Our Safeguarding Commitment

What Is Safeguarding?

Safeguarding is about protecting people's wellbeing and human rights so they can live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It applies to children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Every member of our team knows the signs to look for and what to do when they see them. This is not just policy. It is how we work every day.

Designated Safeguarding Leads

Types of Abuse We Protect Against

Abuse can take many forms. All staff are trained to recognise the following types of abuse and to respond appropriately:

How to Report a Safeguarding Concern

If something does not feel right, say something. It does not matter whether the young person is in our care or not. You will never be in trouble for raising a concern in good faith, and not raising one could leave someone at risk.

Regulatory Compliance

Risks We Actively Work to Prevent

Young people aged 16 to 18 face risks that are specific to their age and life stage. Living semi-independently for the first time, building their identity and navigating peer relationships can leave them more exposed to harm in ways that aren't always obvious. Our staff are trained to notice the early signs, not just the ones that are easy to see.

What Happens When a Concern Is Raised

No concern is too small. The moment something doesn't feel right, our team acts. We never wait and see when a young person's safety might be at stake, and nothing gets minimised or brushed aside.

Staff can raise concerns internally or through external channels at any time. Our whistleblowing procedures are there to protect people who speak up. Nobody will face any negative consequences for raising a genuine concern in good faith.

Leadership, Governance and Oversight

Safeguarding does not sit in a filing cabinet at Winners of Tomorrow. It is a live, ongoing conversation at every level of the organisation. Our Registered Manager and Responsible Individual hold strategic accountability, while our Designated Safeguarding Lead oversees the day-to-day picture across the service.

Safer Recruitment

The people we hire matter enormously. Every person who joins Winners of Tomorrow goes through a thorough recruitment process before they spend any unsupervised time with a young person. There are no shortcuts.

All staff are required to disclose any convictions, ongoing investigations or disciplinary matters and to inform us of anything that could affect their suitability to work with young people. The safety and welfare of the young people in our care comes first in every recruitment decision we make, without exception.

Training and Staff Development

Nobody at Winners of Tomorrow works independently with young people until their safeguarding training is complete. Knowledge is refreshed regularly because guidance evolves, and our team's understanding needs to stay ahead of it.

Staff receive regular supervision and structured reflective practice sessions to make sure safeguarding stays active and real in the work they do every day, not just something covered in an annual training course.

Young People's Voice

We want every young person living with us to know that their voice genuinely matters here. If something is worrying them, whether it involves a member of staff, another resident or someone in their wider life, they have every right to say so and to be taken seriously when they do.

We are committed to building a culture where young people genuinely feel safe enough to speak up. That is something we work at every day, not something we simply state on paper.

Working With Partners

Keeping a young person safe is rarely something one organisation can do on its own. We work closely with the people and services already part of a young person's life and make sure the right people are communicating with each other at the right time.

We share information lawfully and proportionately. We share only what is necessary and always with the clear purpose of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the young people in our care.