Making sense of youth safeguarding

& bringing practice to life.

We create Resonant Spaces for connection, learning and professional development to help you nurture relationships with young people and each other.

Creating conducive conditions for resonance and collaboration: a workshop

Colin Michel, Rachel Ringham and Luke Billingham

Wed 8 October 2025, 10.00-16.00 @ London Youth

This has been my absolute favourite session I’ve been to in a very long time.

Massive thanks to Colin and Luke. I hope there is more on this because there are many more conversations and more work to be done on this!
— Previous CCCs webinar participant

Who we are

Resonant Collaboration was founded by Colin Michel and Rachel Ringham, specialists in youth safeguarding, relational practice, and multi-agency collaboration.

What we do

We work with professionals across sectors to create Resonant Spaces for learning, collaboration, and change within teams, services, and multi-agency partnerships

How we work

We explore real-life stories, share ideas, create practical resources, and add a little touch of creative sparkle to cultivate connection, confidence, and capability.

Learning opportunities

We design and facilitate workshops, courses, and learning programmes to help you create safety with young people.

Organisational consultancy

We provide consultancy to help you improve practice, management and oversight in teams, services, and multi-agency partnerships.

Groups & supervision

We facilitate reflective groups and supervision to help you reflect, make sense, and learn in relation to work experience.

Resonant Collaboration projects


On professional love…

Exploring the nuances of professional love within safeguarding, social care, education, and related professions, this project seeks to understand how to cultivate authentic relationships amidst massive structural challenges.


Youth sector leaders development programme

A non-accredited development programme for youth work leaders, jointly run with London Youth, focusing on experiential learning to enhance emotional self-awareness and practical skills within their youth work settings.


Human Learning Systems + Transitional Safeguarding

At Resonant Collaboration, we believe in a human-centred, adaptive, and collaborative approach. This project is exploring links between the paradigms of Human Learning Systems and Transitional Safeguarding.


Selection of our recent collaboration partners

Logo for Safer Slough Partnership with colorful interconnected shapes and text indicating their focus on protecting a diverse community.
Red background with white text and a shield logo reading 'Slough & Langley College'.
Logo for London Youth with two stylized human figures, one blue and one green, jumping and reaching out with the text 'LY London Youth'
The logo of the city of Lisbon, Portugal, featuring a red shield with a white sailing ship, a bridge, and wavy water symbols.
A black line drawing of a tree with the text "Waltham Forest" underneath, representing a logo for Waltham Forest.
Text saying "Partnership for Young London" in blue and teal font.
Logo with a green castle tower, blue waves, and the text 'TOWER HAMLETS'.
Colorful abstract logo with overlapping rounded shapes, accompanied by text reading 'Birmingham Children & Young People's Partnership'. Place of focus is on the logo and text.
Hackney Quest logo with mountains and water design in blue and white.