News: 12 May 2025
New! Working Together to Safeguard Children – Children and Young People’s Illustrated Guide
The Department for Education (DfE) has recently published a new children and young people’s illustrated guide to the statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children has been published today. This guide is accompanied by a short animation for children and young people which explains how people who help, support and protect them work together and what they can expect when they need help. Government has worked in collaboration with children and young people when designing these materials, including the DfE’s Social Care Advisory Board, facilitated by the National Children’s Bureau. We know that children and young people find clear effective communication really important and that they want information to be shared openly with them, so they can understand what services they should receive and how they can access help and support. The guide and animation can be used by children and young people independently, or with the support of an adult
RSCP Newsletter – Spring 2025
The latest edition of our newsletter is now ready to download:
Children with Disabilities Protocol
We have published a new multi-agency Children with Disabilities Protocol, as agreed at the RSCP meeting on 28 April.
Foster for Redbridge
Redbridge Council Fostering Team are recruiting foster carers with transferrable skills to foster children in one of our specialist pathways with allowances of up to £1300 per child per week for three specialist pathways. Please take a look at our video to find out more about the three specialist pathways: https://youtu.be/X0Rw_PDWiWA
The full video can be viewed on our website www.redbridge.gov.uk/fostering
If you have a place in your heart and home to foster a child and would like to join our Redbridge family of foster carers, please call us on 020 8708 6068 or join us on our next virtual information session. Visit the Council’s website to book a place.
Multi-Agency Referral Form for Safeguarding Children – Now Online!
As of 14 April 2025, the LBR Children and Families Service referral form for children is now on-line.
The form can be accessed via the Local Authority website (link below):
The form is for professionals only. Referrals from the general public should continue to be made via the telephone (020 8708 3885, Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:00; or, 0208708 5897, Evenings, Weekends and Public Holidays).
The attached document provides some guidance and FAQs which accompany the launch of the new form.
7 Minute Briefing – Professional Curiosity
Below is the link to our newly published 7 Minute Briefing on Professional Curiosity. This has been developed by the Redbridge Safeguarding Adult Board (RSAB) following on from learning from a number of Safeguarding Adult Reviews but it is equally applicable for children.