Hear me. Believe me. Respect me: Receiving Safeguarding Disclosures Well

Have you ever thought about how we engage with children and young people impacts on them? As professionals, we aim for high standards – well planned and delivered lessons, managing multiple children’s needs, assessing work, extra-curricular activities and the never-ending to do list. When children and young people want to disclose, we suddenly find ourselves in the safeguarding headspace too.