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Issue 53 - February 2025

As the Chair of the Protecting People Angus Strategic Committee Workforce Learning &Development Subgroup, it is my pleasure to welcome you to issue 52 of the Protecting People Angus Workforce Learning and Development training calendar. As you’ll see, there is a broad selection of multi-agency training available to you and your teams in Angus over 2025.  Good Practice in Domestic Abuse and Safe and Together Principles, LGBTQIA+ multi-agency awareness raising, and Adult Protection training highlights the broad spectrum available. I would encourage you to consider your training and development needs and look at the opportunities available through this training calendar.  The added benefit of multi-agency training is the ability to network with colleagues across different sectors and share and develop learning and practice together. It’s in all our jobs to contribute to protecting people in Angus, and we are proud to continue to provide the multi-agency training and development opportunities for you so that you can make a real difference in your practice. Many thanks, John Cooper Head of Community Health and Social Care, Social Work Lead Professional, Executive Lead for Adult Support and Protection and Contracts & Commissioning.

Please sign up using the following links

Good Practice in Domestic Abuse and Safe & Together Principles
Multi-Agency Learning Session

Thursday 20 March 2025 4pm – 5pm
Wednesday 21 May 2025 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Wednesday 27 August 2025 9.30am – 10.30am
Tuesday 14 October 2025 4pm – 5pm
Thursday 11 December 2025 1pm – 2pm

All sessions take place via MS Teams

The Safe and Together model is based on three key principles: Keeping children Safe & Together with their non-abusive parent, ensuring safety, healing from trauma, stability, and nurturance. Partnering with the non-abusive parent as a default position ensuring efficient, effective, and child-centred practice. https://safeandtogetherinstitute.com/

This multi-agency learning session will be ideal for any worker/volunteer in Angus.

Flyer and Further Information

Domestic Abuse (Coercive Control) and the Law

Tuesday 11 February 2025 10am – 12 noon via MS Teams
Thursday 18 September 2025 10am – 12 noon via MS Teams

This session is being facilitated by Marianne Osborne who has worked with Renfrewshire Women’s Aid since 2002, and who has a wealth of experience and knowledge around the area of Domestic Abuse both at a local and national level.

This training is open to all multiagency staff that work in Angus and Tayside, who have a working understanding of Domestic Abuse.

Flyer and Further Information

Protecting People Awareness Raising Session

Tuesday 25 March 2025 9.30am – 12 noon, Bruce House, Arbroath

Tuesday 24 June 2025 9.30am – 12 noon, Bruce House, Arbroath

Wednesday 24 September 2025 2pm – 4.30pm, Angus House, Forfar

Wednesday 19 November 2025 2.00pm - 4.30pm Angus House, Forfar

This level one training is aimed at all multi-agency professionals, carers or volunteers who have a role in supporting people at risk of harm.

This session will give an overview of Child Protection, Violence Against Women and Adult Protection, supporting you to understand/identify when someone maybe at risk of harm and what you need to do.

This training is open to anyone who has a role in supporting people, within the Angus and Tayside area.

Flyer and Further Information

Best Practice in Domestic Abuse
Prompt / Domestic Abuse Typologies Card Tool

Wednesday 12 February 2025 12.30pm – 1.30pm via MS Teams

Flyer and Further Information

LGBTQIA+ Multi-agency Awareness Raising Session

Thursday 27 February 2025 9.30am – 12.30pm, Bruce House, Arbroath

Wednesday 16 July 2025 9.30am – 12.30pm, Angus House, Forfar

Wednesday 22 October 2025 9.30am – 12.30pm, Bruce House, Arbroath

This face-to-face training session is being facilitated by Under One Rainbow, who are a local Angus organisation offering a range of services to LGBTQIA+ young people, family/friends, and the larger community generally.

Under One Rainbow was founded in 2022 following discussions about the extra difficulties that young LGBTQIA+ people and their families sometimes face and the lack of available highly confidential support.

