Resources
Our resources page offers practical tools to help you improve safeguarding in your organisation. Each item is clear, accessible and based on current legislation and real practice. You can use these materials to support day-to-day decisions, guide staff and strengthen internal systems. experience.
Whether you are leading a team, delivering frontline services or overseeing safeguarding arrangements at a strategic level, these materials are designed to help you build confidence and embed best practice across your organisation.
Expert guidance you can trust
Our specialists create every resource using their experience across criminal justice, education, sport and social care. We draw on active casework, current research and national standards so you receive guidance that is accurate and relevant. Each resource offers direct, practical advice you can put into place immediately.
As this library grows, you will find:
• guides that explain key safeguarding processes
• checklists you can use in daily practice
• tools to help managers review and improve systems
• insights that support our accredited training and consultancy
How it works
Choose the resource you need and complete our short form. We will send the file straight to your inbox so you can download and share it with your team. You will also join our mailing list, where we send topic-relevant updates and guidance to help you stay aligned with current safeguarding requirements.
Available resources
Reflective Supervision Template
A practical, interactive PDF designed to support meaningful safeguarding supervision across your team. Use it to guide reflective conversations, structure documentation, and strengthen your supervision culture.
Fully interactive Suitable for 1:1 or group sessions Ideal for DSLs, case leads, and managers
Use directly on-screen and store securely. Please use initials or pseudonyms where appropriate.
Match Day Safeguarding Basics Audit Checklist
Game day is high-pressure – safeguarding shouldn’t be left to chance.
This practical checklist is designed to help clubs quickly assess key safeguarding measures in place for match day and events. Covering areas such as visibility of safeguarding leads, staff and volunteer awareness, venue risks, and reporting processes, the tool helps identify strengths and highlight immediate gaps, before they become problems. Ideal for DSOs, welfare officers, and event organisers who want a fast, focused audit to ensure safeguarding is active, visible, and responsive on the day.
The Role of the LADO: What You Need to Know
The Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the management of allegations made against individuals who work or volunteer with children. Understanding their role is essential for ensuring that concerns are handled lawfully, proportionately and in line with statutory guidance.
This guide provides a clear overview of what the LADO does, what you can expect during the process and how your organisation should engage with them. Designed to support safeguarding leads, managers and DSLs in responding confidently and maintaining best practice when managing allegations.
Safeguarding Strategy Audit: A Practical Planning Checklist
Effective safeguarding doesn’t begin with inspection, it begins with intentional planning. Building a proactive, visible safeguarding strategy requires space for reflection, prioritisation, and cultural alignment.
This checklist offers a practical starting point for DSLs, safeguarding leads, and school leaders to assess where they are now and what’s needed for a stronger future. It’s designed to support confident strategy-setting by highlighting key focus areas, from supervision and culture to compliance and pupil voice.
Safeguarding Health check: A quick audit for Schools
A full audit can take time, but knowing where to start shouldn’t.
This quick safeguarding health check is designed to help schools reflect on key safeguarding areas in just a few minutes. With 10 high-level questions covering policy, training, culture, and pupil voice, it offers a simple way to spot strengths and flag early gaps.
Ideal for DSLs, school leaders, and governors who want a fast, focused overview, and a starting point for deeper safeguarding reflection.
Safeguarding Blog Library
Insight-led posts on audits, supervision, investigations and more
Our blog library brings together practical guidance, thought leadership, and frontline insight from across the safeguarding landscape.
Whether you’re a DSL, HR lead, DSO, or part of a central safeguarding team, you’ll find timely, relevant posts that support your work in:
The role and value of critical friends and consultancy
Insights from sector leaders on what “good” safeguarding leadership looks like
Managing and learning from safeguarding investigations
Building effective safeguarding supervision models
We publish new content regularly, shaped by client questions, consultancy outcomes, and the evolving needs of safeguarding professionals. Bookmark this space or sign up to our newsletter to stay updated on the latest posts