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The Launch Of The GCCS!
On September 17th we launched the Durham University Global Centre for Contextual Safeguarding. We marked the occasion with a two-day event, run in partnership with the Association of Child Protection Professionals.
Watch our launch video, left, produced by Raymond Mfon.
The event brought together young people and parents, practitioners, academics, statutory, voluntary and private organisations, funders and businesses, nationally and globally, to celebrate this new chapter for Contextual Safeguarding and to look to an innovative future ahead.
The Davis Scholarship - applications now open
The Department of Sociology at Durham University is running The Davis Scholarship for a second year. This enhanced PhD studentship is reserved for candidates with experience of care, and this year is co-funded with Foundations, The What Works Centre for Children and Families.
Explore our new Extra-Familial Harm Toolkit
Find out everything you need to know regarding extra-familial harm with this comprehensive new toolkit developed as part of the Risk Outside of the Home (ROTH) National Support Programme.
Planning for Safety: Risk Outside of the Home (ROTH) National Support Programme
Phase 4 of Planning for Safety will deliver a National Support Programme to develop and embed ROTH pathways, which includes practice resources, online learning events and in-person regional events.
Latest blogs and podcasts
The GCCS Team's Highlights of 2025
It's been a remarkable year for the Contextual Safeguarding team, making the transition to Global Centre and working on amazing projects and partnerships. Read about our top moments.
The Social Matters at the GCCS
The Social Matters Podcast team made a special trip to Durham University to record this bonus episode at the launch of the Global Centre for Contextual Safeguarding, featuring many of the guests and speakers at the event.
Contextual Safeguarding On A Global Platform
Professor Carlene Firmin (pictured), Director of the Global Centre for Contextual Safeguarding (GCCS), welcomes in an exciting new era and sets out the plans and expectations she and the GCCS team have for the Centre as it grows and evolves.
