Contextual Safeguarding
25 March 2026
NSPCC Learning has published a podcast episode on contextual safeguarding featuring Professor Carlene Firmin. The episode explores how practitioners can incorporate contextual safeguarding practices into their work with children and families. It covers: what contextual safeguarding is; how different contexts affect children’s risk of abuse; how practitioners can build partnerships that facilitate a contextual response; monitoring outcomes of contextual safeguarding response; and examples of contextual safeguarding in practice.
Listen to the podcast: Podcast: An introduction to contextual safeguarding
Listen on YouTube: An introduction to contextual safeguarding