Mike Glanville

Mike will be exploring the management of concerns about adults in schools and the challenges that senior leaders face with these issues. Developing an open and transparent culture around the reporting of staff concerns is a critical aspect of good safeguarding practice, but how do school leaders ensure that everyone in the organisation is fully engaged? Mike will consider lessons learned from previous cases and draw out key themes while considering best practice on this challenging topic. He will discuss the importance of values-based leadership and the critical role that senior leaders have in setting the right culture so that everyone in the organisation feels confident in raising concerns about colleagues and self-referrals. Developing an approach that encourages reporting of unprofessional and inappropriate behaviour by colleagues could not only help to identify potential grooming behaviour but act as a deterrent to any potential perpetrators inside the organisation.