1. Newham Safeguarding Children’s Board Multi-Agency Training Programme 2016 - 2017

2. Contents Page Course Title Level of Training Page Number Course TitleLevel of Training Page Number Introduction To Safeguarding Level 15Impact Of Parental Substance MisuseLevel 222 Protecting Children From Harm Level 36Impact Of Parental Mental Health on CYPLevel 223 Working Together To Protect Children from Harm Level 27Working With Non Engaging Families Including Aggressive & Violent Families Level 324 Protecting Disabled Children From Harm Level 38Supporting the Needs of Young Carers Level 225 Emotional Abuse and Neglect Level 2 9Child Sexual Exploitation (Parts 1& 2) Level 326 Protecting CYP On-Line Level 110Learning From Serious Case ReviewsLevel 327 Induced Fabricated IllnessLevel 311Triage – How it all worksLevel 228 Young People and Self Harm Level 212Core Groups & Case ConferencesLevel 329 Understanding Diversity Level 213Creating a Safer OrganisationLevel 330 Harmful Practices & Protecting CYP Level 314Children’s Rights and Meaningful Participation Level 231 CYP Who Display Sexual Harmful Behavior Level 3 15Children Missing From EducationLevel 332 Understanding Gangs Level 216Private Fostering Level 233 Female Genital Mutilation Level 217Young women and gangsLevel 234 MARAC – Newham DV Process Level 318Child development35 Domestic Violence – A CP Issue Level 119WRAP Workshops36 The Impact of Domestic Violence on CYP Level 2 20 Domestic Violence & Young PeopleLevel 121

3. Course Information 3 There are 20 places available per event open to Health, School, Children’s Social Care, Police, Probation, NSPCC, YOT, CAFCASS, Youth Service, Fire Service, Adult Services, 3 rd Sector, Children’s Centres. If your agency is not listed this does not mean you can not apply, please contact the LSCB administrator for clarification of priority over places allocated. Courses are held throughout London Borough Of Newham. Important information:- Most training courses are subject to change or cancellation, this is very unlikely and you will be informed by the LSCB administrator in such cases. Confirmation:- Applicants will be emailed directly which will include course details and a map to the venue. If you do not receive confirmation:- The course may be full but please check that we have received your application. Any queries, please speak to the nominator from your agency listed on our website or telephone the LSCB Training Administrator – Ann Capes 0203 373 3392 There are no costs incurred to attend, however, please note that there will be a charge of £100.00 for non attendance. If the place is cancelled 2 working days before the event or the delegate is replaced on the day, then no charge will be incurred. Start Times:- All times are varied so you will be informed via participants confirmation email. Participants should arrive at the venue 15 minutes before the course start time for registration. Signing in:- Participants are required to sign the sheet provided at the start of a course. Failure to do so may result in a participant not being given a certificate and being charged for non-attendance. If a participant’s name does not appear on the sheet the trainer has the right to request that the person does not stay for the course, or that the participant shows proof of their place (confirmation letter). Any professional working with children and families can apply to attend an LSCB course. We use professionals from all LSCB agencies to deliver the courses along with some independent trainers.

4. Course Information 4 Late arrivals/Early departure:- We understand that unavoidable circumstances may mean that a participant is late for a course or needs to leave early. If you know in advance that this may be an issue for you please contact a member of the LSCB team. The LSCB trainers have the right to refuse a place to a participant if they miss a significant section of the session. Certificates:- All participants on LSCB courses will receive a certificate of attendance, however the trainer reserves the right not to give certificates to people who do not attend for a full day or are deemed not to have fully participated in the sessions. Evaluations:- Participants will be given an opportunity to evaluate a course at the end of the sessions. This information will be used to inform future training, including updating materials, changing course content and venue choice. Non-Attendance:- Due to high numbers of people not attending the courses that LSCB provide, we have a Non-Attendance policy. If a participant fails to attend without a valid reason then their Line Manager will be contacted and a charge of £100.00 levied. All charges recuperated will be directed back into the training budget. Refreshments:- In order to allow the LSCB to provide free places on courses we do not provide free lunch for participants. The LSCB will provide tea, coffee and biscuits throughout the day on all courses. However we would recommend attendees to purchase their own lunch Additional Learning Requirements:- Should you have any requirements which would make your learning and participation on a course better please use the section on the application form to inform us of this. We will make every effort to meet these needs and if this is not possible we will contact you to discuss.

