Safeguarding partnership quality assurance
Swindon Safeguarding Partnership (SSP) is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults with care and support needs.
An important aspect of this is to assure that the quality of the multi-agency work being undertaken with children, their families and adults with care and support needs, is effective and of a consistently good quality throughout the borough, and that robust multi-agency safeguarding arrangements are in place.
Aims of the quality assurance framework
Quality assurance is a continual learning process using a range of different methods to understand quality and impact.
The aims of the framework are to:
- provide oversight of the effectiveness of multi-agency practice and the impact on outcomes for children, young people and adults with care and support needs
- celebrate and evidence best practice
- highlight areas for improvement
- provide assurance that improvements are made
- disseminate learning
The role of partner agencies in quality assurance are detailed in the Quality Assurance Framework 2024-2025 (PDF).
The Assurance of Swindon Safeguarding Partnership graphic slide provides an overview of the assurance process.
Impact of multi-agency training - making a difference in practice
One aspect of this framework relates to Learning and Development (section 7) and ‘closing the learning loop’.
The SSP and Swindon Community Safety Partnership (CSP) multi-agency training offer comprises a blended learning approach. The learning opportunities include, face to face or virtual training, briefing resources such as 7 minute briefs and practice briefs, themed spotlight events, recorded webinars and eLearning from approved external providers.
The partnerships want the training, events and resources they provide to have a positive impact on the day-to-day practice of staff in Swindon.
The ‘closing the learning loop’ evaluation framework adopted by the SSP aims to monitor the impact of learning and development on safeguarding practices, service delivery and outcomes.
This provides a focus on acting on learning and implementing changes, evidencing the impact of those changes on frontline practice, and outcomes for children and adults in Swindon.
For further information please refer to the:
- SSP Guidance: Closing the Learning Loop. The Impact of Multi-Agency Training Making a Difference in Practice (PDF)
- Getting Learning into Practice – A Guide for Managers (PDF)
- Flowchart of processes (PDF)
If there are any questions regarding this framework you can discuss these with your agency SSP Learning and Development representative or you can email: safeguardingpartnership@swindon.gov.uk.