Flyer and Further Information

Good Practice in Domestic Abuse
Report Writing and Assessment Session

Tuesday 11 March 2025 12.30pm – 1.30pm via MS Teams

Flyer and Further Information

Graded Care Profile (GCP2) Tool
Face to Face Training for Multi-Agency Staff

Thursday 27 March 2025 9.30am – 3.30pm, Bruce House, Arbroath
Tuesday 2 September 2025 9.30am – 3.30pm, Bruce House, Arbroath

What is the Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2)?
The Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2) is a tool designed to help practitioners take a strength-based approach to measure the quality of care a child is receiving, and support professionals to identify neglect, where this is an issue.
Neglect can have damaging effects on a child’s health, development, and education, and later in life can put them at risk of depression, substance abuse and even suicide attempts (Norman et al, 2012).

This training is open to all multi-agency staff working with children and families within the Angus area.

Flyer and Further Information

Bitesize Webinar Sessions

Speakeasy, the chat and working with parents in Scotland

Our first bitesize session will highlight key findings from this research and demonstrate how the NHS Speakeasy programme, which promotes open and accurate communication around growing up, relationships and sexual health at home, can provide some of the answers.  Come along and find out what parents/carers are saying and how we can support them.

Twilight Session Monday 3rd March 16:00pm - 17:00pm via teams

Lunchtime session Tuesday 25th March 12:00pm - 13:00pm via teams

Flyer for more information

Sexual Health & BBV Training
sessions available to book

Healthy Relationships, Consent and the law 

Thursday 27th February 2025 10am - 15:00pm  -  Murray Royal Hospital, Perth

Making Choices, keeping safe - 4 day course 

Thursday 6th and Friday 7th February followed by Thursday 27th and Friday 28th March 9.30am - 3.30pm each day - Ardler Community Centre, Dundee

Flyer and further information 

Young People Online: Sex, Relationships and Technology

Thursday 4^th September 2025 10am – 3pm, Angus House Forfar

NHS Tayside Sexual Health & BBV Team are offering the above training to multi-agency staff and volunteers working with young people in Angus.

This session will cover

• how young people use technology around sex and relationships and the possible impacts of this, including porn, intimate image sharing and sextortion
• what the local and national data tells us
• what  useful resources, activities and further reading are available and how these can be used to support young people in group and 1 to 1 situations

Spaces are limited, please book via the link below and remember to cancel your space if you can no longer attend.

https://shbbvtayside.co.uk/events/young-people-online-sex-relationships-technology-workers-in-angus-area-only/

CPCO Forum 

Venue: Microsoft Teams 

Tuesday 11^th February 2025 15:45pm – 17:15pm

Lauren Hudson (Social Worker) and Lisa McMahon (Team Manager) from the Investigations Team will facilitate a session to share information and discuss:

• The Scottish Child Interview Model now used for joint interviews of child victims or witnesses. Education are part of the multi-agency decision making at IRD’s where the decision is made for children to be interviewed.  Background knowledge of the joint interview process is important for CPCO’s involved in decision making.

• The Bairns Hoose pilot is operational within Angus and offers children and young people who have been victims or witnesses of abuse to trauma-informed recovery support and justice. Further information will be shared on what this will mean for children in Angus and how it can be accessed. 

• The updated Equal Protection Guidance will be discussed and there will be an opportunity to address any queries around this.

Event hosts

Fiona Milne, Senior Practitioner – Child Protection

Follow the link to book your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk

Best Practice in Domestic Abuse
Domestic Abuse and the Role of Housing

Tuesday 15 April 2025 12.30pm – 1.30pm via MS Teams

Flyer and Further Information

Good Practice in Domestic Abuse
Mapping Perpetrator Patterns of Behaviour

Thursday 15 May 2025 12.30pm – 1.30pm via MS Teams

Flyer and Further Information

Roles and Responsibilities and Interagency Working in the Protection of Adults

Wednesday 26 February 2025
Thursday 3 April 2025
Monday 12 May 2025
Tuesday 15 July 2025
Friday 5 September 2025
Monday 10 November 2025

Sessions take place from 9.30am - 12 noon at Angus House, Forfar

Flyer, Booking Details and Further Information 2025

Places are limited to 20 per course so book early to avoid disappointment.

