Using Your Voice – Child Safeguarding Toolkit for Parents & Schools
This structured adult safeguarding toolkit supports calm, age-appropriate conversations about expressing feelings, setting boundaries, speaking up safely, and respectful communication. Designed to be used alongside Guy & Cesar’s Using Your Voice, it provides a clear step-by-step adult framework — from observation to action.
What’s Included in the Using Your Voice Toolkit Pack
This five-document safeguarding framework supports structured conversations about communication, emotional expression, and respectful boundaries. Each document builds on the previous one, moving from guided discussion to structured adult action.
1. Using Your Voice – Adult Companion
A full page-by-page companion that matches the Using Your Voice book exactly. Includes:
• Exact child-facing text
• Adult-only image explanations
• Emotional understanding notes
• One-sentence “say this” prompts
Designed to support calm conversations about speaking up, setting boundaries, and expressing feelings safely.
2. Using Your Voice – Observation & Discussion Toolkit
A guided observation framework focused on communication patterns and emotional expression. Includes:
• Do / Don’t safeguarding rules
• Open, non-leading prompts
• Behaviour and communication checklist
• Disclosure response guidance
• Professional notes log
Supports calm documentation without turning conversation into interrogation.
3. Using Your Voice – Red Flags & Risk Indicators Guide
Translates observations into clearly defined safeguarding indicators across four categories:
• Emotional & Behavioural Indicators
• Language & Communication Indicators
• Boundary & Assertiveness Indicators
• Environmental & Context Indicators
Helps adults recognise patterns where children may be struggling to speak up — or may be harming others through communication.
4. Using Your Voice – Safeguarding Scorecard
A structured 34-point scoring system across four categories. Converts observations into a clear safeguarding band:
Green – Monitor
Amber – Increased support
Orange – Escalate
Red – Immediate action
Provides clarity without replacing professional judgement.
5. Using Your Voice – Decision & Action Plan
Clear next steps aligned with the safeguarding score. Includes:
• Defined response pathways
• Escalation guidance
• Context-specific notes (home, school, professional)
• Action record & sign-off section
Ensures calm, documented follow-through where communication concerns arise.
This toolkit turns everyday communication into structured, proactive safeguarding support.
Who This Toolkit Is For
This safeguarding toolkit is designed for:
• Parents & carers
• Primary school teachers
• Safeguarding Leads (DSLs)
• SEN and pastoral staff
• Family support workers
• Early intervention services
• Councils exploring proactive communication and emotional safeguarding models
No specialist qualification is required. The toolkit is written in calm, clear language and structured to support both everyday adults and professionals.
How to Use the Using Your Voice Toolkit
This toolkit follows a clear five-step progression:
Step 1 – Read the Using Your Voice story with the child.
Step 2 – Use the Adult Companion prompts to guide calm discussion.
Step 3 – Use the Observation & Discussion Toolkit if structured notes are needed.
Step 4 – Review communication patterns and indicators using the Red Flags & Risk Indicators Guide if patterns appear.
Step 5 – Complete the Safeguarding Scorecard and follow the Decision & Action Plan if concerns escalate.
Each stage builds on the previous one, providing clarity without creating fear.
Ready to Use the Using Your Voice Safeguarding Toolkit?
Download the full five-document toolkit pack and begin structured, proactive safeguarding conversations with confidence.
For adult use only. Designed to be used alongside the Using Your Voice child-facing book.