5. Background: All staff employed within a multi-agency arena have an important role to play in safeguarding children and are often in key positions to identify and respond to concerns about abuse and neglect. This course is to enable all those who come into frequent contact with children and young people to develop awareness of, and the ability to act on, concerns about their welfare and safety. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training, participants will be able to learn: What to do if they are concerned about the safety and welfare of a child Disclosure Their role and responsibility in relation to child protection Categories of abuse, signs, symptoms and referral processes Introduction to the legal framework Course Dates – Half-Day Training (9:30-12:30): 4th May 2016 9th June 2016 7th July 2016 5th September 2016 8th November 2016 6th December 2016 10th January 2017 15th March 2017 5 Introduction to Child Protection

6. Background: This course aims to extend participants’ child protection knowledge base and extend that to practice. This course will develop participants’ knowledge, skills and abilities to work together on the processes for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training, participants will be able to: Contribute to Child Protection plans and Child Protection Conferences Understand ‘step up and step down’ processes when protecting children from harm Gather, present and share information appropriately Course Dates: 30th June 2016 25th July 2016 21st September 2016 18th October 2016 30th November 2016 13th December 2016 31st January 2017 28th March 2017 6 Protecting Children From Harm

7. Background: This course will develop practitioners’ knowledge, skills and the ability to work together on the processes for Child Protection and promoting the welfare of children including those who are suffering, or at risk of suffering significant harm. This course will also outline the learning from recent Serious Case Reviews. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training participants will: Have the skills and knowledge to apply the principles that underpin effective child protection practice Understand the roles and responsibilities of a core group member Understand how they will contribute to Child Protection Plans and Core Group meetings Have developed confidence in identifying and responding to children and young people at risk Course Dates: 9th May 2016 22nd June 2016 13th July 2016 6th September 2016 4th October 2016 22th November 2016 9th December 2016 26th January 2017 3rd February 2017 21st March 2017 7 Working Together to Protect Children From Harm

8. Background: This course will develop knowledge and skills in the care and protection needs of disabled children, and to promote effective child protection practice with children who are disabled. We will be exploring the DCSF document on ‘Safeguarding Disabled Children’ and discussing the impact this has on working practices. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training participants will be able to: explore our attitudes, fears and prejudice towards children with disabilities e.g. that sometimes might enable us to explain away their altered behaviours access vulnerability to harm recognise the importance of observation and communicating with Disabled Children stage related/age related development reflect on models of disability and the implications for Child Protection identify blocks and develop skills in protecting disabled children raise awareness about how abuse might present in children with disabilities and be able to put it into context. look at the inter-agency assessment framework and children with disabilities. Course Dates: 27th June 2016 27th September 2016 2nd December 2016 21st February 2017 8 Protecting Disabled Children

9. Background: Participants will get an opportunity to consider some of the dilemmas involved in working with families where there are concerns about emotional abuse and neglect. Lessons from research and serious case reviews will be used, to enable participants to explore assessment processes as well as appropriate ways of intervening. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training participants will be able to: recognise and respond to the indicators for emotional abuse and neglect. recognise attachment and attachment patterns. recognise the symptoms of emotional abuse and neglect refer to research and enquiry findings, including the impact of trauma and stress on parenting capacity; to assist in understanding the powerful energies at play when working with emotional abuse and neglect. work creatively with children and their families to build on strengths whilst ensuring that the child’s needs are safeguarded. place this work into the context of Every Child Matters, where the well-being of the child is promoted and professionals work together to achieve positive outcomes for children and their families. Course Dates: 20th May 2016 16th November 2016 8th February 2017 9 Emotional Abuse and Neglect

