Safeguarding Specialists

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Safeguarding Expert - Training Delivery & Policy Writing. 🎤 International Speaker, author.
☀️ Co-Founder of Herizonary Trade Missions

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Question for leaders:What does excellent safeguarding leadership look like in your organisation?For us, it’s:🔴 Escalatin...
01/02/2026

Question for leaders:
What does excellent safeguarding leadership look like in your organisation?

For us, it’s:
🔴 Escalating risk early
🟠 Assuring quality and defensible practice
🟢 Strengthening governance and oversight

Because safeguarding is not an event.
It’s a system.

What would you add?



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Forensic Leadership LessonsIn my experience, risk rarely arrives loudly.It arrives quietly — in patterns.📌 increased inc...
31/01/2026

Forensic Leadership Lessons

In my experience, risk rarely arrives loudly.
It arrives quietly — in patterns.

📌 increased incidents
📌 inconsistent recording
📌 low morale
📌 unclear escalation
📌 “we thought someone else was dealing with it”

Safeguarding isn’t only about responding to an incident.
It’s about recognising system signals early.

That’s why strong organisations don’t wait for harm to happen.
They create systems where:
✅ concerns are escalated
✅ practice is consistent
✅ governance is tight
✅ staff are trained and supported
✅ leadership grip is visible

Safeguarding is leadership.

Culture

Not an easy post.Safeguarding and abuse can be triggering topics — but awareness is part of prevention.Key takeaway from...
30/01/2026

Not an easy post.

Safeguarding and abuse can be triggering topics — but awareness is part of prevention.

Key takeaway from training delivered across NI this week:
🛑 Abuse thrives in silence and blurred boundaries.
✅ Prevention starts with early action, professional curiosity, and clear escalation.

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Always.

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FLASHBACK: NYC Trade Mission 2024 🇺🇸✨New York has a way of reminding you who you are.Not just a city…A standard.In 2024 ...
29/01/2026

FLASHBACK: NYC Trade Mission 2024 🇺🇸✨

New York has a way of reminding you who you are.

Not just a city…
A standard.

In 2024 we took women founders to NYC and watched confidence, clarity and ambition rise in real time.

Big rooms. Bigger conversations.
And a vision that got even louder.

2026 is coming… and it’s going to be next level. Message our team at .tm for more details.

Leadership GlobalVision

Safeguarding is not just a policy.It’s a daily practice.Today I was reminded again that high-quality safeguarding comes ...
29/01/2026

Safeguarding is not just a policy.
It’s a daily practice.

Today I was reminded again that high-quality safeguarding comes down to three things:

✅ Clear boundaries
✅ Confident professional judgement
✅ Strong governance

In my work across forensic services and safeguarding consultancy, the strongest organisations don’t just respond to risk — they anticipate it, escalate early, and act decisively.

Because safeguarding isn’t about blame.
It’s about preventing harm, protecting people, and maintaining trust.

If we want safer services, we need leaders who:
• don’t minimise early warning signs
• don’t tolerate “workarounds”
• and don’t wait until something becomes serious to intervene

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility — but leadership sets the standard.

I delivered another important Safeguarding training tonight to social work and social care professionals — on their poli...
27/01/2026

I delivered another important Safeguarding training tonight to social work and social care professionals — on their policies, procedures, and case studies that reflect real practice.

Because effective safeguarding lives in what staff do, not just what documents say.

Safeguarding training isn’t a tick-box exercise — it changes systems.This week I delivered bespoke safeguarding training...
24/01/2026

Safeguarding training isn’t a tick-box exercise — it changes systems.

This week I delivered bespoke safeguarding training focused on the practical realities staff are facing in today’s services — including the safe and ethical use of mobile phones.

A key outcome was strengthening governance through:
✅ implementation of a clear Mobile Phone Policy
✅ reinforcement of Safeguarding Policy and reporting pathways
✅ expectations re professional boundaries
✅ improved recording and escalation standards

When policy is understood in real-world scenarios, staff confidence grows — and risk reduces.

Safeguarding isn’t about suspicion.
It’s about prevention, accountability, and protecting people’s dignity.

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Leadership is revealed under pressure — not in policy documents.➡️ Risk rarely appears suddenly.➡️ It grows through sile...
22/01/2026

Leadership is revealed under pressure — not in policy documents.

➡️ Risk rarely appears suddenly.
➡️ It grows through silence, delayed escalation, and unclear accountability.

✅ Strong leaders create clarity, governance, and psychological safety early — so staff speak up and systems act.

Behaviour is data.

Silence is risk.

Culture is leadership.






SPPG

Internationally speaking New York City 2024 🎤
18/01/2026

Internationally speaking New York City 2024 🎤

Internally speaking in Dubai 2025 🎤
18/01/2026

Internally speaking in Dubai 2025 🎤

Meet the Founders of HERIZONARY Trade MissionsHERIZONARY Trade Missions was created with a simple but powerful intention...
18/01/2026

Meet the Founders of HERIZONARY Trade Missions

HERIZONARY Trade Missions was created with a simple but powerful intention:
to open global opportunities for women founders through meaningful connection, credibility, and collective ambition.

Behind the mission is a founding team with deep experience across leadership, enterprise, public service, and international engagement.

Emma Weaver
Sharon McNulty
Sinéad Welsh

Together, the formidable trio bring complementary strengths and a shared commitment to designing trade missions that go beyond travel — creating spaces where women can build relationships, access global networks, and step confidently onto an international stage.🎤

Our upcoming New York City Trade Mission (November 2026) reflects this ethos:
• Purpose-led global engagement
• High-value networks and conversations
• Women supporting women at an international level

We’re excited to share more about the journey ahead.
📧Message our HERIZONARY page or DM any of our founders






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16/01/2026

The Apps info… Be in the know

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