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Welcome to the fifth edition of the SSCP Business Unit communication update! We thought it would be better, rather than sending several separate e-mails that we try and combine them all together into an easily digestible update. Please take a moment once you have finished reading to share this update with your colleagues and that you can sign up to the SSCP mailing list through the website. ___________________________________________________________________________ |
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Interactive webinars - Learning from Case Reviews in Shropshire – Free to attend People in Shropshire have died, and it’s important that we learn from these cases and understand what we can all do to prevent further serious harm and deaths. You are invited to book onto one of our one hour practitioner learning events. There are three different one-hour webinars which will be repeated between January and March 2025, which are intended to increase your knowledge, understanding and how you can make a difference in your everyday practice. You can click on the links to register and add the date to your calendar or you can go through our Learning & Development page for information on the subjects of these learning events as well as any other courses that we are running at this time. Please book on to these free learning events and share this update far and wide. We look forward to seeing you there. ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Understanding Intrafamilial Domestic Abuse Learning Events
These Learning Events are taking place on the following dates: Please book on to these free learning events and share this update far and wide. ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Domestic abuse related deaths: Homicide and Suicide Learning Events
These Learning Events are taking place on the following dates: Please book on to these free learning events and share this update far and wide. ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Domestic abuse Learning Events – Why do men not come forward?
These Learning Events are taking place on the following dates:
Please book on to these free learning events and share this update far and wide. ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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SEND and Alternative Provision (AP) Draft Strategy and Outcome Framework 2024-2029
The SSCP Children’s Safeguarding Board would like to encourage you all to recirculate and encourage feedback on the draft strategy and outcomes framework before the closing date of 6th December. Over 100 responses have been received so far but the Board want to make sure everyone has had the opportunity to share their views, including CYP, families and professionals/partners. For context, if we received feedback from 1% of the households in Shropshire where CYP 0-25 have an identified SEND (supported through EHCP or SEND Support) then we should receive around 230 responses. The details are in the link below to share through all channels... This is really important as the feedback received will be used to direct our collective resources to achieve these goals. Please share as far and wide as possible to encourage participation. ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Briefing for Professionals – Elective Home Education vs Children Missing from Education Shropshire Community Health Trust have produced a briefing regarding Elective Home Education. Included with the briefing is an additional document which you can use with further information and resources added. Please feel free to use this briefing in your supervision or learning sessions if you wish to do so. You can find the 7-point briefing on the website, as well as the supporting document with additional resources on the SSCP website. ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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The Move to tri.x – Initial Communication for Frontline Practitioners
The web link for West Midlands Regional Safeguarding Children Procedures website will change in early 2025. We are working closely with the new provider (Tri.x) to ensure that the new website includes information from our current procedures that are specific to the West Midlands and that all procedures are compliant with Working Together 2023. The changes will affect practitioners working in the following local authority areas: Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Herefordshire, Sandwell, Shropshire, Solihull, Stoke on Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton and Worcestershire. If you are a practitioner working in one of these areas, you will need to access procedures via a new link which will be shared with you in due course. It is very important that all partner agencies take a co-ordinated approach to raising awareness of the change within their organisations. It should be noted that existing shortcuts to the outgoing platform which have been set up on desktops or mobile phones will need to be changed. In addition, arrangements will need to be made to change links currently hosted on staff intranets and other websites. You will receive communication in due course with clear dates for go-live as well as a link to the new procedures site. ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Early Help Newsletter – November 2024
For the latest edition of the Early Help Newsletter, please follow this link: Early Help Update - November 2024 |
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Opening Doors: Access to Early Childhood Services for Families Impacted by Poverty in the UK
NSPCC and UNICEF UK 15.00 – 16.00 Wednesday 4th December 2024 Register for the online webinar here In the UK, more than one in three (36%) children in families where the youngest child is under five are living in poverty. Existing evidence shows links between a young child’s socio-economic background and their health, wellbeing and development outcomes. Early childhood services, including maternity, health visiting and integrated services such as children’s centres and family hubs play a vital role in mitigating the impacts of poverty. They are designed to provide vital preventative advice during pregnancy and early childhood to promote children’s health and wellbeing. But new research from the NSPCC and UNICEF UK highlights that families living on low incomes face barriers which prevent them from accessing these important services. The research centres the voices and experiences of parents living on low incomes, and the professionals who work with them. It sets out recommendations for the UK Government based on findings that are also relevant to practitioners, commissioners and local authorities. On Wednesday 4th December 2024, 15.00 – 16.00, we will share the findings from the research during an online webinar and we would be delighted if you could join us. During the event, you will have the opportunity to:
If you would like to attend the webinar, register here. Please share this invite with any colleagues who you think would be interested in joining the webinar. If you have any questions or would like any more information, please contact lilyrosee@unicef.org.uk ___________________________________________________________________________ |
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National Safeguarding Adults Week 2024 Events are now available to watch back on YouTube.
Over the week we addressed:
You can access the Playlist and local animations here ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Supporting Pregnancy – Share your thoughts Does your work support pregnant people and/or their partners? The Shropshire Public Health team want to hear your thoughts and experiences to help us to plan and deliver the best possible services for this group as they are undertaking the Children and Young People JSNA and are working on the chapter on pregnancy/maternity. As part of the JSNA they are collecting the views and experiences of stakeholders and Partners supporting our residents through a short 10-minute survey. Could you please complete the survey by Friday the 6th of December 2024 and share widely with others in your network: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JSNA_Maternity_24 If you require any support with completing this survey or require a different format please contact us using the details below. Please share widely across all service areas supporting pregnancy in Shropshire. ___________________________________________________________________________ |
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The SSCP Website – People’s Stories
As we continue to improve the SSCP website, we’ve seen that the “People’s Stories” page has not been updated in some time. If you have a story that you feel would be appropriate to share on the site, then please let us know at sscpbusinessunit@shropshire.gov.uk – please put “People’s Stories” in the subject header and we can add this quickly to share these stories across the Partnership. ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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TREES Newsletter The latest TREES (Together Reducing and Ending Exploitation in Shropshire) newsletter is now on the SSCP website – you can find it on the Tackling Exploitation page. ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Have you got something you want to share?
If there is anything that you would like included the Business Unit newsletter going forward, or something you think should be linked to or shared on the website, then please let us know by e-mailing SSCPBusinessunit@shropshire.gov.uk and please include “Newsletter” or “Website” in the subject of the e-mail. ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Thank you for reading and please take a moment to complete the below form on how we can improve both these communication updates, the website or how we communicate with Partners. Or you can follow the link here. Please also consider taking a moment to give us any feedback you can on the SSCP website and remember that you can join the SSCP mailing list via the website. The SSCP Business Unit
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