Schools Safeguarding Forum (Free) - Thursday 3rd July 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Aims

The Schools Safeguarding Forum aims to keep schools/educational settings up to date with local and national changes and give access to best practice and resources. It is open to all designated and deputy designated safeguarding leads, senior leaders, chairs of governors and/or nominated lead governors for safeguarding in all types of Southwark schools and educational settings.

These important sessions are provided free to all maintained schools, academies, free schools, independent schools and alternative providers. A number of topics is selected for each meeting and experts in fields from various Social Care and Council departments and partner agencies are invited to share relevant updates and best practice advice. This also provides opportunity to meet designated and deputy designated safeguarding leads from other schools/settings and senior managers from partner agencies. Each session is designed to keep designated and deputy designated safeguarding leads and governors updated, aware of the best practice, informed and supported to carry out their vital roles in schools/settings.

Summary

Please note the Schools Safeguarding Forum is taking place face to face at Walworth Town Hall Community Space, 155 Walworth Rd, London SE17 1RS.
Please arrive ready to start at 9:30am.

This event is limited to 60 participants so please only send 1 representative from your school. 

If you have any questions, contact: 

Apo Çağırıcı, Schools Safeguarding Coordinator: apo.cagirici@southwark.gov.uk

Emma Geiringer, Safeguarding in Schools Lead: emma.geiringer@southwark.gov.uk