About us
Established in 2009, P Threlfall Safeguarding Ltd is based near Preston in Lancashire. Having worked initially with vulnerable people in residential settings, Phil Threlfall qualified as a social worker in 1998 and has developed a wealth of safeguarding and child protection expertise over the course of nearly thirty years, as a practitioner, manager, policy-maker, trainer and consultant, across a range of children’s and adult’s services.
As a former early years safeguarding consultant and local authority safeguarding lead who line managed LADO, School’s Safeguarding and Children Missing Education services, Phil has developed particular expertise around safeguarding in schools and colleges, including via Serious Case Reviews and independent investigations.
If you’d prefer remote instead of face-to-face training, we continue to deliver really interactive sessions via Zoom for a range of organisations. Please contact Phil directly to discuss your needs.
Our Ethos
Whether it’s training, policy writing or auditing / reviewing safeguarding in a school or setting, we are interested in best practice. This means safer children and safer staff in safer organisations.
Safer
Children- Feel safe and are safe in different contexts
- Are the paramount consideration and at the heart of everything
- Are empowered
- Have a ‘voice’ and know how to get help
- Are educated and informed about what to do, not just what not to
- Are resilient
Safer
Staff- Are knowledgeable, and up-to-date
- Are skilled, competent and confident
- Identify vulnerability and the need for help early
- Understand their roles and those of others
- Feel well supported and are well supported
- Know precisely what to do if they are worried
Safer
Organisations- Aim high and are governed effectively
- Nurture a safeguarding ethos and an ongoing culture of vigilance
- Understand that ‘it could happen here’
- Develop and are themselves capable guardians
- Deal proportionately with risk
- Make defensible decisions in children’s best interests