Safeguarding
Consultancy
Expert support for safer organisations.
Responsible for keeping children safe? Our safeguarding consultants help schools, academies, charities, and other organisations across the UK. We assess your safeguarding performance, put right anything missing, and help you feel confident about meeting your responsibilities.
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HOW WE CAN HELP
What is Safeguarding Consultancy?
Safeguarding consultancy is independent, expert support that helps your organisation protect children and vulnerable people while meeting your legal obligations. A safeguarding consultant looks closely at how you work, points out where things could go wrong, and helps you put stronger policies, systems and everyday practice in place.
Most organisations get in touch at a particular moment. Sometimes it is before or after an inspection. Sometimes a difficult incident has raised questions that need an honest answer. Often it is simply that policies have fallen behind the latest guidance, or that trustees and governors want reassurance that safeguarding is being taken seriously. You do not need a crisis to contact us. Plenty of our clients work with us to stay a step ahead of changes to guidance such as Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Comprehensive Audits
A full, independent check of your safeguarding arrangements.
On-Site Reviews
An expert consultant looks at how your safeguarding works in practice.
Policy Health Checks
We review policies, providing you with clear, written reports.
Strategy & Action Plans
Clear priorities and a practical plan to put new frameworks into place.
WHAT WE DO
What We Provide
Expert advice and advisory sessions
Practical, experienced guidance when you need it, whether that is a quick question or a session with your safeguarding team.
What this involves +
- ✓ Ad hoc advice, by phone or Teams call
- ✓ A focused team advisory session
- ✓ Expert guidance between visits
- ✓ Support when something urgent comes up
Safeguarding audits
A close, independent look at your policies, procedures, records and day-to-day practice, with a clear written report and a prioritised action plan.
What this involves +
- ✓ An initial audit scoping visit
- ✓ A comprehensive on-site audit
- ✓ Case file sampling and record checks
- ✓ A written report of findings
- ✓ A prioritised action plan
Safeguarding reviews
A wider view of how effective your arrangements are, done alongside your team, so you move from hoping you are compliant to knowing you are.
What this involves +
- ✓ An on-site safeguarding review
- ✓ A review of your arrangements against good practice
- ✓ Clear strengths and areas to improve
- ✓ Written findings you can share with leaders and governors
Policy health checks and development
New safeguarding and child protection policies, or updates to your existing ones, written to match current guidance and how you really work.
What this involves +
- ✓ A policy health check, up to five policies
- ✓ A written report on those policies
- ✓ A full policy suite overhaul
- ✓ Policies aligned to Keeping Children Safe in Education
Strategy and action planning
Support for senior leaders, trustees and governors to build safeguarding into the way the organisation is run.
What this involves +
- ✓ A strategy development session
- ✓ A strategic review of your safeguarding
- ✓ New framework implementation
- ✓ Support for trustee and governor oversight
- ✓ A clear action plan
Compliance and inspection readiness
Help to understand and evidence your safeguarding duties, so you can show inspectors, trustees and governors you are meeting them.
What this involves +
- ✓ A check against Section 175 and 157 duties
- ✓ Alignment with Keeping Children Safe in Education
- ✓ A look at safer recruitment and your single central record
- ✓ Evidence you can put in front of an inspector
Looking for ongoing one-to-one support for your designated safeguarding lead? Take a look at our safeguarding supervision service.
WHO WE WORK WITH
UK Businesses Trust Our Services
We supply training for organisations of all sizes across the UK, from schools and early years to charities, sports clubs, faith groups, businesses & HR. Whatever your sector, we bring practical, independent safeguarding expertise tailored to your setting.
CLEAR PRICING
Safeguarding Consultancy Pricing
We publish our pricing clearly, so you know where you stand from the start. Open any option to see what it includes. We always confirm a fixed price in writing before any work begins. If your consultancy needs are more bespoke, contact us, and we'll tailor a solution to suit your organisation.
HourlyAd hoc advice £125per hour, excl. VAT +
Quick, expert advice when you need it, without committing to a full visit.
- ✓ Ad hoc advice and quick questions
- ✓ Phone or Teams calls
- ✓ Expert guidance between visits
- ✓ Support when something urgent comes up
Half Dayup to 4 hours £525per half day, excl. VAT +
A focused piece of work, ideal for a policy check or a first look at your setting.
- ✓ Policy health check, up to five policies
- ✓ A written report on those policies
- ✓ A focused team advisory session
- ✓ An initial safeguarding audit scoping visit
Most popularFull Dayup to 7.5 hours £945per day, excl. VAT +
Our most popular option, and the right choice for a full audit or getting inspection ready.
- ✓ An on-site safeguarding review
- ✓ A comprehensive safeguarding audit
- ✓ Policy suite overhaul
- ✓ Strategy development session
- ✓ Written report and action plan
Two Daysup to 15 hours £1,800two days, excl. VAT +
For deeper work that needs analysis before, and follow-through after, the visit.
- ✓ Pre-visit analysis
- ✓ On-site half or full day
- ✓ Written report
- ✓ Prioritised action plan
Three Daysup to 22.5 hours £2,550three days, excl. VAT +
A full programme for bigger change or support across a trust.
- ✓ Full day on-site
- ✓ Strategic review
- ✓ New framework implementation
- ✓ Written report and action plan
Prices exclude VAT. For on-site work we may add travel expenses (typically around £35), agreed with you first. Larger or multi-site projects are quoted individually.
WHY US
Why organisations choose us
- People who have done the job. Our consultants come from frontline backgrounds, so the advice you get is grounded in real experience rather than just theory.
- We know schools. We understand the pressure a DSL is under and explain things in plain terms to get you ready for Ofsted. We are just as comfortable with charities, sports, and business.
- Competitive, clear prices. Agreed upfront. You will know the scope and the cost before any work begins.
- More than a one-off. Consultancy sits alongside our established safeguarding training, so you can strengthen your systems and build your team's knowledge all through us.
MEET OUR TEAM
Anna Bowden
Safeguarding Lead & Trainer
Anna is a key member of our in-house safeguarding team. Her career in education and school leadership, most recently as Head of School, means the advice you get is grounded in real, frontline experience.
FAQ
Common questions about safeguarding consultancy
A safeguarding consultant is an experienced, independent professional who helps organisations protect children and vulnerable people. They assess how you currently work, identify the risks, and advise on the policies, procedures, and practices you need to meet your responsibilities
We review your policies, procedures, records, and day-to-day practices against current guidance and good practice. You then get a written report that sets out your strengths, areas to improve, and a clear order of priority.
An audit is a detailed examination against set standards that produces a formal report. A review is broader and more collaborative, looking at the overall effectiveness of your safeguarding. Some organisations have both. Get in touch if you would like more details.
Sections 175 and 157 of the Education Act 2002 place a legal duty on schools and colleges to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Our consultancy helps schools understand and evidence these duties within daily operations.
We publish clear prices. Consultancy starts at £125 per hour for ad hoc advice, £525 for a half-day, and £945 for a full day, with two-day (£1,800) and three-day (£2,550) options for larger pieces of work. Prices exclude VAT, and we confirm a fixed price in writing before anything begins.
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Every organisation is different, so the right option just depends on what your setting needs. Send us a few details below, and we will confirm everything in writing, or call us and we can talk through the best fit first. No obligation, and no hard sell.
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Get in touch for expert safeguarding support at 01327 552030