Safeguarding
Supervision
Expert guidance for individuals, DSLs, schools, and more.
Our safeguarding supervision gives you the time to step back, reflect, and evaluate complex decisions with professional support. Talk difficult cases through with an experienced supervisor, make sense of what is happening, and create solid plans for next steps.
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HOW WE CAN HELP
What is safeguarding supervision?
Safeguarding supervision is a regular, planned conversation between a member of staff with safeguarding responsibility and a skilled supervisor. It gives you a confidential space to reflect on your cases and decisions, talk through what is and is not working, and consider the emotional weight of the work, with both support and gentle challenge.
Safeguarding supervision is about the quality of your safeguarding thinking, and your wellbeing while you do it. Most settings bring it in to support their designated safeguarding lead (DSL) and wider team, and it is increasingly expected as good practice.
Backing for Your DSL
DSL supervision gives your designated safeguarding lead a skilled, confidential sounding board, so they never carry the hardest decisions alone.
Expected Good Practice
Safeguarding supervision is increasingly expected under KCSIE, evidencing that your safeguarding team is properly supported.
WHAT WE DO
What We Provide
One-to-one supervision
Confidential, focused supervision for an individual DSL, deputy or safeguarding lead.
What this involves +
- ✓ A confidential, reflective session built around your cases
- ✓ Attention to both your casework and your wellbeing
- ✓ A written record after each session
- ✓ Support between sessions when you need it
Group supervision
Shared, facilitated reflection for a safeguarding team or DSLs across a trust.
What this involves +
- ✓ Facilitated group reflection and peer learning
- ✓ A safe space for shared challenges
- ✓ Up to six people per session
- ✓ A written record of key points and actions
Ad hoc support
Expert help between sessions when a difficult situation cannot wait.
What this involves +
- ✓ Advice by phone or Teams call
- ✓ A sounding board for a live concern
- ✓ Help thinking through a difficult decision
- ✓ Reassurance when you need it most
A recognised, structured approach
Supervision built on established, professional safeguarding supervision frameworks and reflective practice.
What this involves +
- ✓ Recognised, evidence-informed supervision frameworks
- ✓ A structured, reflective conversation, not just a chat
- ✓ The right balance of support and challenge
- ✓ Clear, agreed next steps
Support for your whole team
Supervision for deputies, pastoral and attendance staff, not only the DSL.
What this involves +
- ✓ Supervision matched to each role
- ✓ Flexible scheduling around your setting
- ✓ Consistency across your safeguarding team
- ✓ A joined-up picture of your practice
Regular meetings
Regular sessions, usually half-termly, in a pattern that fits your setting.
What this involves +
- ✓ Typically half-termly, around six times a year
- ✓ 60-minute sessions as standard
- ✓ Online and in-person availability
- ✓ A schedule agreed with you in advance
Looking to strengthen your wider safeguarding arrangements too? Take a look at our safeguarding consultancy 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.
PRICING INFORMATION
Safeguarding supervision pricing
We publish our prices clearly, so you know where you stand from the start. Each session is 60 minutes, and it costs less per session when you book a block of four or more. We always confirm a fixed price in writing before we begin. If your needs are more bespoke, contact us and we will tailor a solution to suit your organisation.
One-to-one supervision Confidential safeguarding supervision for an individual DSL, deputy or safeguarding lead. 60 minutesper session +
- ✓ A confidential, reflective session built around your cases
- ✓ Delivered using recognised, professional supervision frameworks
- ✓ A written record after each session
After each session, choose how you receive a summary. Complete our standard form with the key discussion points and actions for your supervisor to agree, or ask your supervisor to write it for a small additional fee.
- All sessions are 60 minutes as standard.
- Usually runs half-termly, around six times a year.
- Available online and in-person.
Group supervision Group safeguarding supervision for a team or DSLs across a trust, up to six people. 60 minutesper session +
- ✓ Facilitated group reflection and peer learning
- ✓ A safe space for shared challenges
- ✓ A written record of key points and actions
After each session, choose how you receive a summary. Complete our standard form with the key discussion points and actions for your supervisor to agree, or ask your supervisor to write it for a small additional fee.
- All sessions are 60 minutes as standard.
- Group supervision is for up to six people.
- For larger groups, we provide a tailored quote.
Prices exclude VAT.
HOW WE HELP
Why organisations choose our supervision
- People who have done the job. Our supervisors come from frontline safeguarding backgrounds, so the support you get is grounded in real experience.
- We understand DSLs. We know how relentless the role can be at times, and we shape our supervision and guidance around what actually helps.
- Supportive and challenging. Good supervision is not just a chat. We provide the support you need while exploring your practice to help you grow and develop.
- More than a one-off. Supervision sits alongside our established safeguarding training and consultancy, so you can support, train and review safeguarding 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 supervision
Regular, protected time for people with safeguarding responsibility to reflect on their cases and decisions with a skilled supervisor. It offers support, challenge, and a confidential space to think clearly about complex situations. Find out more about safeguarding supervision.
Working Together to Safeguard Children expects lead practitioners to have access to high-quality supervision. It is widely regarded as good practice, and Ofsted may ask whether staff can access it. For early years, it is a requirement. For schools more widely, it is not yet a legal requirement.
There is no fixed rule, but half-termly, around six times a year, in 60-minute sessions, is a common and effective pattern. The right frequency depends on your setting.
Individual supervision is one to one and focuses entirely on your cases and wellbeing. Group supervision brings together several people in similar roles to reflect and learn together. Many settings use a mix of both.
One-to-one supervision is £150 per 60-minute session, or £125 in a block of four or more.
Group supervision starts at £150 base (or £125 for blocks of four or more) plus £50 per additional person, for up to six people. Prices exclude VAT.
An external supervisor is neutral, has no prior knowledge of your cases, and can ask questions and challenge practice in a way an internal colleague may not. It also gives staff a genuinely confidential space outside their own organisation.
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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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