Swindon Safeguarding Partnership

This course is currently under development. 

This course aims to provide delegates with an awareness on the levels of need guidance the right help at the right time and ‘front door’ services.

The training will equip practitioners to understand their responsibilities by providing them with the knowledge about applying levels of needs and risk. The role of Contact Swindon, Early Help and MASH when identifying concerns and making referrals to safeguard children.

Target group

Staff working with children, young people and/or their parents/carers who could potentially contribute to assessing planning intervening and evaluating the needs of a child or young person and parenting capacity where there are safeguarding/child protection concerns.

Pre-course reading and materials

Please familiarise yourself with the following documents:

• Document: Right help at the right time - A guide to assessing levels of need and identifying the most appropriate support​
• Webpage: The Right Help at the Right Time - Swindon’s Multi-Agency Threshold Guidance - Swindon Safeguarding Partnership webpage
• Referral form - Request for help and support - Swindon Safeguarding Partnership

Aims and objectives

• To explore the Swindon Safeguarding Partnership Right Help at the Right Time Guidance and provide reference to other multi-agency guidance for working with children, young people and their families.
• To explain the child/children’s journey through the ‘front door’, the role of Contact Swindon and the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) in understanding and applying levels of need and risk.
• To demonstrate an understanding of information sharing and consent and what makes a good referral when safeguarding concerns are identified.
• To explain the role of the Assessment and Child Protection Team
• To have explored S47 Investigations, Child Protection Conference, Core Groups and Care Proceedings.
• To explain the local Swindon Safeguarding Partnership procedure for resolving professional disagreements (Escalation Policy).

Free

To book a place please click on the link below

After attending the course, please click on the link below to complete a course evaluation form:

• Course evaluation form - The right help at the right time guidance and front door services