Welcome to the latest bumper edition of the Early Help Newsletter. In this edition you will find out about holiday clubs and things to do during the school summer holidays, the Early Help Drop Ins, which are now in Oswestry, Market Drayton and Shrewsbury, Learning from Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and Rapid Reviews, and information about the free Early Help training offer - plus much more.
If you have information on your service area you would like to share in the next early help newsletter, please email Kate.Bentham@shropshire.gov.uk or if you know of a colleague who would also like to receive this newsletter they can also email to be added to the distribution list.
‘By treating our children and young people with respect, love and trust and with the right amount of encouragement we can inspire them to dream big, build relationships and connections that matter and together with kindness and a sense of belonging we can do great things.’
Children and Young People’s vision statement
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Whether you think a parent or family needs some support, or you are worried a child might be at risk of abuse or neglect, there is only one number you need – 0345 678 9021. From this number you will receive the support you need to get the right help at the right time to strengthen families and safeguard children. |
Is your family struggling? Would you like some support but don't know where to start? Why not come along to an Early Help Family Drop In. You can chat to a range of services who will help you to access the support you need. The Early Help Team support families with children aged 0-19 years (up to 25 years for young people with special educational needs and disabilities) They aim to make it easier for you to ask for help and get support when you need it.
You can meet:
- Early Help Family Workers (who can work with your family to provide support tailored to your needs)
- Parenting Support (for support around child development, behaviour, sleep, relationships)
- Shropshire Domestic Abuse Service
- Employment Advisor
- SEND Local Offer (support for families with children who have special education needs and/or disabilities)
- The Family Information Service (FIS) and others.
Although some services may differ week on week there will always be someone to help.
Drop ins take place at:-
- The Centre, Oak Street, Oswestry SY11 1LW every Monday morning from 9:30am – 12:30pm
- Raven House, Cheshire Street, Market Drayton, TF9 3AH every Tuesday afternoon from 1pm – 4pm
- Sunflower House, Shrewsbury, Kendal Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 4ES every Tuesday morning from 9:30am – 12:30pm
- Harlescott Grange Community Hub, Shrewsbury, Kynaston Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 3JR every Thursday from 10am to 12 noon.
To find out more about the Early Help Drop Ins visit the Family Information Service online directory.
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There’s another school holiday just around the corner, and we know that the holidays can be a struggle for many families – trying to balance life and keep the children occupied and entertained can be a challenge.
Thankfully information on holiday clubs and things to do during the school holidays can be found on the online Family Information Service Directory.
You can click this link for holiday clubs and then filter by area or postcode. And keep checking this link for school holiday activities, which are being added all the time.
The Actio website also has listings of activities for All In Short Breaks members and Actio members, and is worth looking at.
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Another fantastic Shropshire HAF Programme is just around the corner!
Over the School Summer holidays, fun, exciting and engaging HAF holiday clubs will be taking place all over Shropshire. Free places are available at the HAF holiday clubs for children and young people aged four (reception class age) to 16, who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals and children and young people living in areas of high deprivation and/or from low-income households who are not in receipt of benefits related free school meals.
The Summer HAF Programme will be launched and open for bookings the week commencing Monday 19th June. Look out for a special newsletter next week.
Codes for Booking:
During the week of the 19th June, all children and young people eligible for benefits related free school meals will receive a leaflet containing your child’s unique code. This will be given to them direct by their school. Parents will need to use the code when booking free places at the holiday clubs.
Referrals:
There are a limited number of free places available for children and young people on the summer programme, living in areas of high deprivation and/or from low-income households, who are not in receipt of benefits related free school meals.
These children and young people can be referred onto the programme by a professional. To request a referral form and for more information please email HAF.programme@shropshire.gov.uk or visit www.shropshire.gov.uk.haf
What’s On Guide & Timetable of Clubs:
From the 19th June, you will find more information about what holiday clubs are available in your area and a timetable of activity on the Shropshire HAF website.
Sign up to the HAF e-news for Updates and Useful Information:
For an email reminder about the launch date and information about the summer HAF programme please sign up to the Shropshire HAF Newsletter.