10. 10 Protecting Children and Young People Online Background: This is a basic introductory course which provides an overview into how children and young people access new information technologies, what the safety issues are and how we as professionals can help parents and young people to keep safe. Participants will gain an awareness of social media and new technological advances that children and young people are able to access Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training, participants will be able to: have an increased knowledge of what Social Networking is and how children and young people access social mediums be aware of the risks associated with Social Media and the potential child protection issues that surround them improve confidence when dealing with Social Media issues and to use their knowledge to support parents and children and young people to keep safe. Course Dates: 26th May 2016 am 11th July 2016 (twilight session) 12th October 2016 am 14th December 2016 am 24th February 2017 (twilight session) 30th March 2017 am

11. Background: To support practitioners in safeguarding children in whom illness is fabricated or induced. Learning outcomes: By the end of session, participants should be able to; Define Fabricated and Induced Illness (FII) Discuss the prevalence of FII Identify behaviour of carers where FII is a concern Identify their roles and responsibilities in responding to concerns of FII Discuss the management of individual cases Lunchtime Seminar Date: TBC 11 Induced Fabricated Illness Lunchtime Seminar

12. Background: In 1997 NAWP conducted research on the mental health needs of South Asian women and published a report called, ‘Growing Up Young, Asian and Female in Britain: Conflict and Culture’. NAWP’s ground breaking research led to the development of the Zindaagi (meaning ‘life’) service in 1998 – a service focusing on service delivery to young women and working under an early intervention and prevention framework. Since then NAWP has continued to document cases and support young women into education, employment and other opportunities that were denied them. NAWP has been delivering self harm training for 15 years focusing on young people and self harm. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training, participants will be able to: Understand why young people self harm and raise awareness of self harm? Understand the triggers of self harming behaviour. Identify response frameworks to support young people who self harm. Understand specific issues relating to young South Asian women and self harm and how services should be organised to support young South Asian women. Course Dates: TBC 12 Working with Children and Young People who Self Harm

13. Background: This course will develop your knowledge and skills in integrating diversity and cultural needs in child protection work and risk assessment. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training participants will be able to: Define diversity and understand why it is important to promote it in the context of work involving children and young people. Demonstrate how values and beliefs impact on concepts of cultural differences and professional judgments. State the implications and importance of the legal framework Recognise the barriers and explore solutions in working with differences while ensuring children are protected Demonstrate an holistic approach in the assessment process through the use of case studies from a range of vulnerable groups at risk Course Dates: 20 th July 2016 20 th October 2016 6 th December 2016 27 th February 2017 13 Understanding Diversity When Protecting Children and Young People From Harm

14. 14 Harmful Practices and Protecting Children and Young People Background: This course aims to enhance practitioners’ knowledge, skills and understanding of how race, culture and/or faith and belief systems can impact on our safeguarding children practice. The course will also focus on the roles and responsibilities of practitioners, the legal framework and how to identify risk factors. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course participants will be able to: Describe the influence of own and families’ race, culture, faith or beliefs on the parenting of children Display confidence in talking about their own and other people’s attitudes and beliefs – and how these might affect their judgment when providing services to children and families Demonstrate good practice skills in these areas when leading or joining in assessments or offering any other services to children and their families List the key features of the legal framework related to harmful practices including honour based violence (HBV), Forced Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Faith Based Violence (FBV) Outline the key local issues related to the course topics Work with families and communities to change behaviours Develop a better understanding of key harmful traditional practices in BMER communities and the roles that culture plays and its influence on child upbringing in many communities. Course Dates: 23 rd June 2016 12 th September 2016 13 th January 2017 10 th March 2017

