South Tees Safeguarding Team

17/03/2026

Children in your community need you! 🫵🏽

To mark National Child Exploitation Awareness Day tomorrow, we want to encourage professionally curious people to become Community Guardians - volunteers who act as 'eyes and ears' to spot the signs of exploitation of children.

You'll receive specialist training to identify the warning signs that children are being groomed and tell you how you can share your concerns with authorities.

You might work in a public-facing role, such as in a shop or leisure venue. Or you might be a worried parent with good knowledge of local children and their behaviour.

It's easy to become a Community Guardian. Funded by Police and Crime Commissioner Matt Storey, experts at the Ivison Trust will take you through a two-hour training course, delivered remotely on Microsoft Teams.

Interested in protecting children in your community?

Sign up ➡️ https://ivisontrust.org.uk/communityguardians/

09/03/2026

Cases of self-neglect are difficult and often complicated to manage. The video below from North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board offers some guidance on what you can do.

05/03/2026

A recent safeguarding audit of Section 42 concerns forms raised across the trust has showed a clear area of improvement is around Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP).

This is an initiative which aims to develop a person-centred and outcomes focus to safeguarding work in supporting people to improve or resolve their circumstances.

MSP is applicable to all agencies working with adults in relation to safeguarding, including those at the initial stages of a Safeguarding Concern being identified.

Please follow the link below for further guidance about this from Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board.

Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP) is an initiative which aims to develop a person-centred and outcomes focus to safeguarding work in supporting people to

20/02/2026

This week we have raised awareness of Transitional Safeguarding for young people moving into adulthood.

• We delivered a joint event with the Children’s Partnerships, bringing together insights from both children’s and adults’ safeguarding.
• Resources from both Children’s and Adults’ Safeguarding are now available on our campaign page to strengthen understanding and support practice.
• Together, we have highlighted the importance of Transitional Safeguarding and the need for coordinated support as young people move into adulthood.

Visit the campaign webpage for further resources on Transitional Safeguarding and for information on how to report a concern for an adult or a child: https://www.tsab.org.uk/campaigns-and-initiatives/calendar-and-key-dates/a-spotlight-on-transitional-safeguarding/

19/02/2026

This week during “A Spotlight on Transitional Safeguarding for Young People into Adulthood” Campaign we held an online event for professionals. The event focused on:

✅Exploring real-life learning from the Evie Safeguarding Adult Review.

✅Gaining a deeper insight into transitional safeguarding & strengthen your safeguarding practice.

✅Transitional safeguarding calls on all professionals to move beyond child/adult service silos and work together for young people at this critical stage of life.

This session has highlighted how Evie’s story reinforces why transitional safeguarding needs to be everyone’s responsibility.

18/02/2026

There are often crossovers between children and adult safeguarding and therefore it is recognised that people who work with children and/or adults greatly benefit from having access to a wide range of safeguarding courses available in one place.

TSAB and the Safeguarding Children Partnership’s jointly commission our e-learning platform – complete some E-Learning TODAY!

Visit the campaign webpage for information on E-Learning and further resources on Transitional Safeguarding:
https://www.tsab.org.uk/campaigns-and-initiatives/calendar-and-key-dates/a-spotlight-on-transitional-safeguarding/
There are often crossovers between children and adult safeguarding and therefore it is recognised that people who work with children and/or adults greatly benefit from having access to a wide range of safeguarding courses available in one place.

TSAB and the Safeguarding Children Partnership’s jointly commission our e-learning platform – complete some E-Learning TODAY!

Visit the campaign webpage for information on E-Learning and further resources on Transitional Safeguarding:
https://www.tsab.org.uk/campaigns-and-initiatives/calendar-and-key-dates/a-spotlight-on-transitional-safeguarding/

17/02/2026

Transitional Safeguarding is an “approach to safeguarding adolescents and young adults fluidly across developmental stages which builds on the best available evidence, learns from both children’s and adult safeguarding practice and which prepares young people for their adult lives.”

Watch this short animation to find out more about Transitional Safeguarding.

Visit the campaign page for further resources on Transitional Safeguarding: https://www.tsab.org.uk/campaigns-and-initiatives/calendar-and-key-dates/

If you are concerned an adult is being neglected or abused, then please visit TSAB’s report abuse page for further guidance: https://www.tsab.org.uk/report-abuse/

If you are concerned about a child or young person’s welfare visit the following websites for further guidance:
Stockton & Hartlepool – https://www.hsscp.co.uk/
Middlesbrough & Redcar and Cleveland - https://stscp.co.uk/report-safeguarding-concern/

https://vimeo.com/794130649

This short animation sets out what Transitional Safeguarding is and why it matters. It is intended to be highly accessible, rather than a resource for those who…

16/02/2026

Newsletter – November 2025

Newsletters are issued every quarter and provide a round-up of the news from the Board, along with other pieces of recent local and national information

16/02/2026

Safeguarding Champions Bulletin – October 2025 & January 2026

The TSAB Safeguarding Champions initiative builds on the skills and knowledge of professionals who work with or have contact with adults who have care and

16/02/2026

Practice Guidance for Reporting Medication incidents Into Safeguarding - from TSAB

16/02/2026

This week, TSAB, Hartlepool & Stockton’s Safeguarding Children’s Partnership & South Tees Safeguarding Children’s Partnership are raising awareness of transitions for young people into adulthood.
We’re highlighting the need to “think beyond child/adult silos”, as risks and trauma don’t stop at 18. Many young people continue to face:
• Early trauma
• Placement moves
• Caring responsibilities
• Ongoing mental health concerns, including su***de risk
• Gaps between services
We must work together to ensure young people are supported and not left behind.
👉 Read more in the Evie Safeguarding Adult Review Learning Briefing:
https://www.tsab.org.uk/professionals/safeguarding-adult-review-sar-reports/learning-briefing-evie-safeguarding-adult-review/

If you are concerned an adult is being neglected or abused, then please visit TSAB’s report abuse page for further guidance: https://www.tsab.org.uk/report-abuse/

If you are concerned about a child or young person’s welfare visit the following websites for further guidance:
Stockton & Hartlepool – https://www.hsscp.co.uk/
Middlesbrough & Redcar and Cleveland - https://stscp.co.uk/report-safeguarding-concern/

04/02/2026

‼️TRIGGER WARNING‼️

NHS support for survivors of sexual assault and abuse

Just 1 in 6 people tell a healthcare professional after being r***d or sexual assaulted.

Whenever it happened, NHS SARCs are here for you, and you can turn to them for specialist support. They’ll listen and care for you in a place that is safe. Search ‘NHS SARCs’ or go to NHS.uk/SARCs to find your local service.

Find out about sexual assault and r**e, where to get help and whether it has to be reported to the police, plus how to find a sexual assault referral centre.