- Be Water Wise - Wakefield Water Safety Awareness Video
- Updated Cancellation & Charging Policy for WSCP Face-to-Face Training
- NEW WSCP Masterclass - Trauma: A Lifespan Perspective
- Reminder - Important WSCP Updates
- West Yorkshire Inter Agency Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedures - New Chapters and Updates
- Education Updates
- Multi-Agency Training Dates
- Multi-Agency Neglect: A Shared Responsibility Training
- Reducing Parental Conflict - FREE Training Offer
- YHMAST Regional Webinar Series: Child Sexual Abuse
- Ygam Training Opportunities
- CDV (National Centre for Domestic Abuse) Civil Orders Training
- NWG Events
- NEW - One Minute Guides
- The Will To Survive Trust
- The Lullaby Trust Baby Product Guide
- Vaping & E-Cigarettes - The Facts for Parents & Carers
- Child Accident Prevention Trust - Blind Core Safety Information
- Don't Bin Inhalers - Correct Inhaler Disposal Information
- Turning Point Inspiring Recovery & Inspiring Futures
- NSPCC Updates
- Summer Activities
- Useful Links
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1. Be Water Wise - Wakefield Water Safety Awareness Video
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Colleagues from across Wakefield including Wakefield Council, WSCP, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, Canals and Rivers Trust, West Yorkshire Police & Yorkshire Ambulance service, have created a film to bring home the hard hitting realities of swimming in open water.
With the help of Sam Teale Productions and local actors, three real life scenarios have been created to show you what can happen when you enter open water and the impact this has on the people you leave behind.
In the last year alone, across the district, two young people lost their lives by drowning in open water. The total number of water fatalities in 2022, across West Yorkshire, stands at seven.
The film focuses on three different scenarios with fatal consequences:
1) A child jumps into water following peer pressure from friends
2) A women enters the water to rescue her dog
3) A non-English speaking man enters the water after being unable to read the water safety signs advising against this.
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WSCP have a dedicated water safety webpage, which contains key safety messages for children and young people about how to stay safe in and around the water, and additional advice and information about what to do if they get into difficulty. The webpage also contains resources suitable for all ages.
The page has been created in consultation with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) UK. Please click here to take a look. Calling all professionals - please share this film and important information with any children and families that you work with, so they are aware of the dangers! |
2. Updated Cancellation & Charging Policy for WSCP Face-to-Face Training
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Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP) has reviewed and updated it’s cancellation and charging policy in respect of face-to-face training. This updated policy will come into effect from 1st July 2023 and is applicable to all WSCP face-to-face training for any new bookings from this point onwards.
Since the recommencement of face-to-face training since the pandemic, there has been a notable rise in non-attendance without notice at WSCP face-to-face training events. WSCP face-to-face training is typically oversubscribed and although we recognise due to the nature of the work we do means urgent matters need to rightly be prioritised which can be unforeseen, the levels we have seen in unexplained non-attendance has become unacceptable. Non-attendance without prior notice results in preventing somebody else who could have attended the training from doing so, therefore it is hoped this policy is understood and supported by our services who attend WSCP face-to-face training which is of good quality, bespoke for the district and importantly free for all who work or volunteer with children and families.
The policy will be viewable upon booking onto a face-to-face training session via the WSCP website and will also be sent alongside confirmation of a training place directly to an attendee. To view the policy please click here.
Should there be any questions in relation to the policy please do not hesitate to contact wscpevents@wakefield.gov.uk where we will be happy to discuss further.
Please can we ask you disseminate this message across your organisation and networks. |
3. NEW WSCP Masterclass - Trauma: A Lifespan Perspective
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During Safeguarding Week, Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership, Safeguarding Adults Board and Safer Communities hosted an engaging and thought provoking Masterclass on Trauma: A Lifespan Perspective.
With input from the West Yorkshire Adversity, Risk and Resilience Steering Group, Education Psychology, CAMHS, the Emotional Wellbeing Team, and Wakefield Youth Justice, attendees had the opportunity to learn more about Wakefield’s response to Trauma and its commitment to the West Yorkshire vision of becoming trauma informed and responsive by 2030.