15. Background: This course will raise awareness of the continuum of sexual behaviours’ displayed by children and young people and explore appropriate responses. It will give participants an opportunity to develop their understanding and knowledge to identify when children and young people’s behaviours move beyond what could be considered ‘normal’ and become potentially sexually harmful or pose a risk to others. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course the learners should be able to: Identify the continuum of sexual behaviours’ displayed by children and young people in line with their development Describe what is problematic sexualised behaviour Describe what is harmful sexualised behaviour Course Dates: 27th June 2016 23rd January 2017 15 Working With Children and Young People who display sexually harmful behaviour

16. Background: The aim of this course is to raise awareness of the issues involving young people and serious youth violence and gangs in Newham. This course will help attendees to identify and develop the key skills and techniques required to work with those involved in the aforementioned activity. The course also aims to demystify media stereotypes as well as core beliefs surrounding gangs and serious youth violence. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course the learners should be able to: Historical background to Serious Youth Violence Media myth busting – why are young people involved? Local context – Gang Warfare Grooming and Initiation – Female exploitation Intervention programmes. Understand what processes and interventions are in place to support practitioners Early Intervention - Identify at the earliest stages possible whether a young person is involved in gangs and serious violence Understand the reality of youth violence locally, whilst debunking media hype. Course Dates: 13th June 2016 26 th September 2016 29 th November 2016 22 nd March 2017. 16 Understanding Gangs and Youth Violence

17. Background: This half day course is suitable for any staff working in FGM practicing communities or with an interest in this area. It is recommended that at least 2 staff in each setting/team attend this training as mobility of practitioners and families means that all may encounter this at some stage. This course will enable practitioners to have an understanding of their roles and responsibilities regarding issues relating to FGM and safeguarding. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training, participants will be able to learn: To gain awareness of FGM guidelines and how to access them To consider how FGM relates to the safeguarding agenda To understand the background, signs, symptoms and health implications of FGM To know how to make a referral Course Dates: Half Day Training(9:30-12:30): 24th May 2016 14th September 2016 28th November 2016 23rd February 2017 17 Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

18. Background: A briefing session to provide attendees with a clear understanding of the use of MARAC and how domestic violence support services work across the borough and how links are made to the MARAC. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training, participants will be able: To provide an understanding of MARAC (Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference) aims and processes To know how MARACs operate on a national and pan-London level To understand the relationship between MARAC and relevant agencies in Newham How to confidently make a referral to the Newham MARAC. Course Dates: TBC 18 MARAC Lunchtime Seminar

19. Background: During the session participants will explore the definition of domestic violence, its impact on survivors and identify models of good practice in working with children and families where domestic violence is or has been an issue. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course the learners should be able to: Describe the government definition of domestic violence and explain the link between domestic violence and child abuse; Describe the different behaviours that constitute domestic violence; Identify regional and local procedures and guidance in relation to domestic violence and child protection; Plan how to use tools to help determine threshold of concern Describe strategies for protecting children where there is domestic violence. Target Audience: For all staff who have regular contact or have a period of intense but irregular contact with children, young people and/or parents/carers and those with no previous training on domestic violence. This is an introduction course and will give participants’ a good foundation of the topic on which to build on. Course Dates: 17th May 2016 20th June 2016 12th January 2017 9th March 2017 19 Domestic Violence – A Child Protection Issue

20. Background: This course will look at the impact domestic violence has on women and children and to discuss the different forms of abusive behaviour and how this affects a child’s health and well being. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course participants will learn: A good understanding of the nature of relationships which are characterised by violence The impact of witnessing violence on children and their development The safeguarding role of parents and families To explore why women stay in or return to an abusive relationship. Introduction to effective interventions and services To understand basic domestic violence risk assessment and the importance of safety planning. To consider what services are available in Newham, i.e. Specialist DV Court, Multi-Agency Risk Assessment (MARAC), Perpetrator Programmes, Specialist DV Voluntary Sector Services and know how to refer to these services. Course Dates: 7th June 2016 29th September 2016 24th January 2017 13th March 2017 20 Impact of Domestic Violence on Children and Young People

