Raising Standards in Self-Defence Education: Why Qualifications and Safeguarding Matter
Demand for self-defence training is at an all-time high - but many programmes still lack structure, safeguarding, and credible qualifications. This session looks at what happens when self-defence is taught without standards, and why the industry must evolve. Combining lived experience, professional security insight, and community delivery, Charlotte will share what safe, effective, and realistic self-defence education should look like - and how raising standards protects the public, protects instructors, and builds trust in the wider security and safety sector.