GSCP Newsletter - July 2022

Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership (GSCP) Website

We have been made aware that some external sites still have links to our GSCB website. PLEASE NOTE that the old domain name expired on 28th April 2022 and if you try to use any of these links, an error message will be returned or you will be taken to an alien page. Please contact your own website teams to advise them if they need to update their links.

The GSCP launched their updated website in January 2021 and it can be accessed here: https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/gscp/

Safeguarding Disabled Children Training Course

This training session is delivered face to face and is available to all practitioners working with disabled children and their families.

The course will give participants a better understanding of the increased risk of abuse and neglect disabled children face, the difficulties in identifying abuse and ways of working that protect disabled children. 

We are running a session on 17th October 2022. For more information about the Course and to book a place via MeLearning click this link: https://gsce.melearning.university/course_centre

Acute Life Threatening Event

Gloucestershire CDOP and GSCP have agreed to update their definition of an ALTE based on the terminology used by colleagues across the country. 

Any sudden/unexpected collapse of an infant or child (0 up to 18 years) requiring some form of active intervention/resuscitation and subsequent intensive care / high dependency unit admission and it remains unexplained.

This will give partner agencies clear sight as to whether a case should be considered for an ALTE review.  Both GSCP and CDOP will continue to support agencies through this process and if there are any exceptional circumstances will be happy to discuss with the referrer. Please email cdop@gloucestershire.gov.uk with any queries.

Safeguarding – Access to GSCP Training for Traded Services schools

A polite reminder to those schools/colleges that buy into Traded Services (September to August).

Schools/colleges that subscribe to Traded Services for the academic year 2021/ 2022 subscriptions will cease on 31^st August 2022. 

Settings that do not renew their Traded Service subscription will not be able to access any training/ services offered by the Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership and Gloucestershire Safeguarding Education Partnership. 

Therefore, any training or services engaged with will come at a charge to your organisation, something that is made clear to all who sign up to attend.

For more information of our offer for schools for Safeguarding through Traded Services, please do not hesitate to contact Georgina Summers via email at gsep@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Alternatively you can enquire with our training team gscetraining@gloucestershire.gov.uk about the membership packages available.

Please be aware: The GSCP require that all organisations in Gloucestershire take their safeguarding responsibilities seriously under Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 and their responsibilities under Keeping Children Safe in Education 2021/ 2022 and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 as ‘Relevant Agencies’; this relates to their compliance with the required training and competencies for staff and demonstrating their understanding of ‘local arrangements’ under the GSCP’s ‘WT 2018 Published Arrangements’.

Please note this does not apply to schools that buy in at the beginning of the financial year (April-March).

Case Reviews Update from NSPCC Learning for July 2022

The NSPCC Library hosts the National collection of case reviews. This update highlights case reviews added to the collection this month and features one of thier Learning from case reviews briefings.

New in the collection - Seven case reviews have been added to the collection this month featuring a number of issues including home education, physical abuse, harmful sexual behaviour, and parent-professional relationships. CLICK HERE to read the reviews.

Learning -  Teenagers: 

Case reviews highlight that professionals need to be able to balance young people's wishes with their best interests. CLICK HERE to read the briefing.