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Child Protection Procedures
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FREE Active Bystander Behaviour training with SASP & NWG
SSCP is pleased to promote upcoming FREE Active Bystander Behaviour Training, this is a great…
ICON Week 2025: Helping Parents Stay Calm When Babies Cry
Babies cry—you can cope. ICON Week is here to help. From 22–26 September 2025, Somerset…
Somerset’s Resolving Professional Differences Protocol has been updated!
Following survey results and practitioner feedback, the Resolving Professional Differences protocol has been updated in…
Changes to Police Safeguarding Notifications for schools in Somerset
Avon and Somerset Police Announce New Developments in Operation Encompass Avon and Somerset Police are…
ICON Week 2025 – 22–26 September
ICON Week 2025: Helping Parents Stay Calm When Babies Cry This September, organisations across the…
FREE Update training for practitioners who work with separated parents
Written by Ruth James Based on my experience of working with separated parents, I have…
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Healthcare Systems Within Somerset
This bitesize briefing outlines the different components of the healthcare system in Somerset.
Effective Support for Children and Families in Somerset
Updated: June 2024 This guidance aims to assist professional assessment around the provision of effective…
Pre-Birth Planning Toolkit
Updated: November 2024 Hospital Risk Assessment added to useful resources. Updated: August 2024 Updates to…
Good Practice Conversations
This bite size briefing will provide an overview of Good Practice Conversations which were completed…
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