Our philosophy:

In the decades that spanned the deaths of Maria Colwell and Victoria Climbie, agencies failed to work together effectively. Such failures have influenced our decision to establish innovative responses to safeguarding children and young people, guided by the following principles:

Real “working together”: this is based on our combined experience of proven effective multi-agency initiatives. We have developed integrated services organised around children and young people rather than around professional boundaries or existing agencies.

Transparency and Accountability: our practice is child-centred and outcome led, it is transparent whilst maintaining privacy and dignity for children and young people. We are openly accountable to children and young people and to other stakeholders.

Promoting opportunity: we are achieving this through accredited peer education and subsequent volunteering and employment opportunities for young people and through our commitment to staff training (three of our five full time staff are currently on extended training to gain qualifications).

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