16/01/2026
Police Oracle
Red Snapper Learning's Evidence-Informed Practice & Reflective Learning in Safeguarding course is designed to help practitioners ensure that difficult decisions are informed, thoughtful, and defensible.
Working in probation, offender management, and safeguarding is complex, high-stakes work. Every decision—from assessing risk, planning interventions, or managing cases in the community—can have a profound impact on people’s lives. Recent reviews, including the Sara Sharif case and national Domestic Homicide Review analyses, show that missed risks, limited professional curiosity, and inconsistent use of evidence can have tragic consequences. These cases are a reminder that we need space to pause, reflect, and ensure our decisions are informed, thoughtful, and defensible.
Reflection doesn’t just happen—it needs to be supported. Whether through formal supervision, facilitated sessions, or informal team discussions, carving out space to step back from the day-to-day pressures is essential. Our Evidence-Informed Practice & Reflective Learning in Safeguarding course is designed to help practitioners do exactly that. It provides practical tools and strategies to embed reflection into everyday work, so it doesn’t feel like an extra task but becomes part of your routine.
Through structured reflection, scenario-based exercises, and facilitated discussion, you’ll explore how to critically analyse cases, spot gaps in supervision or self-care, and strengthen professional curiosity. You’ll also learn how to take research and evidence from safeguarding practice and apply it directly to your work with individuals, families, and communities.
The course is relevant for safeguarding leads, probation practitioners’ investigators, social workers, DSLs, public protection units, and anyone involved in risk assessment or case management. Participants leave not only with stronger decision-making skills but also with actionable strategies to build reflective practice into their teams, creating a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and professional curiosity.
Delivered online, the course offers 6 CPD points and a certificate of attendance. It’s interactive, practical, and designed to reflect the real challenges faced by practitioners every day.
By linking evidence, reflection, and professional judgement, you’ll leave more confident in your decisions and better equipped to protect vulnerable people and manage risk effectively.
RSL will be delivering a one-day course
Evidence-Informed Practice & Reflective Learning in Safeguarding
On Thursday 22nd January