A highly committed and experienced safeguarding professional with over 19 years in primary education, including extensive leadership in child protection, pastoral care, and staff development. Holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Education and a BA (Hons) in Drama with Education Studies, alongside a robust portfolio of continuous safeguarding training, including DSL, Prevent, online safety, and risk assessment.
Proven track record of leading safeguarding strategy and embedding a culture of vigilance and care across the school community and the trust. Experienced in liaising with multi-agency teams, managing complex cases, and ensuring compliance with statutory guidance such as Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and Working Together to Safeguard Children.
Known for building strong, trusting relationships with pupils, families, and staff, and for championing the voice of the child in all safeguarding decisions. Passionate about early intervention, staff training, and developing clear, accountable systems that protect every child and empower every adult in the organisation to play an active safeguarding role.
Independent travel agent- ABTA and ATOL protected
11.6.25 Local authority district safeguarding network training
8.4.25 Decoding Adolescence: from Red pill
2.4.25 Education safeguarding committee
1.4.25 Gang culture
30.3.25 Allergy and anaphylaxis
27.3.25 Magic breakfast development group
25.3.25 Lincolnshire safeguarding update
1.3.25 Risk of A.I
27.2.25 Prevent training - multiagency
5.2.25 Designated teacher - voice of child
1.2.25 Modern day Slavery
5.12.24 Magic breakfast winter warmer
1.12.24 Drug awareness
27.11.24 Team teach level 1
26.11.24 Kinship care - designated teacher
25.11.24 DFE prevent in education update
18.11.24 Attendance casework
14.11.24 DSL Lincolnshire update
8.11.24 DSL refresher training
4.11.24 Prevent refresher
1.11.24 Missing in education
17.10.24 Previously looked after children
13.10.24 Attachment
1.10.24 whistleblowing
26.9.24 ECT induction tutor training
4.9.25 Managing low level concerns and allegations
4.9.24 KCSIE updates
1.9.24 child on child abuse
1.7.24 Google training- at Google accessibility
30.06.24 Behaviour outreach training - behaviour as communication
17.06.24 Safer recruitment update
01.06.24 Education psychologist- zones of regulation
14.03.24 Designated teacher
13.03.24 Attendance update
26.01.24 Prevent referrals
3.1.24 Prevent understand course 1 and 2 DFE
11.10.23 online safety training
05.10.23 DSl refresher
27.04.23 Extremism
13.03.23 Safeguarding partners
13.03.23 Lincolnshire domestic abuse service
8.3.23 Designated teacher - EPEP
3.1.23 DFE- sexting/harm
8.2.23 DEF- SCR
7.2.23 DEF- low level concerns
2.2.23 Role of designated teacher
9.8.22 De-escalation and physical intervention