Adele Gladman & Associates is a highly experienced, independent safeguarding consultancy, providing training and expertise across the UK and internationally to professionals working with both children and adults.
Our work is across the UK and international and includes local and central government; commercial industry and apprenticeship providers; charities; education (including universities); recruitment services; and health. We offer safeguarding children/adult training; safer recruitment and safe workplace practice events; and consultancy services such as independent evaluations, audits, investigations and reports.
Bringing together staff and carers from across the UK, the focus of this event was safeguarding children who are at risk of or being abused through child sexual exploitation. Hearing from both Adele and a survivor from Rotherham, Elizabeth Harper, the conference considered: The most recent definition of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and the current […]
Adele hosted a one day training event as part of the annual training and development week for the different learning providers and salons, educators, and safeguarding staff from across the UK. Her training event offered those attending an opportunity to: Understand what ‘safeguarding’ means and be updated on principles and definitions in safeguarding children and […]
This theme of this Autumn Conference was ‘Belonging.’ For the first time since the Trust was formed, the conference was held to bring together all schools in the Trust. There was a series of development sessions and workshops held throughout the day. Adele’s workshop focussed on: The current definition of safeguarding How our understanding of […]
Aimed at employers offering apprenticeships across South Yorkshire, Adele’s presentation considered: What is safeguarding? Where employers fit in Safeguarding in practice –what should that look like? Finding the right approach for your company Time for questions
Hosted by the Brisbane Consulate Office, this event considered: A brief overview of current trends/safeguarding patterns that have an international trend including (but not limited to): domestic abuse, mental health and suicidal ideation, radicalisation and extremism, sexual abuse/exploitation and county lines/criminal exploitation A Q&A session based on Adele’s personal experience focussing on best practice issues, […]
Presented to over 150 online participants, Adele’s webinar considered: Changes to our understanding of safeguarding post pandemic Safeguarding trends in 2024, and consequent challenges for organisations and providers Tips for addressing these challenges
On 7th May we launched our free safeguarding webinar series, aimed at anyone working with children, young people or adults who are considered vulnerable. The webinars take place on the first week on each month, featuring a range of speakers, and covering different areas of safeguarding. Our first episode was on The Manosphere, Toxic Masculinity […]
Adele’s virtual session is entitled, Developing an understanding of an effective response to child sexual exploitation: The Road from Rotherham, and will consider: Reflect on findings from Rotherham Examine current models of grooming including the use of digital platforms and exploitation of vulnerability Consider the implications of key learning and the recommendations of the Rotherham […]
School audits based on Ofsted inspection standards and key statutory outcomes
Audits of individual teams, whole workplaces, service-wide or county-wide practice; review of education responses to sexual misconduct
Child practice reviews and learning events, reflective practice events
Independent investigation of incidents including allegations against staff
High quality and evidence-based reports, with achievable and measurable recommendations
All levels of Safeguarding Children Training, Designated Safeguarding Lead events, and Safer Recruitment training
Enabling the participation of young people and their families in evaluation of services
Drafting policies (Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment, Allegations against Staff, Complaints, and a range of subject specific policies)
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Independent audit into practitioner responses to child sexual exploitation
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A range of safeguarding topics as keynote presentations, plenary sessions, or workshops including:
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I absolutely love working with Adele! We first met 6 years ago when she audited my business’s safeguarding and safer recruitment standards. She has returned every year and supported us in maintaining the very highest standards in the recruitment industry. I find Adele’s approach to be consistently consultative, practical and collaborative with the highest standards […]
Adele has delivered both Advanced Safeguarding training and Designated Safeguarding Lead training for my teams several times over the last few years. The training has been pitched perfectly allowing us to feel confident in our roles. The contact before and after the training has also always been fantastic. I would thoroughly recommend Adele and will […]
I have known Adele for many years on a personal level and have had the opportunity to work with her a couple of times in a business capacity. Adele has written and delivered training to schools we work with around lunchtime cover and the safeguarding element. More recently Adele delivered a workshop with our schools […]
