Adolescent Safeguarding in London: example of creating safety with young Londoners in a local place.

For the third webinar in our 'Creating conducive conditions for relational practice’ series, Colin is delighted to introduce Victoria Ing, adolescent safeguarding practitioner and social worker from Southwark Council’s Adolescent Sure Start team. 

Vic recently worked on a project involving bike-building and BMX sessions with groups of young Londoners living on a Southwark estate that is affected by criminal exploitation and serious violence. This took place in parallel to the team’s pilot youth support hub opening on the estate. The bike project responded to community complaints about disruption and bike theft by young people, tackling the issue head-on, and in the process seeking to reduce risk, harm, and youth entry to the criminal justice system. 

The project grew organically out of conversations between the council, residents, the police, education and community partners. It is a superb example of relational practice in action, with a focus on getting young Londoners into…