Contextual Safeguarding is a concept and approach that provides an informed understanding, and ways of responding to young people’s experiences of significant harm beyond their families. In our practice it is imperative to recognise that children and young people can be at risk of harm beyond their homes and families. Contextual Safeguarding recognises that young people can be vulnerable to harm within their neighbourhoods, schools and online. The approach also recognises that harm can feature many forms such as violence and abuse.
What’s in this section:
Contextual safeguarding network
The contextual safeguarding network was developed by Dr Carlene Firmin and contains useful information to support pro-active, supportive and enabling practices to help keep children and young people safe.
Guides for parents and carers
These guides have been designed to enable parents and carers to have positive discussions with young people about the dangers of knife crime, the consequences of carrying a knife and reducing the possibility of a young person carrying a knife/dangerous weapon.
How to talk to your child about knives
A guide on how to talk to your child about knives produced by the Home Office.
Youth violence, knife crime & gangs
A toolkit for parents and carers with facts, advice and tips produced by Westminster Council.
Children’s Social Care Direct Work Resource Toolkit 