©SAFE Interviewing
Interview Students Safely, Without Compromising Their Welfare or the Evidence
©SAFE Interviewing Certification
©SAFE Interviewing is a single certification programme delivered through two connected learning components, finishing the online theory immediately before attending the practical workshop. Certification includes your first year of SAFE Hub membership, where you can keep your skills and knowledge up to date and your certificate current year after year.
The ©SAFE Programme
Two Programmes. One Approach. No Student Missed.
©SAFE Conversations equips all school staff to have safe and appropriate safeguarding conversations and to recognise when a concern needs to go further.
©SAFE Interviewing provides the advanced skills required by those responsible for conducting safeguarding disucssions and managing complex child protection situations.
What in Part 1
1: Theory and Foundations
Online | Self-Paced | Approximately 7–8 Hours
Participants develop the knowledge, understanding and ethical foundations of the ©SAFE methodology.
This component explores:
- The ©SAFE Framework.
- Planning and preparation.
- Child development and trauma.
- Evidence-informed questioning.
- Ethical decision-making.
- Professional responsibilities.
What in Part 2
2: Practical Skills Embedding
Two-Day In-Person Workshop
Participants apply the methodology through practical exercises, coaching, case studies and structured reflection.
This workshop focuses on:
- Practical interviewing skills.
- Complex safeguarding scenarios.
- Peer-on-peer abuse enquiries.
- Cognitive interviewing techniques.
- Defensible safeguarding practice.
- Real-time feedback and coaching.
HOW
Flexible Learning Pathway
Part 1 (online theory) is typically completed immediately before
Part 2 (the live workshop).
If needed, Part 1 can be completed independently and Part 2 attended at a later date. To maintain quality, Part 2 should normally be completed within six months of Part 1. Beyond this timeframe, participants must refresh and re-complete the online theory component before progressing.
Once certified, maintenance is light: one workshop and a short refresher each year through the SAFE Hub.
What Our Participants Say
"A really helpful course, well structured and resourced, giving new thinking / ideas and practices, and the space to refine and practice with peers."
Kate
VP, UWCSEA EAST
Excellent course. Hugely beneficial as a pastoral middle leader and accessible for all levels of safeguarding experience. Manageable steps to follow and clear strategies to apply. Thank you!
Anna Brutti
Tanglin Trust School, Singapore
"Very useful and thought provoking course, the content was well planned and delivered. There were different elements to keep the course engaging & I will definitely be able to use the learning in the future. Thanks so much!"
Sally Rebecca Moulds
Head of Primary, The British School Kathmandu
"An excellent, thought provoking safeguarding course."
Chris Timms
Deputy head teacher at DCSG
Become a ©SAFE Interviewing Host School.
Train Your Team. Lead Your Community.
Hosting ©SAFE Interviewing on-site is the most effective way to train your whole safeguarding team together, in your own context and with your own challenges in mind.
Schools can host a cohort of between 10 and 28 participants. Your group doesn’t need to fill all the places – we welcome participants from other schools to join alongside your team.
We take care of everything: external participant invoicing, logistics, communications and certificates. All your school needs to do is spread the word and provide a suitable space.
Developed by Leading Interviewing and Safeguarding Specialists
©SAFE Interviewing was created by a multidisciplinary team with extensive experience across child protection, forensic interviewing, social work, policing, and investigative psychology.
Built on decades of frontline experience and international best practice, this evidence-based methodology is tailored specifically for the practical demands of educational settings.