CPU Annual Safeguarding Conference Cultural Change and Innovation Thursday 29 September 2016 Central Hall Westminster
Event programme This event is aimed at providing individuals who have a safeguarding responsibility with an overview of the scope and nature of safeguarding concerns in England, and an informed understanding of effective ways in which to embed safeguarding into their organisations, manage crisis (should it arise) and introduce cultural change. It will also explore how organisations can address the risks and/or harm which face children and adults at risk through innovative practice, and achieve a beyond compliance standard. Timings 1.30 2.00 Registration 2.00 2.05 Introduction by David Smellie, Farrer & Co 2.05 2.25 Keynote Speaker Chief Constable Simon Bailey, National Police Chiefs' Council Lead for Child Protection Part One: Embedding Safeguarding 2.25 2.45 Reverend Gareth Powell, Secretary of the Conference, The Methodist Curch in Great Britain 2.45 3.05 Siobhan McGrath, Executive Principal, Southbank International School 3.05 3.25 Louise Lindsay, Director of HR, Imperial College London 3.25 3.55 Q&A Session 3.55 4.20 Refreshment Break Part Two: Innovative Practice 4.20 4.25 Introduction by Adele Eastman, Farrer & Co 4.25 4.40 Sam Monaghan, Corporate Director Children's Services (England), Barnardo's 4.40 5.00 Phil Doorgachurn, Club Safeguarding Manager, Arsenal Football Club 5.00 5.15 Alexandra Colclough, Deputy Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead, Meadlands Primary and Nursery School 5.15 5.30 Caroline Hope, Partner, Deloitte MCS Limited 5.30 6.00 Q&A Session 6.00 8.00 Reception
Full Programme 1.30 2.00 Registration 2.00 2.05 Introduction by David Smellie, Farrer & Co 2.05 2.25 Keynote Speaker Chief Constable Simon Bailey, National Police Chiefs' Council Lead for Child Protection Overview of scope and nature of safeguarding concerns in England Prevalence and trends of safeguarding issues across the country, including child sexual abuse, CSE and sexting; and the links between the easy access to adult pornography and the normalisation of extreme sexual behaviour amongst children The impact on society and on the police, and challenges faced Forward thinking issues the police see in the future, how the police are positioning themselves, and how they would like to work with institutions working with children and develop relationships with them Part One: Embedding safeguarding Maria Strauss, Farrer & Co, to introduce: 2.25 2.45 Reverend Gareth Powell, Secretary of the Conference, The Methodist Church in Great Britain Cultural change in the church The Church's Past Case Review reasons for it, process, what was learned, immediate follow-up, and ongoing work Structural issues and challenges in implementing a good safeguarding system across a national Church Higher moral obligation Safeguarding now in the Methodist Church and in wider faith communities Katie Rigg, Farrer & Co, to introduce: 2.45 3.05 Siobhan McGrath, Executive Principal, Southbank International School Introducing cultural change at Southbank following the Vahey case Learning lessons from the past and introducing cultural change focusing on students and staff, reporting low level concerns and articulating values and expected behaviours
How can institutions self-evaluate and measure the strength of their own safeguarding culture? Kathleen Heycock, Farrer & Co, to introduce: 3.05 3.25 Louise Lindsay, Director of HR, Imperial College London Higher education waking up to its safeguarding responsibilities Issues that arise when safeguarding beyond the Prevent Duty is not recognised as an area of relevance in the Higher Education sector Steps that Imperial College London is taking to raise awareness and improve understanding and compliance and the challenges in doing so Experience of supporting adults at risk and developments of understanding of safeguarding responsibilities Points arising from strategic safeguarding review 3.25 3.55 Q&A Session 3.55 4.20 Refreshment Break Part Two: Innovative Practice 4.20 4.25 Introduction by Adele Eastman, Farrer & Co 4.25 4.40 Sam Monaghan, Corporate Director Children's Services (England), Barnardo's Real Love Rocks: a schools-based preventative strategy to combat CSE, grooming, sexting etc A national FGM centre The Faith Tool Kit: a schools-based strategy to prevent homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying Alice Cave, Farrer & Co, to introduce: 4.40 5.00 Phil Doorgachurn, Club Safeguarding Manager, Arsenal Football Club Aligning safeguarding with organisational strategy and values The scale of the safeguarding task facing a club like Arsenal Aligning safeguarding strategy and vision with the club s strategy and values Approach to reinforcing behavioural thresholds
Approach to team trips Approach taken internationally with soccer schools Management of match days Approach to risk assessment of ex-offenders Work on collecting and reviewing safeguarding data 5.00 5.15 Alexandra Colclough, Deputy Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead, Meadlands Primary and Nursery School An example of innovative practice across a community In Safe Hands genuine collaboration and partnership working Learning arising from In Safe Hands events Developments since and plans for the future 5.15 5.30 Caroline Hope, Partner, Deloitte MCS Limited Innovation in children's services Innovation and system change in children's services The leadership challenge Tools and technology a changing conversation 5.30 6.00 Q&A Session 6.00 8.00 Reception
Biographies Keynote Speaker: Chief Constable Simon Bailey Simon Bailey has been a police officer for 29 years, serving predominantly as a detective in King s Lynn and Norwich. In 1998, he was seconded to the National Crime Squad and as Detective Inspector he was responsible for managing covert operations at a national and international level targeting serious and organised crime gangs. In 2000 he was further seconded to the Rosemary Nelson murder investigation based in Northern Ireland. He worked for three years on the investigation before he returned to Norfolk as a Detective Superintendent with responsibility for intelligence. In December 2005 Simon Bailey was promoted to the rank of Detective Chief Superintendent and as Head of Crime he managed the force specialist crime and operations resources. In 2007 he was appointed to lead the force modernisation programme and whilst successfully leading this programme he passed the Police National Assessment Centre and between October 2008 and February 2009 attended the Police National Strategic Command Course. DCC Bailey was promoted to Deputy Chief Constable with responsibility for Legal Services, Human Resources, and Force Performance in September 2010, he was also lead for the Norfolk Policing model Review. On 10 th June 2013, Mr Bailey was temporarily promoted to the rank of Temporary Chief Constable and on the 19 th September 2013 was appointed Chief Constable by the Police and Crime Panel. In January 2014 Mr Bailey became the NPCC lead for Child Protection and Investigation. He is married with two children and two grandchildren. Educated at Wymondham College and Norwich City College and has a Cambridge University Masters Degree in Criminology and Police Management. In January 2016, he was awarded the Queen s Police Medal for Distinguished Service.
Reverend Gareth Powell Secretary of the Conference, The Methodist Church in Great Britain The Revd Gareth Powell was appointed as the Secretary of the Methodist Conference in July 2015, having served as the Assistant Secretary since 2011. The Secretary of the Conference plays a principal part in the oversight and leadership of the Church, including its safeguarding structures and processes, and is responsible for encouraging good governance throughout the Church. Over the past year, this has involved significant work arising from the independent review of past safeguarding cases related to the Methodist Church from 1950 to 2014, the report of which entitled Courage, Cost and Hope was received by the 2015 Conference. Prior to his appointment as Assistant Secretary, Gareth served in circuit and chaplaincy appointments in Coventry and Cardiff. He is an Honorary Fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford and Vice-Chair of the Council at Cardiff University. Siobhan McGrath Executive Principal, Southbank International School, Kensington Siobhan has worked in education for 25 years in the UK and New Zealand and is currently Principal of Southbank International School, Kensington. She assumed responsibility as Executive Principal of Southbank in July 2015. She took on leadership of a school that had suffered 3 critical Ofsted evaluations following the legacy of the prolific paedophile, William Vahey. The last year has seen the publication of a Serious Case Review and the school pass its fourth inspection
Louise Lindsay Director of HR, Imperial College London Louise has been Director of Human Resources at Imperial College London since November 2009. Imperial College specialises in research and education in science, engineering, medicine, maths and business and is consistently rated among the top five universities in the UK and was ranked 8th in the world by the Times Higher Education World University rankings 2015-16. The College has over 8,000 staff and approximately 15,500 students from over 125 different countries. Louise holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree, a PG Diploma in Labour Studies and a LL.M in employee relations and employment law and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. She holds Directorships for ICON Consulting and as a pension trustee director for the SAUL scheme. Louise is also a School Governor for Ardingly College with specific responsibilities as the link Governor for early years and the appointed Governor for safeguarding. Sam Monaghan Corporate Director Children s Services, England, Barnardo s Sam has worked for Barnardo s since 2006, initially as Director for the Midlands, before taking up the post of Executive Director of Children s Services (UK) in 2013. He transitioned to his present role in mid-2015 and also holds corporate responsibility for Safeguarding and Children and Young People s Participation. Although originally qualifying as a graphic designer, he re-trained as a social worker in 1988. Over the next 15 years he worked as a child care practitioner, manager and senior manager in three Midlands local authorities Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Coventry. Whilst gaining his MBA, Sam then moved to work in the voluntary sector, joining children s charity Action for Children as a Deputy Director in 2003. Safeguarding, Looked After Children and supporting those most marginalised have remained core passions for Sam throughout his career. Whilst in more senior positions he has played a key role in developing Barnardo s strategic direction, implementing change - including the current Children s Service Delivery Model, contract management, and latterly strategic partnering. He recently became a trustee of Children England and has been the Vice Chair of the Birmingham Child Poverty Commission.
