, her work ranges from theatre reviews and investigative lifestyle features to political commentary\, earning her Top Ten shortlist recognition at the SPA National Awards for both Best Lifestyle Piece and Best Culture Writer. Jemima has also worked as an on-screen presenter for PiTV at UCL\, where she conducted interviews on student culture\, politics\, and current issues. She has had her articles shared by Zack Polanski\, Deborah Frances White\, and Tom Read Wilson. She aims to pursue a career in journalism and media after graduating. \n\nMaddi Brunker\, Head of Adult Services at Tender Education and Arts\, \nMaddi brings over 13 years of experience working within the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector. Her career spans frontline service delivery\, management of an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) service\, and leadership in preventative education and intervention programmes. Maddi has delivered specialist training on domestic abuse and sexual violence for adult safeguarding boards\, local authorities\, universities\, and educational settings. She has also contributed to research led by Durham University in partnership with Galop\, and to parliamentary reports produced by SafeLives\, helping to inform policy and practice across the sector. \n\nLouis Donald FRSA\, Founder & Principal Safeguarding Partner of EduShield and a former Executive Education (Safeguarding) Director at a nationwide multi-academy trust. \nLouis is recognised nationally for expertise in safeguarding\, inspection readiness\, crisis management\, and school improvement across multi-academy trusts. Louis has advised the Department for Education on safeguarding policy\, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic\, and is the first education professional to qualify as a Gold Multi-Agency Strategic Commander. He chairs the Queen Street Group Safeguarding Directors Forum\, sits on the NASSA board\, and serves on the British Army’s Independent Advisory Group. Trusted for his calm\, strategic leadership\, Louis supports leaders navigating complex Safeguarding challenges. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Mariya Ali\, Director\, SACPA \nMariya is an internationally recognised safeguarding and child protection expert with over 20 years’ multidisciplinary experience. She has held senior advisory\, academic\, legal\, and leadership roles\, including serving as Maldives Minister of Gender\, Family\, and Human Rights\, leading reforms in child protection law and policy. Internationally\, she has advised UNICEF\, UNDP\, and ECPAT on child sexual abuse\, exploitation\, and protection systems. Holding qualifications in law and child psychology\, she has published widely on child rights\, online safety\, and trauma-informed practice. Mariya’s strategic vision\, policy expertise\, and frontline insight equip her to bring both global perspective and local understanding to SACPA’s mission. \n\nDale Wilkins\, Executive Director\, Scotland/Wales and Accredited/Compliance \nDale joined the BSA during Summer 2017 with responsibility for safeguarding and standards. In July 2019 he also assumed responsibility for the BSA’s training programme\, including both day seminars and accredited training courses. Dale leads on all safeguarding and inspection matters for the BSA\, including managing the Commitment to Care Charter\, the annual Safeguarding Conference\, the Safeguarding Forum. He has also developed a process of BSA Accreditation for our overseas members.\nFor 31 years Dale was a boarding practitioner. After boarding positions at Norwich School and Tettenhall College\, Dale became a Housemaster at Old Swinford Hospital in 1992\, and was promoted to Deputy Head in 2007\, and subsequently also DSL. He has also been a multi-agency trainer for the Dudley Safeguarding Children’s Board and has been closely involved in inspection in state and independent boarding since 2002. Dale had previously been a BSA course tutor since 1998 and developed the BSA Self-Assessment Toolkit.
