It was back in 2015 when I first proposed the idea of contextual safeguarding. It's an approach to child protection that was intended to assess, support, and where necessary intervene with, peer ...

Contextual Safeguarding is an approach developed in 2011 as a result of work carried out by DrCarlene Firmin, principal research fellow at the University of Bedfordshire (see expert view, below). Her ...

Pioneered by Dr Carlene Firmin at the University of Bedfordshire, Contextual Safeguarding as an approach is gathering pace - broadly welcomed by local authorities and the children's social work ...

As we approach the holidays, many are concerned about divisive conversations and disruptive moments at family events and ...

Surrey’s social workers talk about the changes and good practices that are now improving their day-to-day working lives Surrey’s improvement journey so far has been based on a vision set out by the ...

Apply(This will open in a new window from which you will be automatically redirected to an external site after 5 seconds) For over a decade, the Contextual Safeguarding Programme at Durham University ...

Railway Children is beginning the next phase of its Safeguarding Action Group, a three-year project designed to strengthen contextual safeguarding in and around transport hubs and along key routes in ...