About Us
Jingling Lane Training is a family-owned business that specialises in providing high-quality and cost-effective courses on safeguarding and protection for organisations working with children and adults throughout the UK.
Our courses cover a broad range of themes including (but not limited to) child protection, safer recruitment, risk-taking in adolescence, child sexual exploitation, mental health awareness, ligature rescue and safeguarding adults at risk.
With a combined experience of more than six decades working in education and social care, we offer a variety of up-to-date induction, training and development activities based on the latest national, local and organisational policies, procedures, guidance and practices.
We understand that flexibility is important when commissioning training, so we can deliver our services at times and locations that best suit your needs, including evenings and weekends.
John
Having spent his teenage years as a Looked After Child living in children’s homes and foster care in south London, John graduated from Middlesex University with Upper Second Class Honours in Social Science while also volunteering for the mental health charity Mind, the homeless charity Centrepoint, a primary school mentor scheme and the university nightline listening and advice service.
On moving to the North West, John embarked on a career working with children with social, emotional, behavioural and mental health issues, and has more than 25 years of professional experience in independent special schools and children’s homes. He also worked in a voluntary capacity in several other roles including Foundation Governor at a local primary school and Independent Member of Cumbria County Council’s Fostering and Adoption Panel.
Having received an award for Outstanding Teaching while completing a PGCE in Further Education, John has used his unique personal, professional, and academic experience to specialise in developing and delivering a variety of safeguarding and behaviour support policies, procedures and training courses. John has also worked with residential homes for the elderly, mainstream schools and most recently a local authority in the North West.
John is a firm believer in the adage ‘knowledge is power’ and maintains a free resources library on the Jingling Lane Training website which includes links to relevant articles, audio-visual materials and useful organisations.
Alex
Alex discovered a love for social care in Lancashire, with a part time job in a local nursing home at 13 years of age. Her experience inspired a vocation that became an intrinsic part of her life over the next 35 years. Having worked with a variety of client groups including young adults with cerebral palsy and brain injury, Alex has spent the last two decades or so working with the elderly, specialising in dementia and end-of-life care.
Alex is a strong advocate of the person-centred approach and is keen on improving the quality of life for people living in social care, by sharing the knowledge, skills and experience she has gained throughout her career.
As a manager in a CQC-registered residential home, Alex leads a multi-disciplinary team of 30+ staff and maintains a current knowledge and understanding of the issues facing employers, employees, residents, and families.
As a graduate of Middlesex University, Alex has completed a Registered Managers’ NVQ Award, the Six Steps to Success in End-of-Life Care Programme and is a qualified trainer in moving and handling.
