ABOUT

Jane has worked in Safeguarding and Child Protection for 18 years and was the manager for Safeguarding in Education for a large Local Authority in the South West of England. She is experienced in delivering

training on all kinds of safeguarding subjects including; DBS checks, Child Protection administration and record-keeping, Allegations Management, FGM, the Prevent agenda (Home Office Accredited), Domestic Abuse, Child Sexual Exploitation and Safeguarding Policies. Jane is an accredited Safer Recruitment trainer (WFDC accredited), also advising on required associated policies such as Acceptable User Policy (use of social media, cameras etc.) the Guide to Safer Working Practice and Consent and Information Sharing. She also chairs the SW Safeguarding in Education Group.

Jane has worked managing allegations of abuse against members of staff and volunteers as a Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) for 12 years and chaired the SW LADO group for 8 years. She was elected the first National LADO Network Chair in 2016, negotiating with the DfE and Ofsted.

She is also an accredited Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) lead reviewer for Serious Case Reviews and a lead reviewer for such reviews across the country.

Jane has a Post Graduate Certificate in Child Protection, a 1st Class Honours Degree in Psychology and a Diploma in Health and Social Welfare. She also holds a Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling, all of which Jane draws on within her work.

Jane has been the Director of Jane Bee Safeguarding Ltd for 2.5 years and carries out a wide range of safeguarding work across the country.

Jane Bee PGCCP, BSc(Hons)Psych, DipH&SW