Shropshire HAF Co-Ordinators, Alexa Pugh and Sarah Morris
Email: HAF.programme@shropshire.gov.uk
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Parenthood can be extremely rewarding and enjoyable. It can also be demanding, frustrating and exhausting. Shropshire Council’s Parenting Team is here to support parents and carers to raise healthy, well-rounded children in a loving and stable environment.
Do you have any questions around child development and parenting?
Why not call our Parenting Helpline where one of our trained Parenting Practitioners will be ready to listen. The Parenting helpline is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9.00am to 12.30pm
Call the helpline on 01743 250950
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The latest practitioner Learning Briefing from SSCP on Non-accidental Injury and Domestic Abuse is now available on their website, along with a number of other briefings
Following the identification of learning that has arisen from a number of recent children’s Rapid Reviews SSCP would like to remind us of the following documents, and ask that we please familiarise ourselves with these
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The latest newsletter for parent carers of children and young people with SEND has been issued and can be found on the Local Offer.
This newsletter has been co-produced by Shropshire Council, NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and the Parent and Carer Council (PACC) as a way of keeping parents informed about SEND related issues.
If you would like to receive this newsletter directly into your inbox please let Kate Bentham know.
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Shropshire Beam are pleased to provide Virtual workshops for parents and professionals from July 2023. All virtual workshops will take around an hour. All workshop will be done via M S Teams Video call. The workshops are delivered to be informative and engaging sessions, please share with parents.
There are four Workshops which will be rolled out at 4pm to enable more people to attend, please see the following details of content:-
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Managing Anxiety – aims & Objectives are to pass over psycho - education within the topic followed by practical suggestions of methods & techniques to help support the youth experience issues with anxiety.
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Understanding & Responding to Self-Harm - – aims & Objectives are to pass over psycho - education within the topic followed by practical suggestions of methods & techniques to help support the youth experiencing issues with self-harm.
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Wellbeing Planning – a workshop which explains & provides a tool for Children & Young people to support their general Emotional Health & Wellbeing, it recognises triggers and promotes self-awareness, his can also be used as a relapse tool to support resilience.
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Sleep Support - aims to pass over psycho - education within the topic followed by practical suggestions & advise of methods & techniques to help support the children & young people having difficulties with getting to sleep and staying a sleep. This workshop will be rolled out twice over the four weeks, due to popular demand.
Information on the workshop dates, and the links to join the sessions, are on the Family Information Service Directory
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Emotional self-regulation includes being able to calm down when experiencing strong emotions and once calm, being able to choose the best course of action. Young children are still developing these skills, so they benefit from adult support through modelling and coaching.
Starting with some knowledge of emotions and words for identifying them lays a foundation for children to understand their own feelings and those of others, and in turn to deal with emotionally charged situations.
In this FREE webinar, we will cover the basic brain science of emotion regulation, and then we will focus on two skills that adults can support in 2-5 year old children: 1) calming down and 2) choosing strategies for coping with strong emotions.
Book your free ticket here.
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Early Help Network Meetings are held every term in each network area. These meetings are free of charge to attend and are an opportunity for professionals from all agencies working with children, young people or their families to share information about services available or issues affecting families within the relevant network area.
For sessions delivered via Microsoft Teams, ideally professionals should have Microsoft Teams enabled on their laptops. Dial in to the meetings will be possible but will not provide such a great experience as connecting in through Microsoft Teams. Some sessions will be delivered face to face.
