Children’s MARS Board Communication

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.whyte@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.

Upcoming cMARS Training

NEW! National Referral mechanism (NRM) awareness training and how to make an effective referral whilst identifying exploitation. – 26 March and 22 April 2025 – 10am – 12pm – Church Square House

Learning Outcomes:

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 an effective NRM referral
Stages through the process and decision
What support the Child Exploitation Intervention Team can offer

NEW! Workshops on Learning from Rapid Reviews – 27 March 2025 5pm – 7pm – MS Teams and 28 March 10.30am – 12.30am – MS Teams

Aims:

To implement identified learning from the rapid review process
Disseminate wider learning from the rapid reviews held by the National Panel in the 2024/25 period
Ensure the learning is understood by practitioners, managers and organisations
Explore how the learning can be embedded in practice and systems

Graded Care Profile 2 – 1 April 2025 – 9.30am – 1pm – Church Square House

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 carer or carers over a short window of time and is designed to give a representative overview of the current level of care.

For more information on the GCP2 – see our GCP2 page on the Children’s MARS website. CMARS | Neglect – Graded Care Profile 2 (northlincscmars.co.uk)
Preparing and Report Writing for CP Conferences – 4 April 2025 – 1pm – 2pm – MS Teams
• To increase confidence in preparing Child Protection conference reports
• What to expect when attending Child Protection Conferences.

Please note sessions are available to all, but please ensure the suitability of the course for your role before booking a place.

To book a place on one of the above courses please fill in the below form and return to mars@northlincs.gov.uk

Childrens MARS Booking Form

Children’s MARS eWorkbooks

Did you know that the Children’s MARS Board offer a variety of FREE eWorkbooks for professionals across the partnership. Please share with your service.

Safeguarding Children Awareness
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE)
Early Help