Child Protection Week: A Time to Reflect, Rebuild, and Renew Hope By a Redress Scheme Practitioner and Advocate for Survivors of Historic Child Abuse Child Protection Week is more than a calendar event; it’s a collective moment to pause, reflect, and recommit to safeguarding our children. For those of us
Safeguarding in Childcare: A Governance Imperative Recent failures in child safeguarding highlight more than ever the need for strong governance within organisations responsible for the care and education of young children. These incidents serve as a stark reminder that safeguarding in childcare cannot be viewed as a “tick-box” compliance exercise,
The Overloaded Toolbox: How Too Many Policies Can Undermine Safeguarding Child Protection Week is an opportunity to reflect on how we can better safeguard children, not just through good intentions, but through effective and practical action. In this article, we turn our attention to a challenge we often encounter –
What Does Safeguarding Really Mean in Childcare Settings? Safeguarding is more than a legal requirement — in childcare, it’s a daily commitment to ensuring every child is safe, valued, and free to grow without fear of harm. At BBSafe, we help early years providers go beyond compliance to create environments
Safeguarding Starts with Awareness: Risk Factors in Disability Services People with disability may be more vulnerable to abuse, neglect, or exploitation due to factors such as contact with services, social isolation, communication barriers, and dependence on others for essential support. As we begin delivering a series of training sessions for “Compliance
Some thoughts from the BBSafe team and free safeguarding webinar for Queensland organisations – August 2025 This month’s free webinar is for organisations and businesses working in Queensland, to assist them to prepare for the commencement of the Child Safe Standards from October. Join us on Tuesday 19 August 2025, 1-2 pm AEST.
Governing for Safety article; free safeguarding webinar – July 2025 WARNING – CONTENT MENTIONS ABUSE Free BBSafe safeguarding webinar 28 July, 12-1pm AEST Our next free safeguarding webinar will be on Governing for safety. Boards and Management Committees have legal, regulatory and ethical responsibilities for the safety of vulnerable people. In
Safeguarding people with disability; free safeguarding webinar – June 2025 WARNING – CONTENT MENTIONS ABUSE Free BBSafe safeguarding webinar 25 June, 12-1pm AEST Our next free safeguarding webinar will be on Safeguarding children and adults with disability. Adults and children with disability can have considerable contact with workers and services. In
Safeguarding practice in reference checking; free May safeguarding webinar – May 2025 WARNING – CONTENT MENTIONS ABUSE Free BBSafe safeguarding webinar 26 May, 12-1pm AEST Our next free safeguarding webinar will be on Recognising the signs of grooming and what to do about it: Would you and your team recognise grooming behaviour? And would
What makes a great safeguarding lead? What makes a great safeguarding lead? As a newly emerging discipline, safeguarding is a growing field. There are plenty of safeguarding jobs advertised in a range of services and industry – some with a child focus, but growing into the safeguarding of vulnerable adults.