Central Locality Area (Shrewsbury and surrounding villages)
- Tuesday 3rd October 2023 from 3.30 – 5pm via Microsoft Teams
- Tuesday 14th November 2023 from 3.30 – 5pm face to face at The Lantern, Meadow Farm Drive, Sundorne, Shrewsbury SY1 4NG
North East Locality Area (Market Drayton, Whitchurch, Tern Hill & surrounding villages)
- Wednesday 18th October 2023 from 3.30 – 5pm face to face, at St Peter’s CE Primary and Nursery School, Shrubbery Gardens, Wem, Shrewsbury SY4 5BX
North West Locality Area (Oswestry, Ellesmere, Baschurch, Ruyton, Wem & surrounding villages)
- Wednesday 15th November 2023 from 3.30 – 5pm via Microsoft Teams
South East Locality Area (Shifnal, Broseley, Bridgnorth, Albrighton, Much Wenlock, Highley & surrounding villages)
- Monday 6th November 2023 from 3.30 – 5pm via Microsoft Teams
South West Locality Area (Ludlow, Craven Arms, Church Stretton, Bishops Castle & surrounding villages)
- Monday 16th October 2023 from 3.30 – 5pm via Microsoft Teams
Invites will be sent to those on our Early Help Network Meeting database for you to accept if you wish to attend. If you have not received an invite, please email your name – agency – job title – email to Tracey Bowen, the Strengthening Families Training Administrator, at tracey.bowen@shropshire.gov.uk
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Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are offering free fire safety in the home awareness training to help practitioners identify risks within the homes you visit.
Wednesday 11th October 2023
Barnabas Centre, Longden Coleham, Shrewsbury
9.30am – 4.00pm
This FREE conference will have a selection of speakers to share their experiences and knowledge of the impacts of parental conflict and relationship breakdown.
Speakers will inspire the audience with positive guidance on how we can make a difference to the lives of children and young people.
Good relationship skills are vital for every aspect of life, so this conference is relevant to everyone.
To book your place on this FREE conference, please book here through Leap into Learning.
If you do not have an account with our online booking system, please email your name – agency – job title – email address to Tracey Bowen, Strengthening Families Training Administrator tracey.bowen@shropshire.gov.uk so a place can be reserved and a learner account set up for you.
Do you work in the community in the south Shropshire area? Join us for a market place style event to find out about other local services and network with other professionals.
Family Support Worker
Permanent
15 hours per week
Required: 4th September 2023
St Laurence’s Primary School, Jockeyfield, Ludlow, SY8 1TP are looking for a person to work alongside the Headteacher and Deputy Head – Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead, to provide support to families through targeted support, interventions and home visits.
Closing date: 30.06.23
Interview Date: 04.07.23
If you are interested in applying for this post, please contact the school office by phone, 01584872766 or email: admin@st-laurenceprimary.com to arrange a visit or for an application form.
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Helping young children in difficult situations to seek support has always been hard. Their minds are often not developed enough to understand bad situations. They are also unable to comprehend what they need to do to get out of them. More often than not their limited vocabulary will also reduce their ability to talk to adults effectively.
ChildNet has released a downloadable story over on their site, aimed at children aged three and up. Their objective is to make them aware of how to seek help.
By following the link below you can also find simplified resources around the story, as well as the story itself. There are also stories about online safety for children 3 years +
https://www.childnet.com/resources/hanni-and-the-magic-window/
Are you a professional supporting families where a loved one recently been sent to prison or is due for sentencing soon?
Families First provides support and guidance in a safe space, to enable the whole family to cope with the demands of having a family member going through the criminal justice system. The aim is that families across the West Mercia region feel supported and informed when dealing with the imprisonment of a family member.
YSS is proud to share their free handbook offering an one stop guide from arrest to release for families affected by the imprisonment of a loved one. The purpose of this pack is to provide families with all the information necessary to navigate the criminal justice system and deal with their partner or family member going to prison.
Download it now for free!
To find out more about what our service can do get in touch with us on familiesfirst@yss.org.uk
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The Learning Briefing for Child F is now available for Partners following the recent Rapid Review.
The focus for this briefing is non-accidental injury and relates to a 9-month-old baby who resided in a caravan with her parents.
Both parents were known to be involved in drug use and related crime. Child F’s father had several associates who posed risk.
Safeguarding concerns were reported on two occasions within three days of each other to Children’s Social Care and following insufficient enquiries no further action was taken.
A few weeks later Police were called to the caravan and found it in an unhygienic and unsafe condition.
