Practical Strategies for Safeguarding in Schools - Speakers

Jamie Bartlett

Writer, Journalist and Director at the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media, Demos

Jamie is the Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at the think-tank Demos. Jamie's work focuses on how social media is changing social and political movements. He is the author of The Dark Net, a best-selling book about internet subcultures and has written for several major outlets about online extremism, free speech and the latest social media trends

Nina Jackson

Speaker, Author and Education Consultant

Nina Jackson is a best-selling author, an International Education Consultant and a leading practitioner in outstanding learning and teaching supporting schools, colleges and educational teams around the world. She has a particular gift of working with SEND and is an International Mental Health Ambassador and EdTech guru.

Clare Erasmus

Director of Mental health and wellbeing, The Magna Carta School

Clare Erasmus is currently Director of Mental Health and Wellbeing & Head of Creative Media Studies at The Magna Carta School. In 2015, she embarked on a whole school mental health and wellbeing program which amongst many things involved the students creating their very own bespoke mental health & wellbeing app called My TeenMind.

Ann Marie Christian

Consultant and Author

Ann Marie is an independent safeguarding consultant. A qualified social worker of 20 years she’s passionate about keeping children safe. She’s an author and writes regular articles for various educational journals. Her management and frontline practitioner experience gives us a great insight into real practice. Ann Marie has various roles working with the local authorities including a LADO, LSCB trainer, social work manager, LSCB panel member, Safeguarding advisor and school improvement advisor. She currently works with local authorities, Inspectorate bodies, academy trusts, child protection charities, schools, faith groups, FE colleges and early years in strengthening safeguarding with training and consultancy. She is passionate about child protection thresholds and the voice of the child.

Carolyn Eyre

Independent Safeguarding Consultant

Carolyn Eyre is an independent safeguarding consultant, working with schools, FE colleges, local authorities and LSCBs across England. She has worked in the Local Education Authority safeguarding arena for many years and has a particular interest in the protection of children with disabilities.

Dai Durbridge

Partner, Browne Jacobson

Dai specialises in advising schools and academies on all pastoral education issues, including admissions, exclusions, parental complaints, use of force and searching pupils. A recognised safeguarding expert, he regularly supports schools on complex safeguarding issues including handling disclosures of abuse, managing allegations against staff and parental consent.

Susan Taylor

Specialist Safeguarding Consultant, Tailormade Training Solutions

Susan Taylor is a registered and qualified social worker with over 17 years’ experience. She specialises in providing a range of powerful masterclasses, safeguarding audits and consultancy services. Her clients include local safeguarding children’s boards, local authorities, schools, colleges, voluntary organisations and nurseries.

Alan MacKenzie

Education Consultant and E-safety Trainer

For 7 years, Alan Mackenzie was the Service Manager at Lincolnshire County Council managing all IT services for around 350 schools. Alan is passionate about online safety; he loves technology and the huge benefits that can be realised through global connectivity and collaboration.

Ceri Stokes

Assistant Head (DSL), Kimbolton School

Ceri has been a teacher for 20 years and in that time has had a variety of pastoral roles, including Residential Tutor and Assistant Housemistress in a day house. Currently she is a Boarding Housemistress and is the DSL. She quickly realised that being a DSL can be an isolating role and started blogging and tweeting to share positive and challenging topics.

Fabian de Fabiani

Director of Character Education & Personal Development, Townley Grammar School

Having studied an M.A Course in Human Rights Law, Fabian understood that the most important and certainly one of the most valuable Human Rights is the right to an education. Having worked in a mix-sex Comprehensive in South London, Fabian moved to Townley Grammar School, a diverse and vibrant school, recently “Highly Commended” for its Character Education provision by the DfE.