Children’s MARS Board Communication

FREE Gaming and Gambling Harms Training

The Children’s Mars Board has partnered with YGAM to facilitate a number of sessions to support professionals working with Children and Young People in respect to Gaming and Gambling Harms.

Gaming and Gambling Harms – Health and Social Care Workers including Early Help: 6 May 2025 1pm – 4pm. For further information and to book onto this course please click here.

Gaming and Gambling Harms – Teachers and Youth Support including Police: 12 May 2025 1pm – 3.30pm. For further information and to book onto this course please click here.

Learning outcomes:
•The learner will understand why CYP might game/gamble
•The learner will understand what is meant by gaming/gambling related harm
•The learner will recognise the signs of gaming/gambling related harm
•The learner will know where to find further support
•The learner will have increased confidence when talking to CYP about gaming and gambling

YGAM also have a range of resources available for parents and professionals on their website which can be found here.

No Recourse to Public Funds Training

NEW! Introduction to No Recourse to Public funding – 10 April 2025 – 10am – 12.30pm – Zoom
The session will cover:
•The ability to distinguish between different immigration statuses and the rights and restrictions they confer.
•The ability to identify whether a local authority has the power to provide financial support, accommodation and/or care.
•An understanding of the legal framework, including The Children Act, The Care Act, The Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act, The Immigration and Asylum Act, The Mental Health Act and relevant case law.
•An understanding of the procedures and assessments involved in accessing support.
•An understanding of the other services available to migrants with no recourse to public funds.

Booking details:
Please ensure you have booked the correct training session for your area of work. Places can be booked by emailing sarah.dauris@northlincs.gov.uk

In your email, please include:
Name
Email
Job Title
Session title and date

You will receive a confirmation email that your place is booked, and a Zoom link will be sent prior to the training. All bookings will be closed by Thursday 3rd April – if you no longer require your place, please cancel so it can be reallocated.

Children’s Multi Agency Resilience and Safeguarding Board Training Programme 2025 – 2026

The cMARS Board have now published our 2025-26 Training Programme. Please click here to view the programme and email mars@northlincs.gov.uk to book onto a course.

YHMAST Conference: Improving Cultural Competency: Identifying and addressing barriers to better outcomes

The Yorkshire & Humber Multi Agency Trainers will be holding a conference which will take a focus on: Improving Cultural Competency: Identifying and addressing barriers to better outcomes.

The conference will take place on Wednesday 21 May 2025 and is available to access by all Yorkshire and Humber professionals.

Further information can be found within the following flyer and places can be booked via the QR code.

Learning on Disguised Compliance

On 7th March 2025, NSPCC published some learning on ‘why language matters’, along with a ‘learning from case reviews’ briefing on the use of the term ‘disguised compliance’ and the implications for practice.

The ‘why language matters’ blog explores why the term can be misleading, unhelpful and blaming. It highlights how professionals should more clearly describe caregiver behaviour, build relationships with families and assess caregiver capacity to change.

The Learning from case reviews briefing is based on a sample of reviews published between 2022 and 2023 where ‘disguised compliance’ was mentioned as a factor. It highlights that: ‘disguised compliance’ is used by professionals to describe a range of caregiver behaviours; concerns about caregiver engagement can divert attention away from the child’s wellbeing; and professionals should work together to better understand a family’s situation.

Read the blog: Why language matters: how using the term ‘disguised compliance’ can be problematic‘

Read the briefing: ‘Disguised compliance’: learning from case reviews

Utilising Reflection and Supervision for Safeguarding Professionals in Education

CPOMS recently held a webinar in respect to Utilising Reflection and Supervision for Safeguarding Professionals in Education.

Christine Freestone from Safeguarding Network conducted this webinar which included tailored advice for DSLs and safeguarding practitioners on continual development and best practices.

The key webinar takeaways were to:

Gain insights on the current context of safeguarding in education and the upcoming changes over the next year.
How to utilise reflexive processes to impact professional development in your setting.
Expert advice to develop best practice models for supervision in the moment and for ongoing CPD.

To watch the recorded webinar please click here.