Free services to help Somerset parents reduce unhealthy relationship conflict The challenge Louie, aged 8: “My mum and dad spend so much time hating each other they don’t have a lot of time to love me”. Shakira, aged 14: “It’s when she picks up her phone and sighs and rolls her eyes, I know it’s […]
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Reflections from Superintendent Dickon Turner on a career in safeguarding. Please note: this article references child abuse. Sadly, I am saying goodbye to the Somerset Safeguarding Children’s Partnership in late October as I approach my 30 years in policing milestone. I first encountered the formal idea of safeguarding children in 2002, when I asked if
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Building on the success of our June Forum week – Exploring Neglect, we are thrilled to announce our upcoming December Forum week and welcome you to join us online for our lunchtime interactive webinar’s where we will ‘Get to know Somerset.’ Throughout the week, we will be hearing from a range of practitioners across agencies:
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Somerset Youth Parliament offers children and young people from across Somerset the opportunity to have their voice heard, influence positive change and help improve things for young people in Somerset. Nominations open in September and voting opens after nominations close on Monday 13 November. > For more information on the upcoming Youth Parliament elections scan
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Introducing ‘The P Pod’ – the Partnership Podcast from the SSCP which will provide learning on the go. This month, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the new SSCP Podcast ‘The P Pod’, which will be available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. This will provide you
In light of the recent Lucy Letby verdict, the Local Authority Designated Officers (LADO) have written an article recapping their role within Somerset: The LADO role was introduced within ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ guidance in 2006. The emphasis of the LADO service is very much immersed in dealing with people who work with children
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Video’s from our last online Forum Week are now available to view on our YouTube Channel. Our last forum focused on the subject of Neglect, where a number of guest presenters explored the topic of neglect throughout the lifespan, including Pre-Birth through to Adult Self Neglect. You can catchup and view the videos HERE
Dad Matters is a Home-Start Project supporting Dads through the early relationship and attachment with their baby, as well as supporting Dads with their mental health, supporting a partner with mental health and support in accessing services. Dad Matters also help new Dads access support when required. We spoke to Charlie Hull, who is the
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The Partnership Child Exploitation subgroup have updated the Missing from Home or Care protocol. The aim of the protocol is to support a robust response from all agencies when a child goes missing, with effective follow up upon the child’s return. All agencies working with children and families in Somerset have a part to play
Over the last few months students across Somerset have been studying the topic of violence against women and girls (VAWG), and have demonstrated their fantastic knowledge and amazing creativity by writing and producing podcasts on the subject. The podcasts were then uploaded onto the website for the general public to vote for their favourite. In
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