If you missed the event it was recorded so you can catch it by visiting the WSCP website or by clicking on the videos below (it is in two parts). What was covered?
Part one covers the consideration of early developmental trauma from Education Psychology, and how the Future in Minds, CAMHS team are responding to and supporting the workforce.
Part two takes a deeper dive into vulnerable groups from the Youth Justice Service and Emotional Wellbeing team with recent case studies, models and techniques as well as how to build a self-aware and resilient workforce.
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4. Reminder - Important WSCP Updates
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Over the last couple months WSCP have updated several key guidance documents and toolkits - have you seen these and are you using them in your every day practice? The guidance subject to updates are: |
Further information is available when you click on the three images above. For all three updates please ensure you:
- Share the updated version with your staff teams and networks
- Amend any single service guidance, training, website pages and resources which referred to and linked to previous versions as appropriate with the link to the updated version
- Embed this updated version within your business as usual service practices
For any queries, please contact the WSCP Business Unit at wscp@wakefield.gov.uk |
5. West Yorkshire Inter Agency Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedures - New Chapters and Updates
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The first of two annual updates to the West Yorkshire Consortium Inter Agency Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedures are now live. There are two new chapters: a new MAPPA Protocol and Transitional Safeguarding guidance.
The MAPPA Protocol outlines operational management and is designed to support effective cooperation and communication between the Strategic Management Board (SMB) and partnerships and a clear understanding of responsibilities in respect of MAPPA.
The new Transitional Safeguarding guidance provides an overview of the key principles, children’s and adult’s services working together and highlights the importance of developmental milestones. It also provides information on adult safeguarding principles and how these should applied in transitional cases.
Other updates to existing policies – Child Exploitation, Agency Roles and Responsibilities and Allegations Against Persons who Work with Children – have all been refreshed to include the extension of the definition of Position of Trust within the Sexual Offences Act (2003) to include anyone who coaches, teaches, trains, supervises or instructs a child on a regular basis in a sport or religion.
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Keeping Children Safe In Education
The Department for Education (DfE) has published updated statutory guidance on safeguarding for schools and colleges in England. Keeping children safe in education 2023 will replace the 2022 version of the guidance from 1st September 2023. NSPCC Learning has published a CASPAR briefing summarising updates to the guidance.
Read the updated guidance: Keeping children safe in education 2023
Read the CASPAR briefing: Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) 2023: summary of changes
School Inspections
Ofsted has announced a set of changes to school inspections in England. New measures include: changes to inspection processes which will see inspectors return more quickly to schools graded inadequate where this is only due to ineffective safeguarding; a revised complaints procedure to make it easier for schools to raise concerns; and new wellbeing investment from the government.
Read the Ofsted press release: Changes made to school inspections
Children Missing From School
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published new research examining the number of looked after children missing from education in England. Findings include: of the 50,846 school-age children in care in England in March 2022, 1,363 (2.7%) were missing from school; and unaccompanied children seeking asylum, male children, older children, children with special educational needs, and children without stable care placements were disproportionately more likely to not be in school.
Read the report: Looked after children who are not in school
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7. Multi-Agency Training Dates
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This course is designed to increase the participants knowledge and understanding of Working Together 2018 to Safeguard Children and other key legislation, including the West Yorkshire inter-agency procedures and local guidance. It is delivered by the WSCP Business Unit. Please note: There is a pre-recorded video to watch prior to the training titled 'WSCP Safeguarding Children Basic Awareness'
For more information click hereAvailable course dates & times:
- Tuesday 26th September, 09:15am - 4:30pm
- Tuesday 14th November, 09:15am - 4:30pm
This session aims to provide employers and mangers with an introduction to the systems and procedures that are in place for responding to allegations made against people who work with children. This course is delivered by the Wakefield Council Local Authority Officer (LADO) and the WSCP Safeguarding Advisor for Education Vicki Maybin. If you are interested in this training please email wscpevents@wakefield.gov.ukAvailable training on topics such as: Domestic Abuse Awareness, Coercive Control, Stalking, Harassment & Honour Based Violence, Sexual Abuse, FGM, Domestic Homicide, Male Victims of Domestic Abuse, Domestic Abuse Act, MARAC Awareness and CAPVA. For more information, please click herePAPYRUS have scheduled in a number of fully funded suicide prevention training courses across the year for colleagues in Wakefield. Two courses are available to book onto; SP-OT (Suicide Prevention Overview Tutorial) and SP-EAK (Suicide Prevention – Explore, Ask, Keep Safe).
