News: 14 October 2024
Reminder – Redbridge Mental Health & Wellbeing Map
The Redbridge mental health and wellbeing map provides a wide range of local and on-line services. The map is designed to be a one-stop-shop for accessing a range of mental health and wellbeing services including therapeutic support, social support groups, wellness activities and many more. See link below.
Updated Redbridge ‘One Panel’ Guidance
New! Rapid Review Guidance
CSA Resources
The Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse has published a number of useful resources for practitioners and the wider workforce to help identify and respond to sexual abuse.
- CSA Signs and Indicators Template
- CSA Signs and Indicators – Short Video
- CSA Video Series – includes communicating with children; building a picture; understanding the context and impact of child sexual abuse
Upcoming free webinars include:
- 16:00-17:00, 23rd October
Spotting the signs and indicators of child sexual abuse - 16:00-17:00, 13th November
Supporting parents / carers when their child may have been sexually abused - 09:00-10:00, 19th November
Speaking to children about sexual abuse
Check the CSA Centre website to see all our upcoming free events. Reserve your free spot to avoid missing out.
RSCP Training Programme 2024 – 2025
Many thanks to all of you who joined us over the previous academic year in your learning to safeguarding children in Redbridge. We are delighted to share our new RSCP Training Programme for 2024/25. Over 70 sessions are grouped into three series, key to your work with children and families :
- Understanding Safeguarding Risks
- Contextual Safeguarding & Child on Child Abuse
- Creating Safer Settings for Children and Families
We hope you find something here for your continual professional development.
New sessions this year include:
- Modern Slavery (FREE BRIEFING)
- Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse – An Introduction
- ‘Think Family’: Safeguarding the Whole Family (FREE BRIEFING)
- Understanding Unconscious Bias
- Safer Recruitment (Refresher Training)
To book your place on any of the courses, please use our online booking form. You will see there are some courses that have ‘dates and times TBC’; please don’t try and book a place on those yet – we just want you to know they’re in the pipeline for this year! For notes on training fees and cancellation policy, please click here and visit our website for full details of our training programme. If you’ve received this email from someone else and you’d like to sign up to our mailing list, you can do so using our contact form.
RSCP Multi-Agency Trauma Informed Practice (TIP) Information Guide
The RSCP has published a brief guide to trauma informed practice which compliments the work that has been undertaken in the Local Authority to introduce this new way of working into children’s social care.
RSCP Annual Scrutiny Report October 2022 – March 2024
The Redbridge Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Scrutiny Report for October 2022 – March 2024 is now available to download from the link below:
Prevent Training Sessions
Connect Futures are offering the following free ‘virtual’ learning events
Challenging Extremism & Hate – Train the Trainer:
- Tuesday 22 October 2024 – 9:30 – 12:30 – Eventbrite – Teams
- Tuesday 28 January 2025 – 13:00 – 16:00 – Eventbrite – Teams
Considering neurodiversity ASC & SEMH:
- Wednesday 18 September 2024 – 13:00 – 15:00 – Eventbrite – Teams
- Tuesday 12 November 2024 – 10:00 – 12:00 – Eventbrite – Teams
Hateful Ideologies leading to terrorism:
- Thursday 3 October 2024 – 10:00 – 12:00 – Eventbrite – Teams
- Tuesday 8 October 2024 – 10:00 – 12:00 – Online – TBA
- Monday 2 December 2024 – 10:00 – 12:00 – Eventbrite – Teams
Safeguarding Against Violent Extremism:
- Monday 4 November 2024 – 13:00 – 15:00 – Eventbrite – Teams
Contextual Safeguarding:
- Tuesday 10 December 2024 – 10:00 – 12:00 – Eventbrite – Teams
Fake News, Misinformation & Pathways to extremism/Redbridge:
- Thursday 26 September 2024 – 18:00 – 20:00 – Eventbrite