Information Sharing and Communication Within and Across Agencies to Protect Adults and Assessing Risk

Friday 11 July 2025
Monday 8 December 2025

Sessions take place from 9.30am – 3.30pm at Angus House, Forfar

Flyer, Booking Details and Further Information 2025

Breaking Free Online – Refresher Training

Tuesday 4 February 2025 10.00am - 10.30am Microsoft Teams

Friday 14 February 2025 1.00pm - 1.30pm Microsoft Teams

Book a place via Eventbrite by selecting a date above or email us at AngusADP@angus.gov.uk

Flyer and Further Information  

Scottish Children's Reporter Administration

SCRA Tayside have developed a number of training events over the course of 2025. All events are detailed in the Protecting People Dundee training portal on the following link -  Booking Calendar. Alternatively they can be accessed clicking the links below.

All training will take place at SCRA, 6 Commercial Street, Dundee and will be in person

A full days introduction to the Role of the Children's Reporter and Childrens Hearings (face to face).

28^th March - 09.30am - 16:00pm    

20^th, June  -  09.30am - 16:00pm   

26^th, September - 09.30am - 16:00pm

    12^th December  -  09.30am - 16:00pm

SCRA, 6 Commercial Street, Dundee, DD1 3EH 

This training is provided to any professional who may find themselves referring a  child or young person to the Reporter or attend Children's Hearings.

Learning Outcomes include:

Providing a basic understanding of the role of the Reporter and the Children’s Hearing System;

Equip professionals to feel confident in fulfilling their role when interacting with the referral process and the hearing system;

Provide a safe environment to learn about the hearing system;

Provide a simulation of a Children’s Hearing, through a mock Hearing experience

 Please use this form to register your interest

                            Practice / Legislative Updates (face to face)

                                      21^st March - 09.30am - 12:30pm

                                      16^th May  -  0:30am - 12:30pm

                                    18th July  -  09:30am - 12:30pm

                                      24^th Oct  -  09:30am - 12:30pm

                        SCRA, 6 Commercial Street, Dundee, DD1 3EH

Legislation and practice can evolve over time and it can be difficult for practitioners to remain up to date with current regulations etc. This training will provide training for all practitioners to prepare them for current and proposed future changes, e.g.

• UNCRC
• Children (Scotland) Act 2020
• Participation Individuals
• Attendance via virtual means
• Independent Advocacy
• Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act*

Click link to register interest

                            Court Preparation Training (face to face)

                           25^th April, 13^th June, 22^nd Aug, 21^st Nov

                                             09:30am - 12:30pm

                    SCRA, 6 Commercial Street, Dundee, DD1 3EH

A half day training to update and prepare professionals who may be required to give evidence in Court for Children's Hearings Proceedings.

Training will include;

• The Reporters role in Court
• Pre-cognitions / witness statements.
• Evidence – “facts vs opinions”
• Examination in chief
• Cross examination
• Role of the Sheriff

Please click link to register interest

IRISS CHILD PROTECTION PLANNING MEETINGS

Child Protection Planning Meetings

A course supporting professionals to understand and improve practice in Child Protection Planning Meetings (CPPMs).

Report a child protection concern

If you believe a child is at immediate risk of harm contact the police on 999.  If you are worried about a child, and think they may be a victim of neglect or abuse, you can report it online.

Report an adult protection concern

If you, or an adult you know, are at immediate risk of harm contact the police on 999.  If you are worried about an adult, and believe they may be at risk of harm you can report it online.

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