For more information and the link to book your place, please click here
- An Introduction to Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Understanding and Working with Anxiety in Children and Young People
- An Introduction to Depression and Low Mood in Children and Young People
- Supporting Children and Young People who have experienced Bereavement or Loss
- The Impact of Sleep on Emotional Wellbeing
- An Introduction to Attachment in Children and Young People
- Introduction to Sleep, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Additional Needs
- An introduction to Self Harm
- An Introduction to Suicide and Awareness and Prevention
SafeTALK Training
This training is free to those who live, work and learn in the Wakefield District. Attendees will learn what to do if someone is thinking about suicide by following the easy to remember TALK steps - Tell, Ask, Listen and Keep-safe
Available course dates & times:
- Wednesday 19th July, 9.30am - 13.30pm
For more information click here
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8. Multi-Agency Neglect: A Shared Responsibility Training
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Please see the flyer below for information about the Multi-Agency Neglect: A Share responsibility Training, which is taking place on the 4th October. |
Click here for further information and to book a place. |
9. Reducing Parental Conflict - FREE Training Offer
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Please see the flyer below on Reducing Parental Conflict Toolkit training taking place on the 18th July. |
Click here to find out more and book your place. |
10. YHMAST Regional Webinar Series: Child Sexual Abuse
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Yorkshire and Humber Multi-Agency Safeguarding Trainers Group (YHMAST) are delighted to be hosting these webinar events across the Yorkshire and Humber region.
All webinars will be delivered by experts from The Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA Centre), a multi-disciplinary team, funded by the Home Office, hosted by Barnardo’s and working closely with key partners from academic institutions, local authorities, health, education, police and the voluntary sector. Their aim is to reduce the impact of child sexual abuse through improved prevention and better response.
Come and join YHMAST for these exciting, informative events!
Technology Assisted Harmful Sexualised Behaviour:
Tuesday 4 July 2023 – 10.00 am – 12 Noon. For more information and to book your place, please click here
Sexual Abuse Outside the Home:
Thursday 6 July 2023 – 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm. For more information and to book your place, please click here: Child Sexual Abuse in the Home (Intrafamilial):
Wednesday 12 July 2023 – 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm. For more information and to book your place, please click here
Sibling Sexual Abuse:
Friday 14 July 2023 – 10.00 am – 12 Noon
For more information and to book your place, please click here |
11. Ygam Training Opportunities
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WSCP are working with Ygam, an award-winning charity, to offer fully funded, free online training on gaming and gambling harms in children and young people. Please see course details below: Fully Funded CPD for Youth Facing Professionals:This session is suitable for professionals working directly with children and young people who can deliver Ygam's resources. This includes education staff, youth workers, community volunteers and mental health specialists. Please note a minimum of 12 delegates is expected The programme is City & Guilds assured and their resources are the winners of the Children and Young People Now PSHE Award 2020. 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. To view their sample resources please click here or their Privacy Policy click here. Available course dates & times:- Wednesday 12th July 11:30am - 13:30pm To book a place please click hereCity and Guilds Assured Gaming and Gambling Awareness and Harm Prevention: Supporting Children and Vulnerable Families:This session is suitable for social workers, early help practitioners, family support teams and professionals who work with children and families. Available course dates & times:- Tuesday 18th July 12:00pm - 14:30pm To book a place please click here |
12. NCDV (National Centre for Domestic Abuse) Civil Orders Training
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NCDV is a Community Interest Company that provides free fast legal support to those suffering domestic abuse who require a protective order. The service is available to everybody, irrespective of financial circumstances, sexual orientation, race or gender. They specialise in three types of civil domestic violence injunctions; Non-molestation Orders, Occupation Orders and Prohibited Steps Orders.
