News: 21 October 2025
RSCP Safeguarding Children Briefings
We have a new series of briefings on this year’s Redbridge Safeguarding Children Training Programme: RSCP Safeguarding Children Briefings. The first date for this series is Monday 24/11/25 (online via Teams, 13:45-15:30). These FREE termly briefings will focus on one key safeguarding children local priority and an update on safeguarding news, evidence and resources, including new content and updates relating to reviews and research every term. The briefings are intended for designated safeguarding leads and anyone with a remit of safeguarding training and/or supervision. If you book your place now for November (please use our online booking form), we’ll automatically reserve you a place on the upcoming briefings scheduled for 4 February 2026 and 2 June 2026.
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Foster for Redbridge
Spare room feeling a little empty? Do you miss conversations after school around the dinner table? Miss helping with homework and seeing that lightbulb moment when they understand something they have been struggling with? And although you repeated yourself hundreds of times to tidy things away, are you now, ever so slightly, missing the mess? Bring conversation, laughter and love into your life and provide a safe, stable and nurturing environment for our most vulnerable babies, children and young people that they can call home. If you are considering fostering and would like to know more, please visit our website on https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/adult-and-childrens-services/fostering/?utm_source=RSCP&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=fostering or call 020 8708 6068.
Event for local Foster Carers and Social Workers
Project ADDER from the metropolitan police service wish to invite local foster carers and social workers to attend an event on 3 November, between 10am and 2pm at Redbridge Town Hall, Ilford. The event, ‘A generational shift in the demand for drugs and exploitation’ is an opportunity for carers and social workers to have an in-depth discussion and learning experience into the current trends of the drug market. Lunch will be provided and the event is free of charge. Bookings can be made via the Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1741532523659?aff=oddtdtcreator
Elective Home Education (EHE) Information
New content is now available on Elective Home Education (EHE). There is a page for parents and carers, and a separate page for professionals.
- Home Education – Information for Parents in Redbridge
- Elective Home Education (EHE) – Information for Professionals in Redbridge
RSCP Annual Scrutiny Report 2024 – 2025
The RSCP Annual Scrutiny Report for 2024 – 2025 is now available to download via the link below:
Private Fostering
Do you know of a child who is being cared for by someone who is not a close relative for more than 28 days? It is required by law for Children’s Services to be notified of these arrangements to ensure the safety of the child. Redbridge Council are holding a Private Awareness Session online on MS Teams on 5th November 11am until 12pm and would encourage you and relevant members of your team to attend to find out more about what these arrangements are and when we would need to be legally notified. Please visit www.redbridge.gov.uk/private-fostering or https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1737520764379?aff=oddtdtcreator to book a place.
Private fostering describes an arrangement when someone who is not a close relative cares for another person’s child under the age of 16 (18 if disabled) for 28 days or more. A close relative is considered to be an aunt, uncle, grandparent, step parent or siblings. Other family members such as cousins or great aunts are not classed as close relatives for the purposes of Private Fostering. Private Fostering also includes families hosting overseas students being educated in the UK.
To notify us about a private fostering arrangement in Redbridge, please contact Redbridge Children’s Services on 020 8708 3885 or by email CPAT.Referrals@redbridge.gov.uk
For more information please visit our website: https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/private-fostering
RSCP Training Programme 2025 – 2026 Launched
We are delighted to launch our 2025/26 Redbridge Safeguarding Children Partnership Training Programme, providing learning opportunities for multi-agency professionals and volunteers working with children and families in Redbridge. We had some great feedback on our offer last year and we want to thank all our facilitators, many of whom are local practitioners and experts for their time and effort, and our trainees for their commitment to transferring learning into outcomes for children. This year’s Programme will offer a mix of in-person and online training and some free online briefings, arranged in four parts:
- Understanding Safeguarding Risks and Responding to Learning
- Contextual Safeguarding and Child-on-Child Abuse
- Responding to Local and National Priorities
- Creating Safer Settings for Children and Families
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To book your place on any of our courses or briefings, please use our online booking form. (N.B. if the course you’re interested in still has dates to be confirmed, you won’t be able to book yet but we’ll advertise dates as soon as they’re set). For notes on training fees and cancellation policy, please click here and visit our website for full details of our training programme. Please note we charge for non-attendance in most instances, even if the course is free to attend. We look forward to seeing you on one of our briefings or courses soon!
Barnardos TIGER Training in North East London
TIGER (Trauma Informed Growth and Empowered Recovery) is a service provided by Barnardos. Part of this offer is free online training for those working in health, social care, and education. Courses include:
- Trauma Informed Practice (12 November, 10:00 – 13:00)
- Working with Children Displaying Harmful Sexual Behaviour (21 January, 13:00 – 16:00)
- Working with Sibling Sexual Abuse (25 February, 10:00 – 13:00)
Bookings should be made via Eventbrite. For more information contact TIGER via 07519 294000 or tigerservice@barnardos.org.uk
Additional information is available on the leaflet which can be downloaded via the link below:
Reminder – Contact with Local Authority – Children’s Social Care
This is a reminder that professionals wishing to make a safeguarding referral, request for information or services, or a notification to contact LBR Children’s Services that the on-line portal: