Safeguarding Companion
(Formerly Leading Safeguarding)
The Safeguarding Companion is a calm, focused audio CPD resource for anyone with responsibility for safeguarding in schools.
The Safeguarding Companion is a calm, focused audio CPD resource for anyone with responsibility for safeguarding in schools.
It is designed to support professional judgement, leadership thinking, and clear decision-making in a role that is often complex and demanding, and is usually carried alongside many others.
Each short audio session is presented by Andrew Hall, former headteacher and specialist safeguarding consultant. The sessions are intended to help you step back, notice patterns, and think more clearly about the safeguarding responsibilities you are carrying, whether you are a DSL, deputy, headteacher, governor, or part of a wider safeguarding or pastoral team.
New sessions are added regularly. They draw on current safeguarding issues, learning from serious case reviews, and Andrew’s experience working in schools across four decades, offering ideas and perspectives you can take into supervision, DSL meetings, and wider staff conversations.
You can listen wherever it suits you, on your commute, in your office, or during a short walk.
No screens. No slides.
Just time to pause, think, and strengthen your safeguarding practice.
Key themes include:
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making sense of safeguarding news and emerging concerns
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reflecting on serious case reviews
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developing a strong and consistent safeguarding culture
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insights drawn from Andrew’s experience working in schools across four decades
Try a full sample session
If you’d like to experience the format and tone, you can listen to a full session here, no login or sign-up needed.
Just click the play button to get a feel for the format.
Expert audio CPD from Andrew Hall
Focused audio sessions from an experienced safeguarding consultant designed for anyone with responsibility for safeguarding in schools.
Full access to every session
Listen to any previous session, choose what’s most relevant for your school.
New sessions added during term time
New audio sessions are published on Mondays during term time, alongside the Safeguarding Briefing.
Listen how and when it suits you
Stream in your browser or most podcast apps via a secure personal feed.
"Short, focused audio CPD for anyone interested in keeping children safe - listen whenever it fits your day."
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