Join SSCP on 18 March 2025 in supporting NWG’s Child Exploitation Awareness Day! The NWG’s National Child Exploitation Awareness Raising Day aims to highlight the issues surrounding child exploitation: encouraging everyone to think, spot and speak out against abuse and adopt a zero-tolerance attitude to child exploitation. The SSCP are committed to the fight against […]
18 March is Child Exploitation Awareness Day 2025! Read More »
Tuesday 18th March at 10am the NWG have arranged a FREE online training session for Somerset practitioners titled ‘Child Exploitation Through a Different Lens’ for #CEADay25! > Please Follow the Link to Join the Session on 18th March, 10am HERE Or via Microsoft Teams here: Join the meeting now / Meeting ID: 355 082 497
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In this episode we are pleased to be joined by Helen McInnes and Ian Gibson from Route1 Advocacy to talk about the work they do to gain the voices of children & young people and provide top tips on how you can gain their voices as well, from direct conversation, to practical engagement and observation.
The P Pod: Gaining the Voices of Children & Young People with Route1 Advocacy Read More »
Last night we were pleased to attend the annual South West Integrated Personalised Care Awards to celebrate innovation and excellence in health services across the South West Region. Special recognition was given to Dr. Jo Nicholl, Designated Doctor for Safeguarding Children in Somerset for the work that she has undertaken in setting up services to
We are so pleased to be joined back in the studio today by Sally Shearer from the National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel to provide an overview of the latest Annual Report findings, based on 330 reviews that have taken place nationally between 2023-24. In this episode we explore the key themes from the report,
Everyone is impacted by the cost-of-living rising which can put extra pressure on families. Somerset partners are here to help, and we have listed some services and support that may be useful for you to know about. There are so many great support services out there to provide early help in Somerset. If you work
As part of her campaign on ‘Young people and social media’, Somerset Member of Youth Parliament Emma Brown has put together a survey to capture young people’s voices and opinions on social media. Tackling Cyber Bullying Emma presented at the SSCP Forum Week focusing on Online Safety held in December 2024. She raised awareness about
A children’s book written by children, young people and Somerset Children’s Social Care staff has been produced about the work of Social Workers and will be given to every Primary School in the county. ‘Social Worker Sam’ tells the story of a small child whose family is facing difficulties and needs help from a Social
“We need a system which makes it easy to safeguard children, not makes it harder“ In 2024 we consulted with over 350 of you and you told us: The Early Help Assessment gives access to a range of services in one place, and when completed properly the EHA can help to get a clear idea
Safer Internet Day is marked every year in the UK, and it’s all about staying safe online. The day is themed around a different topic each year, and for 2025 the theme is Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online. For Safer Internet Day 2025, new research released by the UK