The training covers the current definition of domestic abuse, key themes of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, the orders NCDV can obtain and their criteria/eligibility, the benefits of the orders available, the court process and how the order is served also the many ways how you can refer someone (with their consent) to NCDV.
The training will be useful for anyone who works with or comes in to contact with those suffering domestic abuse.
Learning objectives:
- Knowledge of the current definition of domestic abuse.
- Awareness of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and it’s key themes.
- Understanding of the orders NCDV can obtain for those suffering domestic abuse and their criteria/eligibility.
- Awareness of Legal Aid funding and self-representing as a Litigant in Person
- Awareness of the benefits of the orders available.
- Understanding the civil court process in obtaining a non-molestation order and how the order is served.
- Knowledge of the many ways how you can refer someone (with their consent) to NCDV.
The training will take place on Wednesday 12th July 11:30am - 13:30pm, to find out more including how to book your place please click here
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The NWG are hosting a number of events throughout July, some of which are free to attend. Events available include:
Disrupting Exploitation Webinar - 3rd July 2pm - 4pm
A webinar to explore exploitation and the strategies that can be utilised to disrupt exploitation without relying on victim disclosure. Please click here for more information including costs and how to book a place.
NWG Health Practitioners Forum - 10th July 10:30am- 12:30pm
Aimed a health practioners working with exploited children and young people to support in your work and help maximise your impact. This is a free event, to access the agenda and to book a place please click here
NWG Education Practioners Forum - 10th July 4pm - 6pmAimed at education practioners working with exploited children and young people. This is a free event, to access the agenda and to book a place please click here
Modern Slavery Affects Your Work - 10th July 5:30pm - 6:30pmAny child can be a victim of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. Do you know what signs to look for and how to respond? This a free event, for more information and to book a place please click here
Click on the button below to view the full range of upcoming events the NWG will be hosting in coming months. |
14. NEW - One Minute Guides
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WSCP have recently published the following new/ updated One Minute Guide:
There are many other OMG's available in the series, please click here to have a look. |
15. The Will To Survive Trust
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This Trust was set up over one year ago by John Scott, and fellow Trustees, and is registered with the Charity Commission.
The aims of the Trust are:
- To raise awareness of the needs of survivors of sexual abuse, and to help support their needs, specifically focussing on the Bradford and West Yorkshire area, by the provision of information, advice and signposting to other local support services.
- Provide financial resources through the provision of small grants to support appropriate services and activities that will help to relieve the beneficiaries’ needs, as part of established treatment and recovery plans, to assist with their journey in life.
Over the past year the Trust have been able to give a number of grants to individuals to help meet their needs, following applications from the professionals working with them. They would like to extend awareness of what they offer, to increase the access of people to their Trust. Please click here to take at look at Trust's website, to see how an application can be made. The Trust would also like to increase their dialogue with services across West Yorkshire, to help widen their information base on services, types of support and on issues pertinent to the needs of survivors in West Yorkshire.
Below are the Trust's email address and website link, and they look forward to hearing from you.
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16. The Lullaby Trust Baby Product Guide
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The Lullaby Trust have updated their Baby Product Guide. This guide is packed full of top tips and product safety advice so new and expectant parents know exactly what to look for when they go shopping for baby products.
Click here to download a copy of this guide.
- Safer sleep advice
- Bereavement support
- Training
Watch the short video below which provides a simple guide to safe sleep for babies, detailing how to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). This advice is based on strong scientific evidence and should be followed for all sleep periods, not just at night. |
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Calling all professionals - please share this important information with any new or expectant parents you work with.
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17. Vaping & E-Cigarettes - The Facts for Parents & Carers
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Most children and young people don't vape or smoke. However, in 2022 the number of 11-17 year olds in Great Britain currently using vapes rose to 7% compared to 4% in 2020. The increase in youth vaping has coincided with the arrival on the UK market of a new category of cheap and attractive disposable vapes that have proven particular popular with children and young people and have been promoted extensively on social media.
We are asking all professionals who work with children to speak to them about the dangers of vaping and re-iterate that it is not harmless and has a number of short term effects on health whilst the long term effects are unknown. Click here to access a useful guide for parents and carers detailing the facts about vaping and e-cigarettes, and here to download an information poster aimed at children. |
18. Child Accident Prevention Trust - Blind Cord Safety Information
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The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) are reminding parents and carers of the dangers blind cords can pose to young children. For unsuspecting parents/carers, taking an extra minute to wind the blind cord around the hook can feel unnecessary. Fitting the tensioner that came with their new blind can seem like too much of a fiddle. Or maybe they’ve inherited older blinds and there is no safety device. But, as some families have discovered to their cost, a hanging blind cord in a home with a small child can have devastating consequences.
- Download your free blind cords session card and use the real-life scenarios to show what can happen.
- Print off CAPT's Breathe Easy fact sheet with tips on blind cord safety.
- Access the translated fact sheet for parents with Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Polish or Arabic as their first language.
Calling all professionals - please share this important information with any families you work with to help stop these accidents from devastating more lives. |
19. Don't Bin Inhalers - Correct Inhaler Disposal Information
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Wakefield Council, Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership and Renewi and are working together to explain why you shouldn’t throw inhalers away in your recycling or household waste.
Unfortunately, not many people know that inhalers should not be thrown in regular recycling or household waste. This is because, while the gas in pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDI) is completely safe to use, it can be harmful to the environment if not disposed of correctly.
Up to 30% of propellant can be remaining in a finished inhaler cannister. The cannisters can burst in landfill and then the gas is released into the atmosphere.
Inhalers should be returned to your local community pharmacy where the cannisters can be sent to be incinerated at a temperature so high, the gas is less harmful to the environment.
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20. Turning Point Inspiring Recovery and Inspiring Futures
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Please see the flyer below for information about the Inspiring Recovery and Inspiring Futures services, and the support they can provide to adults and young people living in the Wakefield district.
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Please click here to download the Get Connected calendar, showing what activities are on offer weekly that service users can participate in. Please can you share this information with any families you work with who may need support with substance misuse or alcohol issues. To contact the service please call 0300 123 1912. A self referral form can be accessed via the Turning Point website. |
The NSPCC have recently released the following updates which may be of interest to professionals working with children and families and to share with parents/carers.
Case Review Updates
The NSPCC have added six case reviews to the collection this month featuring a number of issues including criminal exploitation, harmful sexual behaviour and suicide. Click here to take a look.
Working Together to Safeguarding Children
The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a consultation on revisions to the Working Together to Safeguard Children statutory guidance for England. The consultation aims to gather views on updating Working Together to help deliver on the government’s plans to transform children’s social care set out in Stable Homes, Built on Love. It closes on 6th September 2023.Find out more: Working together to safeguard children: changes to statutory guidanceSee also on NSPCC Learning: Recognising and responding to abuse
Preventing Non-Accidental Head Injuries
NSPCC Learning has launched a new online training course on preventing non-accidental head injuries for professionals working with expectant and new parents. The course aims to support professionals with: understanding the prevalence of non-accidental head injuries in babies under one; identifying the risk factors within families; recognising early warning signs that parents and carers may be struggling; and engaging with male carers. Take the course (there is a £25 fee): Preventing non-accidental head injury training
Online Grooming
The Guardian has published a news story on the US-based National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) report into online child sexual exploitation. Findings from reports to the NCMEC's CyberTipline show: the category of "Online Enticement of Children for Sexual Acts" saw an increase of 82% from 2021 to 2022. The news story discusses the general increase in online grooming worldwide on social media. Read the news story: ‘Sharp rise’ in blackmail of children asked to share explicit imagesRead the news story: CyberTipline 2022 report See also on NSPCC Learning: Grooming: recognising the signs
Click on the button below to sign up directly to the NSPCC weekly CASPAR newsletter, to receive updates on safeguarding and child protection news, events, guidance and resources. |
For fun and free ways for families to keep their children entertained in the approaching summer holidays, please check out the links below: Free Summer Activities:
Local Activities:
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