21. 21 Background: Young people can experience sexual violence, physical violence and stalking as well as emotional abuse in their relationships. Recently, the Government has changed the definition of domestic abuse to include 16 and 17 year olds, which will result in more disclosures of abuse. Professionals who work with young people often feel ill equipped to broach this topic with them and unsure of the best response to a disclosure. We know that young people tend to turn to their peers for support, but attitudes towards abuse amongst young people can lead to abusive behaviour being condoned rather than challenged. This course aims to offer guidance on taking a lead and offering interventions to young people in abusive relationships Learning Outcomes: The aim of this course is to: Provide you with the confidence to ask young people about their relationships; Improve your knowledge of how to respond to disclosures of abuse; Develop your knowledge and understanding of the services available to help teenagers in abusive intimate relationships; Enhance your understanding of what defines relationship or domestic abuse and more specifically, what is deemed ‘high risk' abuse; Help you to understand how adolescents may be vulnerable as a result of their life stage; Provide you with the opportunity to share experience and best practice with other professionals. Course Dates: 6 th July 2016 10 th October 2016 Preventing Domestic Violence with Young People

22. Background: We hope to broaden participants’ understanding of issues relating to substance use and parenting, allowing them to feel able to make more informed assessments in this area. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course the learners should be able: To develop an understanding of drug and alcohol use and awareness of the effects and risks associated with the most commonly misused substances. To explore personal attitudes and values in relation to drug use in general and to drug using parents in particular. To explore the possible impacts on children of parental substance-misuse Develop skills in basic risk assessment of drug and alcohol use in regards to parenting and Child Protection. Begin to identify practical ways of working effectively with the children around drug and alcohol using parents. Develop intervention skills with families to reduce risk of harm Identify the circumstances in which concerns trigger referrals for a Children Social Care intervention. Develop knowledge of local resources for supporting families with substance using parents. Course Dates: TBC 22 Impact of Parental Substance Misuse on Children and Young People

23. Background: The aim of this course is to raise participants’ awareness of the impact upon dependent children of parental mental illness and to develop their knowledge of good practice in this area of work. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course participants should be able to: Have an increased awareness of the range of parental mental health problems. Have an increased awareness of local mental health services Understand specific risks to children resulting from parental mental illness Identify key aspects of mental illness and understand how these may impact on parenting capacity. Engage effectively in multi-agency assessments and interventions where there are concerns relating to the impact upon a child of parental mental illness. Course Dates: 8th December 2016 9th February 2017 7th March 2017 23 Impact of Parental Mental Health on Children and Young People

24. Background: The critical role played by practitioners in engaging and communicating with families has been highlighted in findings from serious case reviews and is at the heart of many Early Help strategies. Engaging families with high levels of need can be challenging though and the way we communicate with parents is often critical. This course aims to support practitioners to feel more confident in this task. It provides an opportunity to stand back from the detail of the work and reflect on how we engage in these relationships and what gets in the way of successful engagement. 24 Working with Non-Engaging Families Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course the learners should be able to:  Understand the critical role of successful engagement in supporting families with high levels of need  Understand the importance of engaging families to promote safeguarding and address risk  Identify the underlying reasons that prevent successful engagement with parents, carers and families  Identify the most common barriers to engagement for parents, carers and families  Use a range of methods and tools which can help to support engagement with parents, carers and families  Implement skills in their work to effectively and constructively challenge parents, carers and families  Use positive communication strategies in their work with parents, carers and families  Demonstrate a knowledge of strengths based approaches to working with parents/carers Course Dates: 23rd May 2016 13th September 2016 28th February 2017

