Simon Massey: Head of Safe Network
Joined the team in March 2011, just as the Safe Network was successful in securing a further two years funding from the Department for Education, which has brought vast changes to the team. During this period the unit has been building on our new partnership and  furthering plans to take us through to April 2013.

I have overall management responsibility for the Safe Network, which means I oversee and produce service plans, report back to the DfE and  manage any child protection concerns which may arise.  I manage the core team and work closely with Children England and Child Accident Prevention Trust.  It is a varied role with each day bringing new challenges and exciting developments.

I am a social worker by training but have spent much of my career working in the voluntary and community sector in play / youth projects, therapeutic social work teams and with Safe Network’s predecessor, Safe communities.  I have also got experience in residential child care, front line statutory social work teams, assessing and training social work students and, more recently, working as a Senior Consultant for the NSPCC providing organisations with advice and support in relation to child protection and safeguarding.

Cate Meredith: Safe Network safeguarding manager
Joined the team in October 2009. I am responsible for developing core safeguarding standards and guidance for the third sector and for supporting the Regional Development Managers and the Safe Network safeguarding champions. 

Previously I have worked as a manager and social worker in the voluntary and statutory sectors. I've also worked with Local Safeguarding Children Boards and local voluntary sector organisations around safeguarding policy and practice.


Kevin Garrod: National Partnership and Outreach Manager
My role includes supporting the activity of the Safe Network’s Regional Development Managers and it's National Delivery Partners ,as well as overseeing the activity that helps develop further reach within the sector.
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Hannah Timms: Safe Network training & development consultant
Joined the team in October 2011 to support the development of our core safeguarding standards and to provide training in understanding how this works out in practice. I am a Social Worker by training and have worked in the Local Authority within a child protection department and headed up a parenting project with the aim of tackling anti-social behaviour. I am very excited to be here and very much looking forwards to working with and supporting the voluntary sector.


Stephen Nicholls: Safe Network information officer
In my role I look after all aspects of the Safe Network website.
Previously I worked for the NSPCC on the Safe Communities Project.


Julyn Walker: Safe Network Support Service Co-ordinator
I am responsible for dealing with financial procedures within Safe Network. I assist internal departments and external organisations with enquiries and also contribute to inducting, developing and supporting team members.   


Lian Gaten: Safe Network administrator (part-time)
In my role as the administrator, I am the first point of contact for telephone enquiries. I assist callers with enquiries and filter the calls to the correct team member. I also undertake all ordering of publications.
I also work as a Safeguarding Information Officer (part-time), within the NSPCC, Child Protection in Sport Unit.

The Safe Network is jointly managed by the NSPCC , Children England and The Child Accident Prevention Trust. 

Any available jobs in the Safe Network team will therefore be advertised on these organisations’ websites. 

Click on the links below for current vacancies:
NSPCC job vacancy search
Children England job vacancies
Child Accident Prevention Trust website