Phillip Doorgachurn - Club Safeguarding Manager, Arsenal Phil is the Safeguarding Manager at Arsenal Football Club and leads the club s safeguarding strategy related to activities for children, young people and adults in the Youth Academy, on matchdays, club events and in Arsenal in the Community s far-reaching initiatives. Previously, Phil headed up safeguarding at the Lawn Tennis Association where he supported the home countries and Wimbledon Championships with their safeguarding provision. Phil also has experience as a Senior Consultant with the NSPCC working with statutory, private and voluntary sectors. Prior to this he worked within the education and statutory sectors and is a strong advocate for meaningful participation of children, young people and adults at risk into service identification, design, delivery and evaluation. Alexandra Colclough Deputy Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead, Meadlands Primary & Nursery School Alex trained as a dancer and spent six years working in dance development in Manchester, Leeds and East London; mainly engaged in creating participatory and skills training activities for disadvantaged children and young people. Alex created the hugely successful project Physical Justice which sought to discover if engaging young offenders in dance and cross-arts activities could reduce recidivism. After re-training as a teacher on the DfE Fasttrack programme and working for three years as a class teacher in Stockport, Alex joined Meadlands Primary School in 2008 as Deputy Head teacher. She is currently Designated Safeguarding Lead and Primary Representative for the Richmond and Kingston LSCB.
Caroline Hope Partner, Deloitte MCS Limited Caroline is a Partner in Deloitte s consulting business where she leads the social care practice. She has twenty years experience working in and with health and local authority organisations as well as voluntary and private sector providers of public sector services. She is a qualified social worker with experience across adults and children s social care. Working with clients, Caroline currently leads Deloitte s children s social care work with the Department for Education. This includes being the delivery partner for the children s social care innovation programme; supporting the establishment of regional adoption agencies across local government areas and establishing some of the recent children s trust organisations. She also leads Deloitte s safeguarding and child protection risk controls work. This focuses on helping organisations understand how risk controls and governance can strengthen services for children and young people. Caroline was also a key part of the team working at the national college for leadership of schools and children s services, delivering leadership development training for Directors of Children s Services (DCS) and those who aspired to the role of DCS in England. David Smellie Partner, Farrer & Co David leads Farrer & Co's Child Protection Unit and (until recently) Schools Group. He has been heavily involved in advising clients on child protection matters over the last 15 years and, as such, he has witnessed the positive impact of regulatory change over the period. David led the Farrer & Co team which acted as Solicitors to the Independent Review by Hugh Davies QC into the criminal conduct of William Vahey in 2014. David has also acted as child protection governor at three schools, and is recognised as the UK's top-ranked schools lawyer in Chambers UK.
Maria Strauss Associate, Farrer & Co Maria is a disputes resolution lawyer whose particular areas of expertise are child protection and employment law. She works extensively with schools, churches and religious charities, and has handled several high-value, complex and multi-party safeguarding claims brought against religious organisations. Maria advises on the full range of child protection issues and is a governor of two schools, where she also advises on child protection matters. Maria is also a member of the Conference of Solicitors for Catholic Charities. Katie Rigg Associate, Farrer & Co Katie's practice spans employment, education and child protection law. She has advised schools on a number of sensitive child protection cases, as well as on regulatory compliance. Katie was a member of the Farrer & Co team which acted as Solicitors to the Independent Review by Hugh Davies QC into the criminal conduct of William Vahey with a particular focus on the school's child protection governance structures and the practice and procedures for reporting of concerns. Kathleen Heycock Partner, Farrer & Co Kathleen advises Higher Education Institutions in particular on safeguarding, employment and student matters. She uses her insight into the key issues and concerns of safeguarding and HR professionals in various sectors to provide pragmatic and practical safeguarding advice in relation to both children and adults at risk.
Adele Eastman Associate, Farrer & Co Adele is widely recognised as one of the leading lawyers in child protection, with expansive knowledge of social policy issues around this area, as well as children's mental health and school exclusion. After qualifying and working for several years at Farrer & Co, Adele spent four years at the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) as a senior policy specialist. During this time, she gained extensive experience in the state education, child protection and mental health sectors. Adele researched and authored two CSJ policy reports: No Excuses: A Review of Educational Exclusion (2011), and Enough is Enough: A report on child protection and mental health services for children and young people (2014). Having re-joined Farrer & Co in 2015, Adele specialises in child protection law. Alice Cave Associate, Farrer & Co Alice's practice spans employment, education and child protection law. She has advised schools on a number of sensitive child protection cases, as well as on regulatory compliance. Alice was a member of the Farrer & Co team which acted as Solicitors to the Independent Review by Hugh Davies QC into the criminal conduct of William Vahey, with a particular focus on the school's selection, recruitment and vetting processes. Alice is a governor of a specialist school where she also holds the child protection brief.