SaFest 2025

SaFest: Annual Online Safeguarding Festival

SaFest is an annual online safeguarding festival dedicated to fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing among professionals from a diverse range of sectors. This unique event brings together experts from Social Work, Police, Youth Justice, Child Exploitation teams, Domestic Abuse services, Education, and many more, creating a vibrant platform for interdisciplinary learning and support.

Key Features of SaFest:

1. Interdisciplinary Collaboration: SaFest encourages professionals from various fields to come together, share their expertise, and learn from one another. This collaborative approach ensures a holistic understanding of safeguarding issues and promotes the development of comprehensive strategies to protect children.

2. Skill Enhancement: Through a series of workshops, seminars, and interactive sessions, participants have the opportunity to upskill and stay updated with the latest safeguarding practices. These sessions are designed to be practical and relevant, providing attendees with tools and techniques they can apply in their daily work.

3. Best Practice Sharing: SaFest serves as a platform for showcasing excellent safeguarding practices. Participants can present case studies, share success stories, and discuss challenges, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in safeguarding.

4. Support Network: The festival also aims to build a strong support network among professionals. By connecting with peers from different sectors, attendees can form valuable relationships, exchange ideas, and offer mutual support, enhancing their ability to safeguard children effectively.

5. Expert Speakers and Panels: SaFest features keynote speeches and panel discussions from leading experts in the field of safeguarding. These sessions provide insights into emerging trends, policy changes, and innovative approaches, ensuring that participants are well-informed and equipped to tackle current and future challenges.

6. Interactive and Engaging Format: The online format of SaFest allows for a flexible and accessible experience. With interactive elements such as live Q&A sessions, breakout rooms, and virtual networking opportunities, participants can engage actively and make the most of their festival experience.

Join us at SaFest to be part of a dynamic community dedicated to safeguarding children. Together, we can make a difference.

 

You can book to attend each day of SaFest individually via the booking pages below. When booking, you are booking for a full day online link, not for an individual session. You can however choose to dip in and out as needed based on the sessions provided each day. 

Once you have booked, the online link will be sent to you within a diary invite. 

 

SaFest event programme -  Keynote speakers confirmed so far;

- Alistair Barfield - Deflect and Protect CiC

- Lawrence Jordan - Marie Collins Foundation

- Dr Claire White - NSPCC

- Alex Burgess - Plymouth University

More details coming soon