Information is on the SSCP Learning Briefing Page
A new series of eye-catching posters have been launched to help raise awareness of child neglect.
Work commissioned by Shropshire Safeguarding Community Partnership and undertaken by The Children’s Society, identified the need for better understanding of child neglect and how to recognise it by professionals in particular.
Three posters have been created for children, parents and professionals. The posters are available in both hard copy and electronic versions and are available to all agencies to display in venues across Shropshire. We hope that by raising awareness, children and their families can access the right support at the right time and professionals and our communities are able to help this happen.
To find out more please email sscpbusinessunit@shropshire.gov.uk
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Remember - No diagnosis is needed to access the Autism West Midlands (AWM) Shropshire service and there is no formal referral route – parents/carers can self-refer by booking an advice appointment or contacting us directly.
Understanding Autism – FREE webinar Thursday 29th June
https://autismwestmidlands.org.uk/events/understanding-autism-webinar/
SEND Online Workshop (covering tribunals and appeals) – FREE Tuesday 20th June
https://autismwestmidlands.org.uk/events/send-tribunal-appeals-workshop-with-ken-upton-independent-send-advocate-online-workshop/
Book an online advice appointment with an Autism Specialist Advisor here…
WEEKLY Teams Advice slots – every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
For those would like some online advice we are offering this virtually via video appointments. Teams works well on mobile phones. To book a 45 min advice appointment with a specialist autism advisor please book via our shop. If the dates/timings of our online advice appointments are not convenient for you, please contact us to make alternative arrangements – scroll down for details
https://shop.autismwestmidlands.org.uk/collections/events/products/copy-of-online-autism-advice-and-consultation-sessions-shropshire-county
Virtual Support Group for Parents - Wednesday Mornings 10am-11am & Wednesday Evenings 8pm-9pm – 1st and 3rd Weds of each month (term time)
Our online support groups meet twice a month via Teams. This is an opportunity to talk with other parents, share ideas, and offer support. We recommend that you have attended an online advice appointment with a member of the team before joining group sessions (link above).
If you would like to join either of the support groups, please email the team here shropshire@autismwestmidlands.org.uk
Dad’s Group – Monthly on a Thursday 7pm-8pm
This is an opportunity for dads to meet online, share ideas, celebrate their children’s achievement’s and offer support to each other with a member of Autism West Midlands present. For more information and booking details see link below
https://autismwestmidlands.org.uk/events/dads-support-group-west-midlands-25may/
NEW – Virtual Support Group for Autistic Parents Monday June 19th 6pm-7.30pm
Are you an autistic parent? Would you be interested in joining an online support group with other autistic parents and sharing your experiences? If so, then Spectrum may be the support group for you. More information via link below…
https://autismwestmidlands.org.uk/events/autistic-parents-virtual-support-group-19jun/
Advice and support
We also offer advice and support over the phone and via email. Parents/carers and professionals can contact the team directly to arrange an appointment including face-to-face if preferable.
Shropshire office - 01952 454156
Weds, Thu, Fri - Emma Hegenbarth 07881109480
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu - Dawn Lewis 07706309382
Mon, Tue, Thu - Nicola King 07706337511
Mon, Thu, Fri - Kerry McLafferty 07900784186
Email shropshire@autismwestmidlands.org.uk
Helpline 0121 450 7575
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Dates available to book on to Shropshire Exploitation and Vulnerability Training delivered by West Mercia Police - Vicki Ridgewell
Training Objectives
- Highlight personal and situational factors of vulnerability
- Definitions covering vulnerability, consent, criminal and sexual exploitation, modern day slavery, organised crime groups and gangs
- Develop an understanding of indicators that may show within various forms of exploitation/modern day slavery
- Understand the national referral mechanism, knowing whether their agency is a first responder and if not how to raise concerns to ensure the vulnerable are protected
- Identify the key considerations necessary when receiving a disclosure and the impact of trauma on any disclosure
- Understand the individual’s professional accountability and responsibility for sharing under General Data Protection Regulation
- Understand the processes to get the right help at the right time
Book on through Eventbrite (dates from June to December 2023) who will send you confirmation – all attendees will receive SSCP Shropshire Handouts with updated information on Safeguarding children and adults and community safety.
Raising Awareness of Exploitation and Vulnerability Training for Shropshire Practitioners - FREE to ATTEND
Brook’s nationally recognised Sexual Behaviours Traffic Light Tool can only be used by professionals who have been trained and licensed to use the resource. We offer interactive, face to face, half day multi-agency training which provides us all with a shared language and allows for a multi-agency response to help professionals identify, understand and respond appropriately to sexual behaviours in young people. The training and accompanying Traffic Light Tool equip professionals to make consistent and informed decisions that neither stigmatise nor criminalise young people.
Participants will learn about healthy sexual development, understand key laws relating to sexual behaviour and gain knowledge on enabling robust and meaningful conversations around harmful sexual behaviours that cause concern.
All participants will receive a licence to use the Traffic Light Tool for 12 months, together with a hard copy of the tool to support their learning and a pdf of the tool for future reference. They will also have access to a digital version of the Tool and certificate upon completion.
Wednesday 5th July from 9.30am to 1pm at Belle Vue Youth Club, Shrewsbury
Tuesday 11th July from 9.30am to 1pm at Belle Vue Youth Club, Shrewsbury
Thursday 14th September from 9.30am to 1pm at Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Shrewsbury
Tuesday 19th September from 9.30am to 1pm at Eastern Oswestry Community Centre
Tuesday 3rd October from 9.30am to 1pm at Bridgnorth Fire Station
Monday 16th October from 12.30pm to 4pm at Grange Youth Centre, Shrewsbury
How to Book
Book here through Leap into Learning.
If you don’t have a learner account or are struggling to book through our booking system, please email your name – agency – job title and details of the course(s) and date(s) you wish to book to attend to Tracey Bowen, Strengthening Families Training Administrator email tracey.bowen@shropshire.gov.uk or call 01743 254370
If you work with families, understanding the importance of a good chronology is vital. This introductory session will enable practitioners from a range of agencies to:
- Understand what a chronology or record of significant events is (and isn’t) and the purpose of recording and sharing information
- Identify elements of good practice, including what is significant for that child or may constitute a key event
- Recognise how a chronology can help make links between the past and the present and how this may impact on the child
- Demonstrate the value of a chronology, especially where there may be no single ‘incident’ e.g. in families where there may be concerns around neglect
- Review a chronology template
Tuesday 4th July from 2pm to 4pm at Belle Vue Youth Club, Shrewsbury
Friday 6th October from 10am to 12 noon at The Lantern, Sundorne, Shrewsbury
How to Book
Book here through Leap into Learning.
If you don’t have a learner account or are struggling to book through our booking system, please email your name – agency – job title and details of the course(s) and date(s) you wish to book to attend to Tracey Bowen, Strengthening Families Training Administrator email tracey.bowen@shropshire.gov.uk or call 01743 254370
Aimed at any professional or volunteer who works in Shropshire. Whether you are in a school, an early-years setting, health, housing, social care or the voluntary sector, if your work involves children and their families, this module will support you to see the benefits of partnership working and early help.
Early help covers a wide range of universal and targeted services, who are in a position to identify and support families and children who may be experiencing some low-level challenges and who would benefit from some support. The purpose of early help is to improve the life chances of children and families and benefit the wider community, whilst being innovative and cost-effective.
In Shropshire, the focus is on conception to early adulthood, because early help is not just about the early years but also about preventing adolescents and young adults from developing problems. We want every family to develop a cycle of positive parenting, relationships, and behaviour.
Early help is about talking to families and acting as soon as possible to tackle problems for children and families before they become more difficult to reverse. Early help also focuses on enhancing the capabilities of every parent to provide a supportive and enriching environment for their children.
