The Leaders in Safeguarding Award
A nationally recognised quality mark for organisations demonstrating excellence in safeguarding practice.
About the Award
The Leaders in Safeguarding Award is a registered and widely recognised quality mark celebrating organisations that demonstrate highly effective and robust safeguarding arrangements.
It is awarded in recognition of an organisation’s provision, practice and commitment to keeping children, young people and vulnerable adults safe and is valid for two years.
Organisations work hard to earn the Leaders in Safeguarding Award, and it is vital that high standards are maintained throughout the two-year accreditation period.
What’s Included with Registration
Settings awarded the Leaders in Safeguarding quality mark benefit from a range of ongoing professional support:
- Safeguarding Helpline
- Designated Safeguarding Leads receive access to our helpline for expert advice, clarification and support.
- DSLs receive 12 months’ free membership of NADSL, including weekly safeguarding information, news and briefings to help organisations remain up to date.
- Tailored media-release statements are available to help settings share and celebrate their achievement with their wider community.
- An official register of accredited organisations is maintained and updated by Leaders in Safeguarding.
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What Accreditation Means
Organisations who receive the Award:
Are added to the Leaders in Safeguarding Register
Are entitled to display the Leaders in Safeguarding logo on their website, documents and publicity
Gain formal recognition of meeting the highest expectations in safeguarding leadership, culture and compliance
Why Organisations Choose This Award
The Award is recognised as a hallmark of excellence, giving organisations a trusted way to evidence their safeguarding standards. It brings tangible and measurable benefits.
Common reasons organisations choose the Award include:
Strengthens Safeguarding Culture
Embedding consistent, organisation-wide practices that promote safety and vigilance.
Demonstrates Accountability
Providing clear external assurance that safeguarding responsibilities are taken seriously.
Builds Community Trust
Reassuring parents, carers, staff and stakeholders through recognised accreditation.
Supports Continuous Improvement
Offering guidance, reflection and feedback that help organisations sustain high standards.
What Others Say…
“The team were great to work with and gave us the space to reflect on the many ways we promote learner and staff wellbeing and how we could keep moving this work forwards.”
“Achieving the Leaders in Safeguarding Award gave us the confidence and recognition that our safeguarding arrangements are robust and effective.”
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Leaders in Safeguarding Gold Award
We were absolutely delighted to achieve a Gold Award from Leaders in Safeguarding. We have always taken safeguarding very seriously and strived for excellence. The advice, guidance and support we have received from Leaders in Safeguarding has been invaluable in ensuring our processes and procedures are as good as they can be.
We work with more than 10,000 learners every year from all age groups, backgrounds and ethnicities. We are focussed and driven to ensure that all barriers are removed to allow every single learner to achieve their potential, whether on an apprenticeship or an adult learning course.
We’ll continue to work hard to ensure safeguarding remains at the core of everything we do.
Kim Curtain
Safeguarding & Wellbeing Manager at Realise
Achieving the Leaders in Safeguarding Award has definitely supported our business by helping us in understanding best practice and to help demonstrate just how effective we are at protecting our students and promoting their welfare. This has confirmed that we lead by example within the safeguarding umbrella and has helped towards our impressive OFSTED inspection reports and grading. This has ensured that safeguarding remains at the forefront of our business.
Progression 2 Work – July 2023
Johanne Varley Managing Director
Leaders in Safeguarding Gold Award
Sorin Neacsu, Head of Safeguarding: “We are so proud to have been awarded the Leaders in Safeguarding accreditation at a Gold standard in recognition of the RHN’s outstanding safeguarding culture. To receive the Gold Award is a testament to all RHN colleagues and their dedication to the safety and welfare of those we care for, which has always remained our number one priority.”
Della Warren, Director of Nursing: “We are delighted to have received such amazing feedback from Leaders in Safeguarding. This is a tremendous achievement which has been made possible by the Safeguarding Team and all staff who work to ensure the safety of our patients and residents. The RHN will continue to deliver outstanding safeguarding measures, keeping patient and resident welfare and safety at the centre of everything we do.”
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability – March 2023
Leaders in Safeguarding Gold Award
We are absolutely delighted to have had our safeguarding arrangements recognised through achieving the gold standard with Leaders in Safeguarding.
At Lifetime, we are dedicated in ensuring that learners have access to the high quality support to help maximise their potential and through our safeguarding teams we actively engage and promote safeguarding arrangements with all of our partners. Our teams are passionate about supporting learners and have excellent knowledge which transcends across the business and brings the importance of safeguarding to the forefront of the organisation.
Dan Ball – Quality Director
https://www.lifetimetraining.co.uk/
Lifetime Training – March 2024
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Leaders in Safeguarding Limited is a company registered in England and Wales.
Registered Office: 34 School Lane, Appleby, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire DN15 0AN Company No. 05797929 VAT No. GB139596466.