• What is Child Exploitation and how this links into the umbrella term “Modern Day Slavery” • The types of exploitation and how a child or vulnerable adult can benefit from having an NRM • What is an NRM? What it means to the child • How to make a referral and how to write… Continue Reading National Referral mechanism (NRM) awareness training and how to make an effective referral whilst identifying exploitation

Course aims: • Explore the challenges and opportunities of working with children and families from a range of different cultural, religious, ethnic and economic backgrounds • Explore different cultural and religious belief systems and child care practices within different groups, the impact of these on parenting and the protective factors that may be associated with… Continue Reading Working with cultural and economic diversity and safeguarding children

A training workshop which will enable professionals to gain an understanding of trauma therapy. We will describe the process and explain how trauma therapy is delivered. We will share the criteria and trauma pathway, enabling you to understand when to refer on to the specialist trauma service. Objectives • Develop a clear understanding of trauma… Continue Reading The Kite Project – What is Trauma Therapy ?

You will learn... • The purpose and process - why and how we help families using Early Help • The local context - understanding levels of intervention and support • Practical skills and process – building confidence about completing a good quality Early Help Assessment, effective planning with families and how to be an effective… Continue Reading Early Help – Practice and Process

This course will develop an awareness of professional’s responsibilities to safeguard children and the key processes that underpin this. Participants will: • understand their roles and responsibilities to safeguard children • understand the role and remit of the Children’s MARS Board • understand how you apply statutory guidance • understand the importance of information sharing… Continue Reading Child Protection Masterclass

The training will provide practitioners with the knowledge and skills to be accredited for use of the Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2). Copies of the tool will be shared after the training. The GCP2 is a practical tool which supports practitioners in measuring the quality of care delivered to an individual child from an individual… Continue Reading Graded Care Profile 2

• To increase confidence in preparing Child Protection conference reports • What to expect when attending Child Protection Conferences.

The aim of the workshop is to know what an allegation is, explore What is the SCOPE, what constitutes harm, low level concerns (linked to KCSIE 2024), and what to do when an allegation is made regarding someone who works or volunteers with children. The workshop will also cover records keeping, the role of the… Continue Reading Managing Allegations – The Role of Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) for School Leaders

Learning Outcomes • Understand the Purpose of a Strategy Discussion and why they are held. • Identify all of the different types of harm • Identify what constitutes significant harm • Identify relevant types/sources of evidence required to establish each type of harm • What information is required to be shared at a strategy discussion… Continue Reading Multi-agency Strategy Meeting