25. 25 Supporting the Needs of Young Carers Background: To ensure all professionals who work with adults or children are equipped to assess and respond to the needs of children and young people who may have caring responsibilities. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course the learners should be able: to define the term ‘Young Carer’ and ‘Young Adult Carer’ and be better aware of the national and local picture. to have an increased knowledge of the legal and policy requirements on services and practitioners. to understand the impact on children/young people, parents and whole families when children/young people are caring for a parent. to know the signs and symptoms to look for and better understand the needs, vulnerabilities and protective factors for children/young people who are carers. to feel more confident in speaking to young carers and their parents, including the use of recognised assessment tools. to feel more confident in meeting the needs of young cares and their families and in addressing any specific challenges where parents experience mental ill-health/substance misuse and/or additional physical needs. to have a better understanding of what additional support is available and how to access it. Course Dates: 19th July 2016 10th November 2016

26. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training, participants will be able to: Describe the nature of child sexual abuse, and sexual exploitation; Identify the inhibitors to children disclosing Child Sexual Abuse and sexual exploitation Explain the potential impact of child sexual abuse and Sexual exploitation; Identify the different ways abuse can occur; Plan how to respond to child sexual abuse using up to date. information on sex offences legislation and national and local policies and procedures Course Dates: 19 th May 2016 8 th September 2016 22 nd November 2016 7 th February 2017 26 Child Sexual Exploitation

27. Background: To enable participants to gain an understanding of the importance of serious case reviews (SCR) and how the findings from them impact on practice. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training, participants will be able to: Understand the difference between serious case reviews and the child death overview process; Have an improved understanding of risks and the possible pitfalls in multi- agency working to protecting children and young people Explore the lessons learned from SCR’s and reflect upon what they mean for their agency and their own practice Course Dates: Half-Day Training(1:30-4:30) TBC 27 Learning from Serious Case Reviews (SCR)

28. 28 Triage Background: There are 75,000 children and young people in Newham – more than a third of our residents are under 18 – and we want each of them to have the best possible start in life. We have a strong universal service in Newham – our schools, children’s centres and health services – but some of our children and young people need extra support and a few need a lot of help. When families cannot cope by themselves, we have a duty to help. The role of Triage is to make decisions about level of need based on all the available information. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the 2 hour workshops, participants will be: Familiar with Newham’s online portal, to make a request for support or protection for a Newham child, Able to go through the Triage process – what happens to your request once it gets to Triage Aware of how Triage makes decisions about Level of Need Knowable of what happens next after Triage – the potential support available for vulnerable children? Course Dates: All the following dates are half days:- TBC

29. 29 Background: A Child Protection Conference is a multi-agency meeting to decide if a children are at risk of significant harm and if so to recommend a Child Protection plan. Core group meetings are an essential part of multi agency planning process. It is imperative that all agencies ensure a total commitment to these parts of the child protection process, recognising that working in partnership with families and multi agency planning is paramount to the effectiveness of protecting children and assessing and providing for their needs. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training participants will: Develop skills to be able to contribute to effective outcome focused planning to safeguard children. Understand their individual roles as part of the conference and Core Group. Know the required preparation needed for attending a Strengthening Families model of conferencing Have the knowledge and understanding needed to participate effectively and an opportunity to participate in a mock Strengthening Families conference. Course Duration and Dates: 16th June 2016 21st October 2016 16th December 2016 3rd March 2017 Core Groups and Case Conferences

30. Background: The course will inform and ensure that practitioners, volunteers and managers understand safer recruitment procedures, identify warning signs that may indicate harmful behaviour and manage allegations against practitioners in accordance with local and national procedures. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course the learners should be able: To gain an understanding of the risk posed to children from practitioners; To be aware of recent legislation; To be aware of Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) responsibility; To know what to do if you have a concern about another practitioner What to do when an allegation is made To gain an awareness of the support and interventions available for the practitioner who has the allegation made against them; Know how to keep good records and understand the importance of doing so; To gain awareness of child protection cases that have influenced current policy and procedures around staff recruitment; To be able to consider policies and practices that minimise opportunities for abuse or ensure its prompt reporting/safer recruitment procedures; To have the ability to review their own and their organisations’ policies and practices in recruitment with a view to making them safer. To understand the role of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Course Dates: 1st July 2016 14th October 2016 20th January 2017 30 Creating Safer Organisations