Thursday 22nd June from 9.30am to 12 noon at Eastern Oswestry Community Centre
Wednesday 12th July from 9.30am to 12 noon at Bridgnorth Fire Station
Wednesday 19th July from 9.30am to 12 noon at The Lantern, Shrewsbury
Friday 22nd September from 9.30am to 12 noon at Shropshire Fire & Rescue HQ, Shrewsbury
Tuesday 10th October from 10am to 12.30pm at Market Drayton Fire Station
How to Book
Book here through Leap into Learning.
If you don’t have a learner account or are struggling to book through our booking system, please email your name – agency – job title and details of the course(s) and date(s) you wish to book to attend to Tracey Bowen, Strengthening Families Training Administrator email tracey.bowen@shropshire.gov.uk or call 01743 254370
If you are working with families, you are likely to interact with parents who share that they are discontented with their relationship or even display conflict or tension in their relationship, whether they are together or separated. Research shows that this has a detrimental impact on outcomes for children. This can be challenging – to help you with managing your response, this 2 hour interactive virtual session, delivered via Microsoft Teams, aims to support practitioners to build awareness and develop the confidence, knowledge and skills to work with parents to reduce conflict and improve outcomes for children.
All practitioners or agencies that have contact with parents either directly, or by working with their children, can play an important role in identifying and supporting the reduction of parental conflict. Underpinned by a solid evidence base, the session will raise awareness of how conflict may be damaging for children, why it can be hard to address and introduce some simple tools that can be used with parents to break the cycle.
Thursday 13th July from 10am to 12 noon via Microsoft Teams
Friday 15th September from 10am to 12 noon via Microsoft Teams
How to Book
Book here through Leap into Learning.
If you don’t have a learner account or are struggling to book through our booking system, please email your name – agency – job title and details of the course(s) and date(s) you wish to book to attend to Tracey Bowen, Strengthening Families Training Administrator email tracey.bowen@shropshire.gov.uk or call 01743 254370
This training will help support those working with families in the early help arena to work effectively with children, individuals and families and provides them with an understanding of strong multi-agency and integrated working across partnerships.
Content includes:
- effective engagement and communication
- skills to complete family and individual assessments, tools and planning
- supporting individuals and families towards independence and self-reliance.
The training will be delivered face to face over 4 full days. Learners must be available to attend all 4 days and will not be certificated if they are unable to complete the course.
Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th September, Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th October from 9.30am to 4.30pm on all 4 days at Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Shrewsbury
How to Book
Book here through Leap into Learning.
If you don’t have a learner account or are struggling to book through our booking system, please email your name – agency – job title and details of the course(s) and date(s) you wish to book to attend to Tracey Bowen, Strengthening Families Training Administrator email tracey.bowen@shropshire.gov.uk or call 01743 254370
It can be difficult to identify parental conflict as often the focus is on a child’s behaviour and the quality of parent-child relationships. However, research shows that parental conflict has a significant impact on children’s outcomes, regardless of their age or whether their parents are together or separated. This new one day face to face course, aimed at practitioners who work directly with families, has been designed to help practitioners develop the skills to:
- understand and apply the evidence-base on parental conflict
- understand and identify parental conflict and provide appropriate support
- understand the concept of co-parenting
- start a conversation about healthy relationships when working with parents
- feel confident to use a range of tools and resources to support their interaction with parents and children.
All delegates will have access to range of tools to use on the day to discuss with colleagues and take away to use in their own setting.
Wednesday 21st June from 9.30am to 4pm at Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms
Thursday 20th July from 9.30am to 4pm at Barnabas Centre, Shrewsbury
Monday 18th September from 9.30am to 4pm at Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Shrewsbury
How to Book
Book here through Leap into Learning.
If you don’t have a learner account or are struggling to book through our booking system, please email your name – agency – job title and details of the course(s) and date(s) you wish to book to attend to Tracey Bowen, Strengthening Families Training Administrator email tracey.bowen@shropshire.gov.uk or call 01743 254370
This one-day training is to prepare professionals for taking a leading role in supporting families with ongoing conflict. You will also be able to support your own team to understand relationship conflict, the impacts, and what we can do to prevent it.
