When it comes to safeguarding children and young people, the rhetoric of leadership is easy. Everyone knows what to say and what people want to hear. Unfortunately, I've heard this rhetoric far too often. The real test of leadership is never found in words, but in the deeds of those involved in highly complex safeguarding partnerships.
1. Safeguarding is no place for egos.
Being the independent chair of two Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs), I've been exposed to all that is good about leadership and had the pleasure of working alongside individuals who pride themselves on being a complementary component of a local partnership, playing their part in helping to make children safer. They have managed to lower their organisational flags and set aside their egos to reflect, learn and engage.
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