Why we’re helping
About Safeguarding Guru
Our mission is to build knowledge, skills and confidence for people and organisations to create safer settings.
Our expertise, e-learning, training, interactive tools, and certifications are available to individuals and organisations working with children, young people, and adults at risk.
We are the team behind Safeguarding Network, an organisation trusted by schools and education settings across the UK.
Safer Setting Check
Test your current safeguarding arrangements and create an action plan to inform how you can develop your service.
Safer Setting Policy Builder
Make sure your safeguarding policies and procedures are fit for purpose and reflect current best practices.
Training, support and consultancy
Equip everyone in your organisation with the right level of knowledge and skills to support children, young people, and adults at risk.
Who we are
Safeguarding Guru has been developed by the team behind Safeguarding Network to meet the critical need for safeguarding support, guidance, and resources for 'out of school settings' working with children, young people, and also adults at risk. Our approach is based on statutory guidance and best practices.
In 2023, the Department for Education published findings from a pilot study conducted in 16 local authority areas over 18 months. The pilot explored how local authorities identify, support, and supervise non-school settings that provide activities for children and young people, including the management of staff and volunteers. The study revealed that these settings are often unknown to local authorities, presenting significant safeguarding risks.
Safeguarding Guru is here to specifically support out-of-school settings such as uniformed organisations, sports clubs, charities, afterschool clubs, supplementary schools, faith-based organisations, and everything in between. Our goal is to ensure you have the tools and resources needed to maintain a safe environment for all.
Our values
We help build confidence in safeguarding.
We help people and organisations create safer settings for everyone.
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We believethat everyone has a right to, and can thrive, in a safe setting.
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We believenothing is more important than ensuring everyone is safe.
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We believethat safeguarding must be paramount in all considerations when providing settings for children, young people, and adults a risk.
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We understand.Safeguarding cannot be done alone. Working together can make a difference.
What we do
We work with leaders, staff, and volunteers to ensure they can follow a simple pathway through the systems, safety, and practices needed to ensure everyone can thrive with your organisation.
To do this we provide cost-effective tools, information, training and support, designed to ensure that everyone who works or volunteers for your organisation has the right level of knowledge and skills to support children, young people, and adults at risk.
Everything we do is based on robust guidance, research and best practice to enable you to take action to improve your setting.
Safeguarding Guru membership benefits
- Simple processes for complex issues.
Safeguarding can be hard. Our simple approach will walk you through the actions you need to take to ensure safer settings for everyone.
- Build your safeguarding knowledge, skills, and confidence.
We save you time and effort so you can focus your energies on running activities to enable your children, young people, and adults at risk can thrive in a safe setting.
- Supporting you to make a difference.
It's Better Working Together. We are with you every step of your journey to achieve safer settings.
- A clear path to a safe setting.
Successfully implementing our Safer Setting Health Check Modules means every member organisation knows what they must do to achieve a safe setting.
- Trusted, affordable and effective expertise.
High quality safeguarding knowledge and experience from the team behind Safeguarding Network - trusted by schools and education settings across the UK.
Questions and help
Our team is on hand to answer any queries you may have.
Get in touch to find out more.
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