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/annual-safeguarding-conference-3/
LOCATION:Broadway House\, London\, London\, SW1H 9NQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference,In-person
ORGANIZER;CN="BSA":MAILTO:hello@bsa.org
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270210T163000
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SUMMARY:Digital Safeguarding Conference
DESCRIPTION:  \n🏷️ From £235\n🎧 All those working with children\, young people or vulnerable individuals\, including DSLs\, DSOs and DDSLs\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up \n\nIn an age where digital technology is included in every part of life; from education and work to social life\, the practice of safeguarding has fundamentally changed. Especially in the digital landscape.  Protecting young people and vulnerable individuals today means engaging with complex online environments and emerging digital risks\, not just traditional face-to-face contexts.  The Digital Safeguarding Conference is a practical\, forward-looking event for professionals dedicated to evolving safeguarding practice to keep pace with digital transformation. You’ll gain fresh insights from expert voices\, explore real-world challenges from AI to online harms\, and be equipped with strategies you can apply immediately in your organisation or as a parent.  \nBOOK NOW \n\nProgramme:\n\n09:00 – 09:15 \nWelcome and Introduction \nSetting the scene for the day by exploring how technology is reshaping childhood and the opportunities and challenges this presents for safeguarding professionals. \nSpeaker: TBC  \n\n09:15 – 09:30 – BREAK \n\n09:30 – 10:15 \nChildhood Reimagined: Development\, Identity and Wellbeing in a Connected World \nExplore how digital environments are influencing children’s development\, identity\, resilience and wellbeing\, and what this means for safeguarding practice. \nSpeaker: TBC  \n\n10:15 – 10:30 – BREAK \n\n10:30 – 11:15 \nIf Attachment Is the Vaccine\, Are We Investing Enough in Relationships? \nSpeaker: Sharon Kuhn\, \nExamine the protective role of trusted relationships and belonging in helping children navigate an increasingly digital world. \n\n11:15 – 11:30 – BREAK \n\n11:30 – 12:15 \nTrauma Has Gone Digital \nUnderstand how online experiences can impact children’s emotional wellbeing and explore trauma-informed approaches to responding to digital harm.   \nSpeaker: TBC  \n\n12:15 – 13:00 Lunch \n\n13:00 – 13:45  \nThe Search for Belonging: Radicalisation\, Racism and Digital Childhoods: A flagship conference session \nExplore how children’s need and identity and belonging can make them vulnerable to online radicalisation\, hate\, misinformation and harmful online communities. \nSpeaker: TBC  \n\n13:45 – 14:00 – BREAK \n\n14:00 – 14:30 \nThe Parents We Need\, The Parents We Have \nDiscover how professionals can support parents to build children’s digital resilience\, strengthen relationships and navigate the challenges of raising children in an AI- enabled world. \nSpeaker: TBC  \n\n14:30 – 15:00 \nWhat Can the World Teach Us About Childhood?  \nAn international perspective on children’s rights\, digital wellbeing and innovative approaches to safeguarding children in an increasingly connected world. \nSpeaker: TBC  \n\n15:00 – 15:15 – BREAK \n\n15:15 – 15:45 \nWhat Must Safeguarding Become? Future Skills for the Safeguarding Workforce \nExplore the knowledge\, leadership and organisational capabilities needed to prepare the safeguarding workforce for emerging challenges. \nSpeaker: TBC  \n\n15:45 – 16:15 \nChildren’s Voices: Growing Up in a Connected World \nHear directly from young people as they share their experiences of growing up online and what they believe adults need to understand about safety\, relationships and belonging. \nSpeaker: TBC  \n\n16:15 – 16:30 \nClosing Reflections: From Protection to Flourishing \nA closing reflection on how safeguarding can move beyond preventing harm to creating conditions that enable every child to flourish in a digital world. \n\n 
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/digital-safeguarding-conference-4/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference,Online
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270416T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270416T163000
DTSTAMP:20260805T145325Z
CREATED:20260805T145325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T145325Z
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SUMMARY:Safeguarding International Students Conference
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £235\n🎧 DSLs/CPOs\, International Student Leads\, Pastoral & Boarding Staff\, International Child Protection Leads\, Lawyers\, Law Enforcement Officers\, Senior Leaders\, Guardianship & Homestay Providers\n📍 Online (conference)\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up \n\nCourse Outline: \nThis one-day conference provides safeguarding professionals with a global lens on protecting international students in an increasingly complex and polarised world. Participants will explore how geopolitical instability\, cultural identity\, transnational extremism\, digital risk and cross-border care arrangements impact safeguarding responsibilities in education settings. Through expert-led sessions and case clinics\, delegates will strengthen their understanding of culturally responsive practice\, online harm\, guardianship accountability and proportionate responses to emerging risks. The programme combines strategic insight with practical tools to support ethical\, legally sound and trauma-informed safeguarding across international contexts. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nGeopolitical instability and its impact on international student vulnerability\nCulturally responsive safeguarding and building trust across identities\nTransnational extremism\, radicalisation risks and proportionate safeguarding responses\nGuardianship\, homestays and cross-border accountability\nOnline harm\, digital risk and global safeguarding challenges\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nUnderstand how global conflict\, migration and polarisation shape safeguarding risk\nApply culturally informed approaches to disclosures and student engagement\nRecognise indicators of transnational extremism and respond appropriately\nNavigate safeguarding responsibilities across borders and shared care arrangements\nIdentify and respond to online harm affecting international students\n\nBOOK NOW
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/safeguarding-international-students-conference-2/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This webinar will be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference,Online
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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