Safeguarding Specialists

Safeguarding Specialists Safeguarding expert helping leaders reduce risk & strengthen governance.

Training | Consultancy | 🎤 Keynote Speaker

22+ yrs experience across UK, Ireland & Australia.
📧 Bookings:
[email protected] https://informedmindsconsultancy.com/product/safeguarding-children-young-people-mon-29th-nov-630pm-930pm-copy/

🛡️ Safeguarding isn’t just a policy – it’s everyone’s responsibility.Join our upcoming certified safeguarding training c...
30/05/2026

🛡️ Safeguarding isn’t just a policy – it’s everyone’s responsibility.

Join our upcoming certified safeguarding training courses this June and gain the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills to protect children and young people.

✅ Designated Child Protection Officer (DCPO) Training – 16 June
✅ Safeguarding Children & Young People – 23 June
📍 Live via Zoom or attend in Fintona
🎓 Certificate provided

Places are limited. Message us or email [email protected] to book.

Mental Health Awareness Week reminds us of something simple but powerful: talking can save lives.In my work across menta...
14/05/2026

Mental Health Awareness Week reminds us of something simple but powerful: talking can save lives.

In my work across mental health, safeguarding and forensics, I’ve seen what happens when people suffer in silence.

Creating psychologically safe spaces — in workplaces, families and communities — matters.

A few years ago, I shared a TEDx talk on su***de prevention and the power of conversation. If it helps even one person this week, it’s worth resharing.

🎥 TEDx talk attached.

ItsOkayToTalk https://www.ted.com/talks/sinead_welsh_what_s_the_point_talking_to_people_anyway?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedspread

Our CEO  was pleased to have contributed to the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme Mental Health Awareness booklet for ...
11/05/2026

Our CEO was pleased to have contributed to the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme Mental Health Awareness booklet for Mental Health Awareness Week.

There are some excellent, practical insights and tips throughout, and I’m proud to be alongside others helping to raise awareness and encourage meaningful conversations around mental health.

Prevention Innovation
Clinical Entrepreneur Programme

Having a policy won’t protect a child.What protects children is:• confident staff• clear decision-making• knowing when t...
26/04/2026

Having a policy won’t protect a child.

What protects children is:
• confident staff
• clear decision-making
• knowing when to act
• recording and escalating concerns

That’s the difference between compliance and safeguarding.

If you are responsible for those decisions — you need to be trained for them.

📅 DCPO Training (NI) – June
➡️ Message me to secure your place
or message my team directly at 📧 [email protected]

Who is safeguarding training actually for?Not just schools.Not just designated leads.It’s for anyone working with childr...
24/04/2026

Who is safeguarding training actually for?

Not just schools.
Not just designated leads.

It’s for anyone working with children.

✔ Paid or voluntary roles
✔ Community, sports, youth & faith settings
✔ Anyone responsible for children’s safety

Because when a concern arises —
you need to know what to do, and when to do it.

That’s where training makes the difference.

Swipe 👉 to see if this is for you.

📩 [email protected]

Our CEO  spent this morning surrounded by incredible female business owners at the  Women Who Mean Business event in  an...
24/04/2026

Our CEO spent this morning surrounded by incredible female business owners at the Women Who Mean Business event in and it’s always wonderful to see the .tm founders speak on stage and support each other and all the women there 💪👌🎤 All the speakers were brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Our CEO  was thrilled to attend the  Health Tech Spring Conference again this year at  where she was part of the The Ass...
24/04/2026

Our CEO was thrilled to attend the Health Tech Spring Conference again this year at where she was part of the The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Careers and Skills for innovation-based industries roundtable session on entrepreneurship with the amazing Jennifer Neff and Karim Mahmoud (Scotland based).👌

23/04/2026

Safeguarding is not just training — it’s protection, prevention, and accountability.Join my Safeguarding Children & Youn...
22/04/2026

Safeguarding is not just training — it’s protection, prevention, and accountability.

Join my Safeguarding Children & Young People (NI) session this June — designed to give you the confidence to recognise, respond, and record concerns effectively.

📅 23rd June 2026
⏰ 6–9PM
📍 Fintona & Live via Zoom

✔ Real-life scenarios
✔ Clear guidance (no jargon)
✔ Aligned with NI safeguarding expectations
✔ Practical, defensible decision-making

This is for anyone working with children, young people, or in community settings.

👉 Share with your team, network, and community groups — and book your place if this supports your role.

📧 [email protected]

SafeguardingTraining

Designated Child Protection Officer (DCPO) Training (NI)Being a Designated Child Protection Officer is not just a role.I...
21/04/2026

Designated Child Protection Officer (DCPO) Training (NI)

Being a Designated Child Protection Officer is not just a role.
It is accountability at the highest level.

You are the person who:
• Holds risk
• Makes threshold decisions
• Represents your organisation in safeguarding processes

That requires more than training — it requires confidence, clarity, and defensible leadership.

I’m delivering:

Designated Child Protection Officer Training (NI)
📅 Tues 16th June 2026
⏰ 6–9PM
📍 Fintona & Live via Zoom

Aligned to SBNI expectations, this session focuses on:
✔ Threshold decision-making and risk escalation
✔ Managing concerns and allegations
✔ Defensible recording and information sharing
✔ Governance, accountability and inspection readiness

You will leave with:
→ Clear decision-making frameworks
→ Stronger professional confidence
→ Practical tools you can use immediately

Because in safeguarding —
delay increases risk, but decisive leadership protects.

📩 To book: [email protected]

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