31. Background: This course will develop your knowledge and skills in helping children and young people to have active and meaningful participation within the safeguarding and care planning process. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training participants will be able to: Understand the importance of active listening skills and how the use of language can assist to engage with children and young people. Recognise barriers to children / young people’s participation in the plans made for them and assist in locating solutions. Carry out creative exercises used to gather children and young people’s perspectives and how these can be best shared in complex meetings. Have an awareness of the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child 1989 and their responsibilities as professionals to promote the adherence to it. Learn how the role of advocacy is a unique function separate to Social Worker’s requirement to ‘ascertain wishes and feelings’ to enable candidates to identify appropriate referrals. Applicants for this course should already have received basic safeguarding training. Course Dates: TBC 31 Children’s Rights and Meaningful Participation

32. 32 Background: All children deserve the opportunity to achieve their potential. If a child misses out on school, they're missing out on life. It's our legal duty to ensure every child in Newham receives an education. This does not refer to children who may be playing truant from school, but children who are missing an education altogether. Perhaps a child has failed to start in a new school or simply not registered at a new school when they move into the area. We all need to make sure that these children are identified quickly and provided with a suitable education. Children missing from education are at greater risk of: Physical harm and exploitation Substance abuse Anti-social behaviour Crime Illegal employment Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course participants will: Have an insight into the Children Missing from Education (CME) guidance Be aware of the processes of reporting a child missing from education Have a greater understanding of the impact on children and young people, primarily safeguarding concerns Course Dates: TBC Children Missing From Education

33. Background: Did you know there are an estimated 8,000 children from overseas living in the UK with somebody else? The re­cent figures show only 5% are known to local authorities for support. The rest remain invisible. There are some simple things all professionals can do to identify, safeguard and plan for children from overseas living in private fostering arrangements in your area. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training, participants will be able to: Identify a private fostering situation Understand the Local Authority’s duties towards privately fostered children Know how to notify about private fostering arrangements Understand the legal framework in relation to Private Fostering Course dates: TBC 33 Private Fostering Lunchtime Seminar

34. Background: This course will focus on the experiences of young women and girls who are gang associated and gang-involved, and/or who are vulnerable to gang association and gang involvement. The course will include sexual abuse, rape, grooming and harassment, signs and indicators, the notion of normalisation of abusive behaviour. The course will support practitioners to respond to young women and girls at risk of and/or victims of gang association and involvement. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training, participants will be able to:  Understand the issues around girls and gangs, including grooming, initiation and sexual exploitation  Be able to identify and describe vulnerability factors and risk indicators for young women who are gang affected  Be able to provide a confident and robust response to disclosures  Have a working knowledge of processes, resources and services to support young people in the borough. Course dates: 21 st July 2016 16 th January 2017 34 Young Women & Gangs

35. 35 Background: To gain an understanding of the major developmental theories and stages, in particular the relational theories. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training, participants will be able to: Gain an understanding of some of the major developmental disorders. What happens when things go wrong? Lessons from serious case reviews where development has been a feature. A chance to reflect on your own casework; what other interventions could you use. Course dates: 6th December 2016 23rd March 2017 Child development – including attachment theory

36. Background: The Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent is a 60 minute workshop designed to increase awareness of the Prevent Strategy and Duty. The interactive session will help you identify individuals who may be vulnerable to radicalisation and will advise how you can safely support them. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training, participants will have: An awareness of the Prevent strategy and an understanding of referral pathways if a concern is identified. Course dates: Monday 16th May – 10-11am Monday 23rd May – 3 –4pm Monday 13th June – 10-11am Thursday 30th June – 4– 5pm Tuesday 12th July – 10-11am Monday 25th July – 3 -4pm 36 WRAP Workshops