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MY TRAVEL SAFETY

A one-day bespoke travel safety course delivered at your house or school. The day is tailored to your child's individual needs, focusing on specific countries your child intends to visit and includes essential personal safety information that will prepare them for overseas travel.

I also offer personal safety awareness training to students before they attend university; the focus is more on personal safety than travel safety but can be adjusted according to individual needs.

I can accommodate larger school groups interested in either travel safety or personal safety and also provide Emergency First Aid At Work training as a separate day.

Please contact me to discuss your needs.

What's it about?

Developing the student's situational awareness so they are less likely to become a victim of crime or involved in a life threatening incident.

7 hours discussion, group exercise, videos, anecdotes and practical advice focusing on:

Planning and Preparation

Travel tips and personal admin

Situational Awareness

Ways to develop 'The Sixth Sense'

Safety and Security

Transport, hotels and hostels, medical preparation

Threat, Risks and Crime

Drink spiking/methanol poisoning, pickpockets, sexual assault and harassment, street crime

Terrorism

UK Counter Terrorism Policing advice on what to do in the event of a terrorist incident

Prices

From £500 per group. This is a day fee to include up to 6 students.

Additional fees:

Outside Kent I may need to charge overnight accommodation the night before and travel costs.

Larger groups can be accommodated subject to suitable room size, please ask for details.

Who am I?

I currently train UK diplomats in travel safety before they deploy abroad to their Embassies or High Commissions located in fragile environments.

After school I backpacked around the world for 6 years before spending the next 32 years in Law enforcement and later as a Security Advisor with the National Crime Agency providing security and travel advice to our officers.

In 2019 I was posted to Kenya where I spent 4 years mentoring the Kenyan Police and travelled extensively through Africa.

I have 3 children who have all travelled safely to a number of developing countries.

I hold a DBS certificate, First Response Emergency Care certificate, Adult Education Training certificate and public liability insurance.

- Simon Faulkner

Testimonials

Simon recently held a day on gap year safety for my son and his friends before they set off travelling. The day was well-organised and very well-informed and useful. Simon was very approachable and knowledgeable and really good at talking to that age group. He did an excellent job of heightening their general awareness of risk and danger whilst travelling and also giving useful and practical tips. He gave them exercises to do in groups to keep them engaged, and they all found it very useful and informative. I would very much recommend him to any anxious parents waving off their 18 year olds!"

Kate Robinson, December 2025

Our 18-year-old son and two friends were heading to Africa for six months and to help them prepare Simon spent a day with them, providing helpful advice on how to stay safe and manage difficult situations and generally made them a little wiser and more wary in advance of their travels. Simon also had great personal experience of many of the countries they will visit and was able to tailor his session accordingly.

Simon Price, December 2025

I think the course has really given my daughter the confidence to not panic when things don’t go smoothly and has helped her problem-solve with more confidence.

Mrs. Deemer, July 2025

Simon delivered a stimulating, engaging talk to our 6^th formers. He drew on real-life experiences which added depth to his guidance. The practical advice offered was constructive and enhanced their alertness and sense of personal responsibility, whilst also ensuring that they felt empowered to step forth in their own ventures. We would recommend him most warmly.

Hilary Ndongong, March 2025

Assistant Head, Ashford School