Safeguarding Specialists

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Safeguarding Expert - Training Delivery & Policy Writing. 🎤 International Speaker, author.
☀️ Co-Founder of Herizonary Trade Missions

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Proud to be a co-author of Mental Wealth 📖My chapter focuses on preventative mental health — building awareness, resilie...
15/02/2026

Proud to be a co-author of Mental Wealth 📖
My chapter focuses on preventative mental health — building awareness, resilience and systems before crisis occurs.

The other co-authors are excellent, each bringing thoughtful, practical and diverse perspectives that genuinely add depth and value to this book.

Highly recommended:
✔️ for yourself
✔️ as a meaningful gift for someone you care about
✔️ for teams and organisations committed to wellbeing, leadership and sustainable performance

A powerful collective read with real-world relevance.

MentalHealthAtWork

CulturePolicies don’t safeguard people.Culture does.And culture is created by: • What leaders challenge • What leaders r...
14/02/2026

Culture

Policies don’t safeguard people.
Culture does.

And culture is created by:
• What leaders challenge
• What leaders reward
• What leaders ignore

Leadership isn’t just shaped on stages.It’s shaped in honest conversations about risk, accountability and decision-makin...
13/02/2026

Leadership isn’t just shaped on stages.

It’s shaped in honest conversations about risk, accountability and decision-making under pressure.

These are the conversations we bring to boardrooms and conference stages — grounded in leadership experience, best practice, safeguarding and governance.

2026: raising the standard of leadership conversations.

.tm

HERIZONARY is where women connect, grow and take their business global 🌍✨Herizonary create curated trade missions, strat...
07/02/2026

HERIZONARY is where women connect, grow and take their business global 🌍✨
Herizonary create curated trade missions, strategic rooms and real opportunities — not just inspiration.

Join us 9th March for our next info session and find out what’s coming next.

👉 Follow .tm for the registration link.

In Safeguarding and leadership safety comes from the uncomfortable conversations that need to be had early on.Escalation...
04/02/2026

In Safeguarding and leadership safety comes from the uncomfortable conversations that need to be had early on.
Escalation = Protection

Question for leaders:What does excellent safeguarding leadership look like in your organisation?For us, it’s:🔴 Escalatin...
01/02/2026

Question for leaders:
What does excellent safeguarding leadership look like in your organisation?

For us, it’s:
🔴 Escalating risk early
🟠 Assuring quality and defensible practice
🟢 Strengthening governance and oversight

Because safeguarding is not an event.
It’s a system.

What would you add?



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Forensic Leadership LessonsIn my experience, risk rarely arrives loudly.It arrives quietly — in patterns.📌 increased inc...
31/01/2026

Forensic Leadership Lessons

In my experience, risk rarely arrives loudly.
It arrives quietly — in patterns.

📌 increased incidents
📌 inconsistent recording
📌 low morale
📌 unclear escalation
📌 “we thought someone else was dealing with it”

Safeguarding isn’t only about responding to an incident.
It’s about recognising system signals early.

That’s why strong organisations don’t wait for harm to happen.
They create systems where:
✅ concerns are escalated
✅ practice is consistent
✅ governance is tight
✅ staff are trained and supported
✅ leadership grip is visible

Safeguarding is leadership.

Culture

Not an easy post.Safeguarding and abuse can be triggering topics — but awareness is part of prevention.Key takeaway from...
30/01/2026

Not an easy post.

Safeguarding and abuse can be triggering topics — but awareness is part of prevention.

Key takeaway from training delivered across NI this week:
🛑 Abuse thrives in silence and blurred boundaries.
✅ Prevention starts with early action, professional curiosity, and clear escalation.

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Always.

Image source: Unsplash

FLASHBACK: NYC Trade Mission 2024 🇺🇸✨New York has a way of reminding you who you are.Not just a city…A standard.In 2024 ...
29/01/2026

FLASHBACK: NYC Trade Mission 2024 🇺🇸✨

New York has a way of reminding you who you are.

Not just a city…
A standard.

In 2024 we took women founders to NYC and watched confidence, clarity and ambition rise in real time.

Big rooms. Bigger conversations.
And a vision that got even louder.

2026 is coming… and it’s going to be next level. Message our team at .tm for more details.

Leadership GlobalVision

Safeguarding is not just a policy.It’s a daily practice.Today I was reminded again that high-quality safeguarding comes ...
29/01/2026

Safeguarding is not just a policy.
It’s a daily practice.

Today I was reminded again that high-quality safeguarding comes down to three things:

✅ Clear boundaries
✅ Confident professional judgement
✅ Strong governance

In my work across forensic services and safeguarding consultancy, the strongest organisations don’t just respond to risk — they anticipate it, escalate early, and act decisively.

Because safeguarding isn’t about blame.
It’s about preventing harm, protecting people, and maintaining trust.

If we want safer services, we need leaders who:
• don’t minimise early warning signs
• don’t tolerate “workarounds”
• and don’t wait until something becomes serious to intervene

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility — but leadership sets the standard.

I delivered another important Safeguarding training tonight to social work and social care professionals — on their poli...
27/01/2026

I delivered another important Safeguarding training tonight to social work and social care professionals — on their policies, procedures, and case studies that reflect real practice.

Because effective safeguarding lives in what staff do, not just what documents say.

Safeguarding training isn’t a tick-box exercise — it changes systems.This week I delivered bespoke safeguarding training...
24/01/2026

Safeguarding training isn’t a tick-box exercise — it changes systems.

This week I delivered bespoke safeguarding training focused on the practical realities staff are facing in today’s services — including the safe and ethical use of mobile phones.

A key outcome was strengthening governance through:
✅ implementation of a clear Mobile Phone Policy
✅ reinforcement of Safeguarding Policy and reporting pathways
✅ expectations re professional boundaries
✅ improved recording and escalation standards

When policy is understood in real-world scenarios, staff confidence grows — and risk reduces.

Safeguarding isn’t about suspicion.
It’s about prevention, accountability, and protecting people’s dignity.

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