Safeguarding Voice

Safer recruitment is a key component for all organisations that work with children, young people or vulnerable adults. Listen to this bonus episode with the DBS to explore common Q&A’s about the DBS process and listen to practical suggestions about implementing effective recruitment checklists to keep everyone in your settings community safe.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service link to guidance documents. 

Jordan Hayden is the Regional Outreach Adviser for the North West Region of England at the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Danielle Carter is a Stakeholder Engagement Adviser at Disclosure and Barring Service. 

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Working holistically in a trauma informed way with the whole family is important when there are concerns about domestic abuse. In this episode we learn more about ‘The For Baby’s Sake Trust’. A domestic abuse charity whose vision is to tackle the root causes of disadvantage and vulnerability with expectant parents, in a trauma informed way, and giving advice on how we as practitioners can support everyone, even very young babies who do not yet have a voice.

Brenda Evans – The for Baby’s Sake Therapeutic Lead & East of England Team Manager. 

Judith Rees - Director of Operations The 4 Baby’s Sake Trust.

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Capturing the voice and views of people is one of the key principles to effective safeguarding practice. But what if there are speech and language or communication barriers? Listen to our latest episode to learn some practical tips and resources on how to effectively engage and capture the voice and views of young people with learning differences or SEND. 

Jeanette Fuster: Safeguarding Officer Westlea school.

Kathryn White: Attendance and Safeguarding Officer Westlea school.

Catherine Goodwin: Designated Safeguarding Lead Westlea school.

Resources:

https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/educators-and-professionals/

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/communication/communication-tools/social-stories-and-comic-strip-coversations

https://widgitonline.com/en/home

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Regularly reviewing Safeguarding systems and processes is an essential part of practice in all organisations. Join us in this episode to hear from the Designated Safeguarding Officer Gemma Chaffey. Showcasing best practice examples of safeguarding systems and culture in the Hertfordshire Football Association. 

Gemma Chaffey- Designated Safeguarding Officer for Hertfordshire Football Association

WTSC: (add after its been re-recorded)

In this episode we are joined by ECP’s Nicole Williamson where we overview the key themes and summarise the practical takeaways from the updated guidance, ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023.'

Full Guidance - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children--2

Blog - https://ecp-limited-blogs.blogspot.com/2023/12/working-together-to-safeguard-children.html

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In this episode we are joined by ECP’s Chief Executive, Nicole Williamson where we explore all the latest changes in the new 2023 edition of 'Working Together to Safeguard Children' guidance.

This statutory guidance on multi-agency working is designed to facilitate collaboration among different agencies to support, safeguard, and enhance the well-being of children. It provides a framework for coordinated efforts to address the diverse needs of children, emphasising the importance of working together to ensure their protection and promote their welfare.

Full Guidance - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children--2

Blog - https://ecp-limited-blogs.blogspot.com/2023/12/working-together-to-safeguard-children.html

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https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service

Jordan Hayden is the Regional Outreach Adviser for the North West Region of England. He is part of the Partnerships Team and is responsible for building relationships with organisations throughout the North West, and providing support with DBS products, processes and legislation. Prior to joining the DBS Partnerships Team, Jordan worked for the Department for Work and Pensions, monitoring and managing payments of disability benefits, before moving to DBS in 2016 and working on the Disputes Team and Policy Team, answering queries and writing guidance about the legislation that applies to DBS, the levels of DBS check available, and the process of barring individuals who pose safeguarding risks to vulnerable groups.

Danielle Carter is a Stakeholder Engagement Adviser at Disclosure and Barring Service. She is part of the Partnerships Team and supports national organisations across England, Wales & Northern Ireland. Prior to joining the Partnerships team in January, Danielle supported Registered Bodies on the DBS RB Management Team as a DBS Account Manager. 

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National Centre for Domestic Violence:

For those impacted by domestic abuse they can feel consumed by the influence of their abuser. To help create physical space and distance often legal support is needed which can be a huge barrier for those who don’t have the financial resources to pay. Charities such as the NCDV are leading the way in removing barriers to engaging people with support. Listen to this episode to learn more about the National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV) an innovative charity that works to support victim / survivors of domestic abuse secure legal injunctions and create distance between them and their abuser.

Sharon Bryan -Head of Partnerships and Development of Domestic Abuse Services for NCDV.

Links to resources referenced in episode;

https://www.ncdv.org.uk/

https://clares-law.com/

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/17/contents/enacted

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Join us for our second instalment with Regional Prevent Coordinator for the East of England- David Layton-Scott discussing the Ideological landscape across the UK.

In this episode we are exploring what are the current national key Ideological threats are across the UK and where to access guidance and support.

David also explores where to go to tap into your local source of counter terrorism police information and data.

David is a Regional Prevent Coordinator for the Department for Education covering the East of England. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-prevent-duty-safeguarding-learners-vulnerable-to-radicalisation

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regional-further-education-fe-and-higher-education-he-prevent-coordinators

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/independent-review-of-prevent

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Join us in this episode for an overview of the key updates within Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance 2023 with ECP Ltd CEO Nicole Williamson. In this episode we explore the new requirements from the guidance for professionals working in the education sector with children and young people.

This episode is complimented by our guidance summary blog located at; https://ecp-limited-blogs.blogspot.com/2023/06/keeping-children-safe-in-education-2023.html

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64f0a68ea78c5f000dc6f3b2/Keeping_children_safe_in_education_2023.pdf

Links for the podcast summary:
- Meeting Digital and Technology standards in schools and colleges: click here
- Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023: click here
- Cyber Security Standards: click here
- Seeing children safe during community activities, after-school clubs and tuition: non-statutory guidance for providers running out-of-school settings: click here

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Join us for our first instalment with Regional Prevent Coordinator for the East of England- David Layton-Scott reviews the new Prevent Duty guidance of 2023. The episode explores the foundation and guiding principles of the duty focusing on the key updates to be followed by staff working across all sectors to be the ‘eyes and ears’ recognising Radicalisation risks early and what to do if there are concerns.

David is a Regional Prevent Coordinator for the Department for Education covering the East of England. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-prevent-duty-safeguarding-learners-vulnerable-to-radicalisation

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regional-further-education-fe-and-higher-education-he-prevent-coordinators

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/independent-review-of-prevent

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