Keeping children, young people and adults safe

Worried about a child in Bradford?

• Bradford Children's Social Care (office hours)0800 953 0966 · Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5pm, Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
• Bradford Emergency Duty Team (out of hours)01274 431010
• NSPCC Helpline (adults worried about a child)0808 800 5000
• Childline (for children and young people)0800 1111

If you are worried about an adult at risk of abuse or neglect, contact Bradford Council's adult social care team or, in an emergency, call 999.

Our current position

GAP Education is not yet delivering any services and is not currently working directly with children, young people or adults at risk. No programme will begin until the following are in place:

• An approved safeguarding policy and reporting procedure
• A trained Designated Safeguarding Lead and deputy
• Safer recruitment, including appropriate DBS checks, references and induction
• Safeguarding training for staff, volunteers and trustees
• Insurance, risk assessments and venue checks

Our commitments

• Everyone who works or volunteers with us will understand their responsibility to keep people safe.
• We will listen to children, young people and adults, and take every concern seriously.
• We will share information with the right agencies when someone may be at risk of harm.
• We will follow the procedures of the Bradford Safeguarding Children Partnership and statutory guidance.
• Our trustees will review safeguarding at every board meeting.

Concerns about GAP Education

Our Safeguarding Trustee Lead is Gulnaz Akhtar. If you have a concern about the conduct of anyone connected with GAP Education, email admin@gapeducation.org.uk with the subject line "Safeguarding – for the Safeguarding Trustee Lead". Do not include detailed personal information in your first email; we will contact you to discuss it. If a child is at risk, contact the services above first.

Last updated October 2026. This page will be expanded when services begin.