Safeguarding Redefined
by Cornerstone Safeguarding
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About this podcast
Welcome to Safeguarding Redefined, a podcast by Cornerstone Safeguarding.
We explore everything from child protection to adult safeguarding, with expert guests sharing valuable insights and real-world experience.
Every voice matters! If you have a story to share or a question to ask, please let us know.
Please note: Some of the topics we’ll be discussing may be sensitive in nature and may trigger strong emotions.
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Or visit https://www.cornerstonesafeguarding.co.uk for more info about who we are
Episodes
The newest 20 of 87 episodes
- Are We the Problem? Why Children Don't Tell Us About Online Harm | Hidden Safeguarding: What We Don't See · 27 minWe tell children to speak up when something goes wrong online. But what if we're the very reason they stay silent? In this episode of Safeguarding Redefined, Chris is joined by…
- She Knew What Was Coming. Nobody Saw the Signs | Hidden Safeguarding: Abuse in Older Age · 29 minTo anyone watching, it was an ordinary action. But to his wife, it meant something very different. She knew she'd broken a rule. She knew there would be consequences. Yet the…
- She Finally Left. So Why Didn't the Abuse Stop? | Hidden Safeguarding: What You Don't See · 32 minContent warning: This episode discusses domestic abuse, physical violence, coercive control and trauma. "Why didn't she just leave?" It's a question we've all heard, and maybe…
- The Secret He Kept for 19 Years: Something to Say | Hidden Safeguarding: What You Don’t See · 34 minJeremy was eight when the abuse ended. He was 27 before he spoke about it. Not because there was one obvious barrier stopping him. For years, there simply wasn’t a…
- When Sh!t Gets Real | Hidden Safeguarding: What You Don’t See · 29 minOne had 40 minutes to make a decision that would change his life. The other went into hospital expecting routine surgery and woke up with a stoma after doctors discovered a rare…
- Smartphones Aren't The Problem. We're Fighting the Wrong Battle. · 22 minEveryone seems to be asking how to get young people off their phones. What if we're asking the wrong question? In this episode, we speak to Anne Morris, Founder and CEO of…
- Safeguarding Is Messy: From Compliance to Culture · 23 minDo your staff know your safeguarding policy... or do they know how to think when safeguarding gets messy? In this episode of Safeguarding Redefined, you'll discover why the…
- Grief in the Gears: How a Broken Heart Built a Community · 27 minAfter the devastating loss of his wife Laura, Steve Farmer found himself searching for a way to navigate grief while supporting his young son. What began with solitary bike rides…
- Court Orders: One Parent Says No. The Other Says Yes. Now What? | Family Law for DSLs · 40 minOne parent tells you not to speak to the other. An estranged parent suddenly turns up for collection. Who do you listen to? What does the law actually say? And how do you stay…
- Trying Not to Get It Wrong · 21 minMore policies. More restrictions. More fear of getting it wrong. But are we actually creating safer environments? In this episode Chris East and Benedict Sutton explore the…
- What Porn, Social Media & Silence Are Teaching Young People About Consent · 26 min⚠️ Content warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual violence, coercion, pornography, misogyny, and online abuse. Drawing from over 50,000 anonymous testimonies…
- Burnout Is a Safeguarding Risk: The Hidden Danger Behind Decision Fatigue · 28 minWhat if burnout isn’t just a wellbeing issue? What if it’s already affecting safeguarding decisions in schools? In this brutally honest episode, Chris chats down with…
- This Is How Stalking Really Begins - And Why It Gets Missed · 35 minWe’re closing our stalking series with a crucial perspective. Recorded last November, Chris speaks with Jane Harvey, CEO of the Hollie Gazzard Trust, exploring what often comes…
- I Didn’t Know I Was a Victim: The Reality of Abuse After You Leave · 38 minThis episode is not easy listening - but it’s one you need to hear. Lorna Allen shares what it’s really like to live through coercive control, stalking, and abuse that doesn’t…
- He Stalked Her for 3 Years… Yet Passed Every Safeguarding Check · 30 minThis episode will stop you in your tracks. Bev Nickson shares the reality of living through three years of stalking by someone in a position of trust. There was CCTV, witnesses…
- Why Safer Recruitment Fails Before the Interview Starts · 21 minSafer recruitment is not a formality, and it is not just an HR process. It is one of the most important safeguarding measures any organisation has. In this episode of…
- The Burnout Trap: Why the Best Safeguarding Professionals Burn Out · 27 minBurnout is everywhere in safeguarding. But what if the real cause isn’t workload? In this episode of Safeguarding Redefined, Chris East is joined by former police officer and…
- Under the Streetlights: Relational Safeguarding in Action with Street Angels · 32 minWhat if the answer to rising violence wasn’t more enforcement, but more presence? As part of our charity spotlight, in this episode Paul Blakey MBE shares how Street Angels…
- Romance, Rejection, Resilience: The Art Of Not Being Chosen · 22 minRejection hurts. That’s just part of being human. But what happens when we don’t know how to handle it? In the final episode of our Let’s Talk About Sex (and Safeguarding)…
- Sharing Sexual Images: Who’s Really Responsible? · 28 minWhen a nude image is shared without consent, why is the first question still, “Why did they take it in the first place?” In this latest instalment of Let’s Talk About Sex (and…
