10 August 2026 · 6 min read
Missing from care: recording episodes and running return interviews properly
A missing episode doesn't end when a young person walks back through the door. What happens in the days after — the interview, the record, the pattern-spotting — is where most of the real safeguarding value sits.
30 July 2026 · 5 min readHow to log a safeguarding incident correctly
The record of what happened matters almost as much as the response itself. Here's what a safeguarding incident log needs to hold up to later scrutiny.
18 May 2026 · 5 min readSerious incident notifications: what counts, and when to report
Some events leave no real ambiguity about whether to notify. The harder cases sit closer to the line — and that's exactly where a clear internal process matters most.
14 May 2026 · 5 min readBuilding a safeguarding culture that survives a bad day
Policies read well in a file. What actually protects young people is whether staff report the small things, on the day they happen, without hesitating.