This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.
Objectives
- Uses professional knowledge and understanding to identify signs and symptoms of child abuse or neglect.
- Able to identify and refer a child suspected of being a victim of trafficking, county lines or modern slavery or sexual exploitation; at risk of exploitation/grooming by radicalisers, gang, and electronic media abuse.
- Able to identify and refer a child at risk of FGM or having been a victim of FGM.
- Acts as an effective advocate for the child or young person. Shares appropriate and relevant information.
- SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION COMPLIANCE AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.
Objectives
- Detailed information on how to Quality Assure your service by Compliance Audits
- Prepare your service for Local Authority Commissioning Team and Ofsted inspections
- Prepare and gain knowledge on submission of Quarterly assurance submissions for Local Authorities and improve the standards of accommodation, staff competency and the outcomes for your young people.
- Designated Safeguarding Lead
This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.
Objectives
- An understanding of the origins of the role.
- An understanding of the 4 key responsibilities in line with legislation.
- Separate the issues of complaints v allegations.
- Increase knowledge of managing allegations.
- Increase knowledge of making referrals to Local Authority Designated Officers.
- Increase knowledge of investigations, outcomes, and potential Disclosure & Barring Service
This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.
Objectives
- This will provide clarity between missing and absence and the response and expectations from the Police and Social Care from the Provider.
- The national College of Policing definition for missing.
- It also explains the Philomena missing protocol and a case study around the tragic death of Caitlyn who was missing 34 times whilst in care before being tragically killed by a man she met online.
This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.
Objectives
- This session looks at the signs and symptoms around sexual & criminal exploitation including County Lines and our response as Providers.
- This includes potential referrals into the National Referral Mechanism for Human Trafficking and the issue of Child Abduction Warning Notices for anyone removing a Looked After Child from placement for the purposes of exploitation.
- It also looks at the case of Tommy, an exploited 16-year-old Looked After Child who is found in a crack house hundreds of miles from home and Jess, a 16-year-old Looked After Child sexually exploited and found in hotel rooms with men.
This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.
Objectives
- This session looks at Provider responsibility to refer any young person into the Government’s Channel programme if radicalisation is suspected.
- This follows two Looked After Children who begin to display behaviour that if left unchecked could cause extreme harm to our communites.
- The session involves current trends, referrals and vulnerabilites that can be exploited for the purposes of a radicalised viewpoint.
This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.
Objectives
- Sadly, there are 28,000 young gang members and Looked After Children are being drawn into this awful situation.
- The session looks at Gang and Knife culture and the desire for many of our children to identify as a “Gangster”.
This follows the journey of Henry, a 17-year-old Looked After Child embroiled in gang membership who commits a drive by murder of an opposing gang member. - Legislation around knifes and trends regarding use are also highlighted.
This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.
Objectives
- An increased understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 which applies to anyone 16 years or over.
- What capacity and lack of capacity are and how to assess capacity.
- Making a best interest decision if person lacks capacity.
- Lasting Power of Attorney and Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment...both are under the MCA 2005
- Substance Misuse & Exploitation
This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.
Objectives
- Increase knowledge of drug types and symptoms ranging from cannabis through to nitrous oxide
- Increase knowledge of child criminal exploitation and how “laid on” drugs such as cannabis and vapes are signs and symptoms of the beginnings of exploitation.
- Recording and incident reporting to Police and Children’s Social Care
- Understand the correct referral mechanisms including the National Referral Mechanism for exploitation and trafficking.