Jon is the National Safeguarding Partnership Facilitator for Education, working with the Department of Education to support colleagues at all levels within local safeguarding partnerships to effectively engage education in safeguarding, as stated within Working Together to Safeguard Children. He was, until July 2023, a primary headteacher and a designated safeguarding lead for 17 years and extremely passionate about safeguarding children. Jon is privileged to be in this new role and looks forward to hearing your views and ideas on how we can ensure education is further engaged in safeguarding partnerships and safeguarding decision making.