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Catherine Irving Safeguarding Consultancy and Training

Testimonials

Cath is extremely professional and knowledgeable about all aspects of safeguarding and child protection and therefore her audit of our policies, procedures and processes was extremely beneficial as an external check and benchmark.  Our review was thorough and the audit findings provided us with a short action plan to make sure that we were more than simply ‘compliant’ in our duties to safeguard and protect children from harm.

Consultant Executive Headteacher

I have used Catherine as the safeguarding consultant and trainer for my staff on numerous occasions, from annual training, auditing and delivering training specific to the area we are in e.g. gangs. Catherine is highly knowledgeable, well read and up to date. She delivers sessions in an engaging way using a mixture of whole group delivery and small group discussion. I highly recommend her.

 Headteacher

When you run a childcare business one of the most important parts is ensuring the children’s safety.

I was lucky enough to be able to book in Cath who has been such an incredible part in ensuring all my staff are equipped and know exactly what to do should any circumstance arise. She ran a supportive and interesting course throughout lockdown which was then followed up with a very helpful audit at the setting. Having her as a consistent contact has been particularly reassuring, especially when we had our Ofsted call and she took the time to remind me I already knew it. Cath offers a unique personal experience in which I will continue to return to help my own business flourish. 

Childminder