Safeguarding Practice-Sharing Network
Safeguarding is a core responsibility across the youth work sector, requiring ongoing reflection, consistency, and responsiveness to emerging issues. Rather than working in isolation to address complex safeguarding challenges, NYCI’s National Child Protection Programme wants to provide a space for youth workers and volunteers to come together to discuss safeguarding issues in their work, and to share evolving and innovative practice that is happening on the ground.
We hope this will be a supportive network where people can share experiences, explore best practice and learn from one another in a safe and collaborative environment.
FAQs
To establish a sector-wide safeguarding practice-sharing network that supports collaboration, continuous learning, and the strengthening of safeguarding approaches across youth work organisations.
It’s also a place where youth workers and volunteers can bring safeguarding issues or challenges that they’re facing on the ground to see if others are facing them and to talk about how we advocate collectively.
Anyone working or volunteering with youth work organisations in Ireland.
Meetings will be held online with the option for in-person gatherings if the need arises.
Register using our form below and you will receive emails with meeting dates and links to join.
The network will aim to meet 3-4 times a year depending on the needs of the sector.
No! The beauty of this space is that anyone can come and go as needed.
You’re welcome to attend every session or just to come when you’ve something you want to talk about or work you’d like to share.
If you would like more information please contact the Child Protection Programme Manager Siobhán Laffey (siobhan@nyci.ie)
Upcoming Dates
The first Network event will take place in October 2026!
Register your interest below to receive more information regarding dates and times.
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