As churches and Christian charities, we should be leading the way when it comes to protecting the vulnerable.
However, recent scandals involving high-profile Christians have shown that our safeguarding protocols are falling short.
This is tarnishing the reputation of the church and Christian organisations and limiting opportunities for partnership and funding.
Join us as we explore how we can go beyond merely creating policies to develop cultures where safeguarding is central to all we do.
TOGETHER WE’LL EXPLORE
- Specific challenges that face churches and Christian organisations
- How to maintain a ‘familiarity’ while following best practice
- Building contingency plans to deal with the unexpected
- Creating a culture where safeguarding is everyone’s business
- What ‘safe’ really looks like
GUEST SPEAKERS
Katy Jackson is a Safeguarding Advisor at Thirtyone:eight offering consultancy services to churches and charities in relation to safeguarding practice, audits, investigations, training and supporting the safeguarding helpline. She is the Vice Chair of the England National Standing Committee (NSC) and a Director for the British Association of Social Work and Social Workers (BASW).
Katy has a range of experience and has worked in a variety of settings in roles within the statutory and voluntary sector, including the local authority and the voluntary housing sector. Katy has worked in direct practice with children and adults as a social worker and has managed a social work team for the safeguarding and assessment referrals coming into Adult Social Care.
Joy Wright is the Founder and CEO of Emerge Advocacy, a charity that supports young people who have been admitted to A&E because of self-harm, suicide attempt, or emotional crisis.
Joy has been a professional youth worker since 2000, leading projects supporting vulnerable young people and enabling volunteers to engage with needs in their communities. She believes passionately that safeguarding is a gift that enables anyone working with vulnerable communities to do their job better.
