OUR VISION
The Independent Safeguarding Service is an organisation with a very singular vision, to enable a transformation in the quality of safeguarding in the UK through the provision of industry leading training, policies and procedures regardless of industry sector.
We are a Community Interest Company (CIC) and, as such, reinvest profits back into the business and the safeguarding community to create the best and most affordable products possible.
OUR TEAM
Steve Hall
(HEAD OF QUALITY ASSURANCE)
Nick Pratt
(HEAD OF SAFEGUARDING)
Nick has extensive consultancy experience in Early Years, Schools, NHS, Police, Faith Settings, Third Sector, Premier League organisations, other Sporting Regulatory Bodies and Commerical Private Sector organisations.
Jen Miller
(TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER)
With her experience and knowledge in web based business development and management, Jen is heading up our digital development. Jen is passionate about providing high quality business solutions online.
Rita Domingues
(HEAD OF CONSULTANCY)
Rita qualified as a Social Worker in 2006. For the past 11 years, she has worked in frontline teams across Children’s Services, the last 5 managing Court and Safeguarding teams. Her expertise is in Care Proceedings and Court reports. She is steadfast in her commitment to good practice in safeguarding vulnerable children and families. She has also spent the last three years in postgraduate studies and building her expertise in Leadership and Management.
Stephanie Bissett
(PROJECT MANAGER)
With a background in Child Protection, Stephanie coordinates our safeguarding portfolio of services to ensure full sector coverage and equal access. Stephanie also manages our tailored package services
Kelly Smith
(ADULT SAFEGUARDING LEAD)
Kelly is an experienced Senior Social Worker who has extensive knowledge in both child protection and adult safeguarding. She currently works with adults with learning disabilities and autism. Kelly brings practical and theoretical experience in S42 safeguarding enquiries, Mental Capacity Assessments and Deprivation of Liberty (DoLs) court work as well as reviews under the Care Act 2014. Kelly is also an experienced Practice Educator, supporting Social Work students and Newly Qualified Social Workers with the knowledge and skills essential to their role.
Kathy Dee
(EXECUTIVE TRAINER)
Kathy is an experienced and passionate safeguarding lead with over 25 years' experience in education and children's services. She specialises in prevention and building capacity to create learning environments where children feel safe and are empowered to make safe choices.
Milly Wildish
(EXECUTIVE TRAINER)
Milly spent 10 years as a detective and safeguarding lead in the Metropolitan police working directly with victims of CSE, DV, HBV and child abuse. Milly is also a specialist arbitrator and National Safeguarding Panel member for Sports Resolution UK. She is passionate about delivering high quality safeguarding training.
Nigel Taylor
(EXECUTIVE TRAINER)
Nigel was an Independent Head for 26 years, DSL, and former Board member of Surrey Safeguarding Children’s Partnership. He is Safeguarding Governor for The Mill Hill Schools’ Foundation and Hazelwood Prep, Chair of The Advisory Board of The British Academy School Marrakech, Board Member of the Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS) and experienced governance auditor. He is an accredited NSPCC trainer, GBH Law Schools team and consultant to CPOMS.
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“DSL Traning objectives met and surpassed - best safeguarding training I’ve been on to date!”
- Wimbledon High School
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“Training was at a high standard, information was completely up to date (hot off the press in fact) and delivered in an engaging, manageable way.”
- Portsmouth High School
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“The trainer's willingness to work with me to incorporate organisational challenges and safeguarding business priorities was exceptional and made for a far more meaningful and useful delivery. That, coupled with the presenter's wealth of knowledge and presentation of current case studies, helped cement knowledge and understanding.”
- West Ham United Football Club
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“Nick has a unique competence in so many areas of safeguarding, both with children and adults. We could not have fine-tuned our practice without his help. The online training by ISS is engaging, cutting edge and professional. The fact you can log on remotely while still asking questions for a tailored experience suited us so well. Thank you!”
- Frontline19
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“It was by far the most interesting and potentially useful Level 3 course I have completed: I have completed at least five in my career so far. Thank you so much for organising such a superb training.”
- Kensington Prep School
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“Thank you for your safeguarding consultancy. It has been so helpful for our whole team. The online training resource has been invaluable for our staff to tap in to and has been really well received as CPD.”
- Limetree Solutions UK
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“A really engaging presenter and it really was the most useful training on safeguarding that I've attended. Rarely does it really offer practical advice on implementing policy.”
- Northampton High School
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“Professional and reliable service from true experts in safeguarding. Would highly recommend ISS's services to anyone.”
- Tribus Consulting
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“Nick at ISS has been a real lifeline to me in sharing his expert safeguarding knowledge and helping me to carefully consider the often complex nuances of safeguarding in the context of therapeutic work with clients. He is incredibly knowledgeable, friendly and always goes that extra mile to support small businesses with their safeguarding practice.”
- Heartful Therapy
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“We felt that the training was very useful and has given us more context to our safeguarding duties and a lot of useful and important pointers to materials to go through as well as ideas for areas of improvement. Most importantly, it has made us more confident in our roles as DSL and DDSL.”
- Eton-X
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“Thanks so much for your helpfulness - and for the excellent training on Saturday. We so appreciate working with ISS and it's going to help us up our game in lots of ways.”
- YWAM The King's Lodge
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“Nick and ISS have supported Frontline19 so incredibly well to develop effective and robust safeguarding systems for our newly established organisation. From patiently helping us with policies and procedures, to offering high quality training and support around safer recruitment, we feel extremely reassured at every step that we are in great hands.”
- Frontline19
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“This was the best safeguarding training I've been on. Lack of personal stories or scaremongering - astute observations of how things go in schools in practice and firm conviction in what responses would be appropriate. Empathy with the audience, not patronising, but confident. ”
- Croydon High School
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“I was very impressed with the DSL training & how it was delivered. It kept my attention & was stimulating unlike previous training I have completed.”
- Brighton Girls
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““We have used the Independent Safeguarding Service for a few years now as we needed to ensure our safeguarding procedures and policies were up to date and kept that way. They have proved to be an informative and reliable source of information that has proved invaluable. Thanks ISS.”
- London Borough of Waltham Forest
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“The DSL training was very very good. Very knowledgeable trainer, I now feel more confident in my role as deputy DSL, Thank you.”
- Birkenhead High School Academy
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“The trainer was experienced and presented the material well. I felt that this was a more useful course than the similar one I attended 3 years ago because it made the processes at local authority level clearer.”
- Streatham & Clapham High School
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“I would highly recommend ISS for their safeguarding consultancy, advice and training. Really friendly and reliable service with the most updated staff members working in their respective fields”
- Health & Safety Assured
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“We have used the Independent Safeguarding Service for a few years now as we needed to ensure our safeguarding procedures and policies were up to date and kept that way. They have proved to be an informative and reliable source of information that has proved invaluable. Thanks ISS. ”
- Accability
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“I wanted to thank you for your support over the years on your Safeguarding knowledge and expertise. In particular on the development of our policy as well as the resources your service provides as an addition to our mandatory training. ”
- G4S
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“Excellent trainer, easy to listen to and great delivery of information - great format to learn in - courses more accessible being online”
- Norwich High School for Girls
