About this event

Broad aims of the Network:
1. To bring together EYs SENCo’s from Worcestershire Early Years Settings to share good practice and discuss common issues in order to continue to improve outcomes for children.

2. To update staff on National and Local Early Years and SEND initiatives to inform further CPD needs.

3. To raise awareness and expectations re Special Needs Education in the Early Years including issues and developments around planning, transition support, assessment and tracking tools, and current developments.

4. To develop a continuing working and supportive partnership between the Early Years SENCo’s and Early Years Inclusion personnel.

5. An opportunity to discuss specific issues with your inclusion officer.

About this event

Broad aims of the Network:
1. To bring together EYs SENCo’s from Worcestershire Early Years Settings to share good practice and discuss common issues in order to continue to improve outcomes for children.

2. To update staff on National and Local Early Years and SEND initiatives to inform further CPD needs.

3. To raise awareness and expectations re Special Needs Education in the Early Years including issues and developments around planning, transition support, assessment and tracking tools, and current developments.

4. To develop a continuing working and supportive partnership between the Early Years SENCo’s and Early Years Inclusion personnel.

5. An opportunity to discuss specific issues with your inclusion officer.

About this event

This training is aimed at all those working in early years and childcare settings, including practitioners, committee members, auxiliary staff, administrators and anyone else who would like an introduction to safeguarding and child protection. Content includes understanding what abuse is, signs and symptoms, legislation and guidance, and what to do it you are concerned. The training meets the Worcestershire Safeguarding Children’s Partnership requirements

Delegates are expected to refresh training at this level at least every 3 years, and content is updated periodically to reflect new legislation, guidance and practices.

Standard Cost £25.00 + VAT (£30 incl VAT)

Trainer: Cheryl Green

About this event

• For Designated Safeguarding Leads, designed to refresh and update knowledge on the Early Help and Child Protection Procedures.

• To understand DSL roles and responsibilities

• To understand how and when to make a referral to Family Front Door (FFD)

• To be confident when to share/not share and/or seek advice about information sharing

• To be confident in undertaking an Early Help Assessment

Cost: Free to schools who have purchased the Education Safeguarding Support SLA

Cost: If you do no have the Safeguarding SLA is £85+ VAT

Lunch is provided please ensure any dietary needs are noted at the point of booking

Trainer Ollie Welsby

About this event

• For Designated Safeguarding Leads, designed to refresh and update knowledge on the Early Help and Child Protection Procedures.

• To understand DSL roles and responsibilities

• To understand how and when to make a referral to Family Front Door (FFD)

• To be confident when to share/not share and/or seek advice about information sharing

• To be confident in undertaking an Early Help Assessment

Cost: Free to schools who have purchased the Education Safeguarding Support SLA

Cost: If you do no have the Safeguarding SLA is £85+ VAT

Trainer Ollie Welsby

About this event

The aim of the course is to develop governors’ understanding of their statutory responsibility to monitor and evaluate the work of the school through the strategy of governor visits, including class observations, develop a greater awareness of the wide range of opportunities for governor visits, including formal and informal visits, share good practice in relation to the protocols for visits: things to do before, during and after a visit, creating the correct impression and atmosphere, reporting outcomes to the full governing body, governor visits policy and raise awareness of how governor visits support the governors in meeting Ofsted requirements.

About this event

• Increase awareness of the insidious nature of domestic abuse and the invisibility of coercion and control.

• Highlight the prevalence and statistics of domestic abuse

• Increase confidence to be professionally curious and to ask about domestic abuse in a way that makes it easier and safer for people to disclose.

• Increase understanding of victims’ responses to domestic abuse including why they may stay in an abusive relationship

• Explore the links between pregnancy and domestic abuse and the impacts on children both pre-birth and at various stages of development

• Consider the professional responsibility for positively impacting the resilience of children

• Explore the additional impacts on people from marginalised groups including adults with support and care needs, older people and LGBT and minority communities

• Highlight the need for a multi-agency approach and roles of agencies in relation to risk identification and management

• Increase knowledge of how to refer to relevant services when appropriate, including referral to local and national specialist services for victims and perpetrators.

Cost: Free to schools who have purchased the Education Safeguarding Support SLA.

Cost to schools without the SLA £55 + VAT

Cost: Early Years settings - £22 + VAT

About this event

This is an introduction to Nursery Education Funding (NEF) for registered and prospective Childminders, including information about Statutory requirements and Worcestershire processes.

The session is specifically for Childminders who are interested in offering NEF in Worcestershire.

Free to attend
Delivered by Nicky Burford
Virtually by MS teams

About this event

This course will:
' inform governors about recent legislative national and local developments in child protection
' clarify the roles and responsibilities of governors in relation to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their schools
' provide a basic awareness of child abuse and the effect it can have on children

Trainer - Cheryl Green
Virtual delivery via Zoom
Cost - £55 + VAT per place if your school has the Safeguarding SLA or Governor Services SLA
Price without either SLA is £110 + VAT

About this event

New Governor Induction Training comprises three training sessions and each session develops one of the three modules of the National Training Programme for Governors.
The first module looks at the process of governance, the overall role and responsibility of governing bodies and focuses on the way the governing body determines the strategic direction of the school.
The second module clarifies how governors challenge and support the school by being a 'critical friend'. It focuses on the monitoring and evaluation aspect of the governor's role.
The third module explores how the governing body, as the body with overall responsibility for the school, holds the school to account and is itself accountable to the parents and wider community for its work.