Swindon Safeguarding Partnership

All Age Exploitation is a strategic priority for Swindon Safeguarding Partnership. 

It is essential that all partners working with children, adults and the wider public understand what exploitation is, how it differs from other forms of abuse, and when and how to respond to concerns.

The ambition is to work collaboratively across Swindon to prevent exploitation.

We aim to achieve three overarching strategic outcomes: 

• Children and susceptible adults across the partnership are prevented from becoming victims of exploitation
• Children and susceptible adults are protected from exploitation
• Children and susceptible adults are not perpetrators and/or groomed to facilitate exploitation

To raise awareness about this theme, we have provided some information and resources below:  

• Safeguarding Theme March – All Age Exploitation (PDF)
• Email signature (Word) 
• #LookCloser campaign week

If you would like to provide feedback on this theme, please use the form below:

• All age exploitation feedback form

Local and national reviews, together with other research findings, show that children under one year of age and in particular, very young babies, are extremely vulnerable to being seriously injured or to dying as a result of abuse or neglect.

We want to raise awareness about this theme and have provided some information and resources for you to find out more. 

• Safeguarding Theme March – Safeguarding unborn babies and under 2’s (PDF)
• Email signature (Word)

If you would like to provide feedback on this theme, please use the form below:

• Safeguarding unborn babies and under 2’s feedback form

Did you know that a lack of professional curiosity:

• is a recurring theme in local and national safeguarding reviews for children and adults.  It is also a recurring theme in local audits
• can lead to missed opportunities to identify less obvious indicators of vulnerability or significant harm
• in the worst circumstances, has resulted in death or serious abuse

Being professionally curious is a combination of:

• looking
• listening
• asking direct questions
• checking out
• reflecting on all the information received and not accepting it at face value

So today when you may be a bit more suspicious of news articles and published information, we wanted to take the opportunity to remind you of some resources available to help you be professionally curious in your practice.

You can find out more on:

• Professional curiosity which includes a range of information, resources and video clips
• Being professionally curious
• Working with resistant families
• Motivational interviewing and communication skills
• Professional Curiosity Resource Pack
• Working with resistance or disguised compliance
• Professional Curiosity Learning Resource SABN 
• Posters for professionals including a new Being Professionally Curious - top tips poster

We would also like to hear from you.

• How have you been professionally curious?
• Do you have any tips for others?

Provide your feedback using the link below:

•  Professional Curiosity Day feedback form