We are using an expert in the field of family relationship, to deliver this training.
We will cover the Reducing Parental Conflict agenda, try out the tools we have to improve communication in all relationships, look at our local offer for families and discuss how best to share resources within our respective teams. Follow-on, termly meet-ups with your fellow Relationship Champions will be held to discuss the latest findings, new materials and to offer each other support with difficult cases.
Wednesday 28th June from 9.30am to 4.30pm at Barnabas Centre, Shrewsbury
How to Book
Book here through Leap into Learning.
If you don’t have a learner account or are struggling to book through our booking system, please email your name – agency – job title and details of the course(s) and date(s) you wish to book to attend to Tracey Bowen, Strengthening Families Training Administrator email tracey.bowen@shropshire.gov.uk or call 01743 254370
This training will help those working in the early help arena to understand the key principles of supervising teams and practitioners working with families with complex needs.
Staff support and supervision is a vital part of effective working. It enables the manager and organisation to identify risks, manage worker stress and reflective practice and address worker competence and gaps in learning.
The 2-day course offers sessions on reflectivity and developing self-awareness, examining tools for child and family working and time spent on effective record keeping, reflective practice and forward planning.
The course is suitable for anyone offering one to one or group support to staff.
The training will be delivered face to face over 2 full days. Learners must be available to attend both days and will not be certificated if they are unable to complete the course.
Thursday 19th and Friday 20th October from 9.30am to 4.30pm on both days at Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Shrewsbury
How to Book
Book here through Leap into Learning.
If you don’t have a learner account or are struggling to book through our booking system, please email your name – agency – job title and details of the course(s) and date(s) you wish to book to attend to Tracey Bowen, Strengthening Families Training Administrator email tracey.bowen@shropshire.gov.uk or call 01743 254370
If you work with children and their families, it is very likely that you will be asked to complete an assessment of some sort. There is a plethora of assessment tools available to practitioners, some very specific and others with a more general focus, and it is important that practitioners feel confident to use the most appropriate assessment for the situation.
This course will help you to:
- understand why we complete assessments
- identify appropriate tools to use in a variety of circumstances, including genograms and eco-maps
- consider a range of assessment questions
- review and critique a completed assessment
- apply the Shropshire Threshold Matrix
Wednesday 4th October from 9.30am to 4pm at The Shirehall, Shrewsbury
How to Book
Book here through Leap into Learning.
If you don’t have a learner account or are struggling to book through our booking system, please email your name – agency – job title and details of the course(s) and date(s) you wish to book to attend to Tracey Bowen, Strengthening Families Training Administrator email tracey.bowen@shropshire.gov.uk or call 01743 254370
The Early Help Module (EHM) of Liquidlogic is the multi-agency case recording system for early help, targeted early help and the Strengthening Families outcomes. EHM will allow
agencies to share information about families confidently, thus avoiding duplication and ensuring families get the right service at the right time. Additionally, EHM will link to both adults and children’s social care, with the aim of promoting a more sustainable and joined up way of working. Targeted Early Help will only accept a request for intervention through EHM.
Completion of this module will give you full access to EHM, the Early Help Module of Liquidlogic, where an Early Help episode can help multi-agency partners to record and share information securely.
PRE-REQUISITE Delegates must complete the Gateway to using the Early Help Module of Liquidlogic on Leap into Learning before booking onto this module and must attend this module within 3 months of completing the online Gateway training. The Gateway to using the Early Help Module of Liquidlogic is an introductory e-learning module for everyone who works with children, young people and their families.
Monday 10th July from 1.30pm to 3.30pm at Eastern Oswestry Community Centre
Monday 11th September from 10am to 12 noon at Shropshire Fire & Rescue HQ, Shrewsbury
How to Book
Book here through Leap into Learning.
If you don’t have a learner account or are struggling to book through our booking system, please email your name – agency – job title and details of the course(s) and date(s) you wish to book to attend to Tracey Bowen, Strengthening Families Training Administrator email tracey.bowen@shropshire.gov.uk or call 01743 254370
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