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Welcome to the NYSCP April 2025 edition of our e-bulletin
Many of you will be aware that in January and February 2025, the NYSCP was subject to a Joint Targeted Area Inspection, (JTAI) which inspected the multi-agency response to children, including unborn children, who are victims of domestic abuse. Inspectors carried out their work over three weeks, seeking to understand how the partnership prevents, responds to and supports children and their families who experience this type of harm. We are pleased to say that we can now share the formal letter from inspectors who praised much of the work undertaken across the partnership. The letter also details helpful recommendations to assist us all in further improving the lives of children in North Yorkshire.
Outside of the inspection process, usual business continued, and the Business Unit have been working hard over the last month finalising one of our key strategic documents, namely the Harmful Sexual Behaviour Strategy. This piece of work began with an audit undertaken by the NSPCC in January 2024 with the resulting strategy, toolkit and learning event being the culmination of work undertaken by the multi-agency task and finish group. We’d like to thank partners for their valuable input, with special thanks to Simone Wilkson, Early Help Group Manager, for chairing the group and to say a big “well done” to Stephanie Freeth, our newly appointed Policy and Development Officer, for expertly coordinating the work. We hope that you find the documents and learning event useful, and as ever, we welcome any feedback via the partnership email.
There have been several national documents that have been produced over recent weeks which you can now find on our Learning for Professionals page. Of particular interest might be the national child safeguarding panel’s review into child sexual abuse within the family environment, “Summary of the National review into child sexual abuse within the family environment: CASPAR briefing,” which aims to highlight the contexts, experiences and needs of children, parents and carers impacted by intrafamilial child sexual abuse. The report ends with a number of recommendations for safeguarding children’s partnerships, the progress of which will need to be reported on by the NYSCP via our usual reporting mechanisms.
Sticking with points of national interest, many of you will be aware of the recently aired TV drama, “Adolescence,” that centres around a 13-year-old boy who is arrested for the murder of a girl in his school. The show raises important issues regarding masculinity, race, violence against women and girls and the use of social media in today’s society. Interestingly, since the show was televised, we have seen a large increase in views of both the Emoji Dictionary DEX004a_Emoji-Dictionary-A5-Leaflet_V2_DIGITAL.pdf and Slang Dictionary pages which feature on our website, having been produced by The Children’s Society, which aim to help practitioners “decode” some of the ways in which children are communicating with each other. To further assist with this, the NYSCP will shortly be creating a campaign which will assist when practitioners are talking with children and their families about topics that may feel difficult or uncomfortable. This piece of work was proposed initially as an extension of the Harmful Sexual Behaviour work, however, practitioners have asked that, alongside conversations about sexualised behaviours, we develop #talkingtips for topics such as substance use, self-harm and suicide among others, so please keep a look out for this over the coming months.
Something else to look out for next month will be the launch of our new Being Young in North Yorkshire Strategy, we will be holding a launch event on the 7th May, and will also be sharing a pre-recording that will talk through the main points of the strategy that partners can use to share with teams. Details of how to book onto this session along with others hosted by the partnership can be found further below, under NYSCP learning events. Also available to share with your teams are our links to our training page, YouTube channel and NYES Safeguarding Partnership training offer. By following each link, you will find a wealth of free training resources for all practitioners, whether you’re new to North Yorkshire or if you just need a subject refresh. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, please get in touch with the Business unit via nyscp@northyorks.gov.uk or email the team directly:
- Hannah Ellingworth, NYSCP Manager
- Kathryn Morrison, Policy and Development Officer
- Stephanie Freeth, Policy and Development Officer
- Alison Brunton, Child Death Review Officer
- Kirsty Tuley, Leadership Support Officer
- Gemma Ohr, MACE Coordinator
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- Do your PART
- Race, racism and safeguarding children
- The work of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
- Child trafficking and exploitation
- LookCloser Programme of Learning: April – September 2025
- ‘Disguised compliance’: learning from case reviews
- What you need to know about child sexual abuse
- Safeguarding Week 2025 16th – 20th June
- North Yorkshire Child Exploitation Summit 2025, 18th June 2025, Harrogate Convention Centre
- Strengthen Your Response to Tech-Facilitated Abuse
- Peer Action Collective Survey – Yorkshire & Humberside
- NYSCP Learning Events
- Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive
- North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures Manual
Do Your PART: Launch of the Sexualised Behaviours in Children Toolkit and Strategy
We are excited to announce the launch of the Sexualised Behaviours in Children Strategy, and its accompanying Toolkit, which has been designed as a comprehensive “one-stop shop” for practitioners to access the information they need. This toolkit provides extensive support and guidance for recognising and dealing with sexualised behaviours in children and young people. It includes scenario-based videos and resources designed to help professionals navigate difficult situations, respond appropriately, and access necessary support.
All the information can be accessed here: NYSCP
Race, racism and safeguarding children
Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel report about safeguarding children from Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage backgrounds.
The analysis explored what happened to 53 children from Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage backgrounds who were the subject of child safeguarding reviews. It found that there is a significant silence in talking about race and racism within child safeguarding practice. This silence often renders the safeguarding needs of Black, Asian, and Mixed Heritage children invisible, both in practice and in the system for learning from reviews.
The report highlights that there needs to be a firm commitment and resolve to learn and work differently to address the specific safeguarding needs of Black, Asian, and Mixed Heritage children. This means challenging our practice, how services are designed and delivered, and carefully scrutinising the impact of racial bias within child safeguarding practice reviews. This is essential if we are to ensure that Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage children are safeguarded and receive the help and support they need to thrive and have happy and safe lives.
Race, racism and safeguarding children
The work of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
NSPCC Learning has published a two-part podcast episode about the work of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel. The episode features Annie Hudson, the Chair of the Panel, and Jenny Coles, a Panel member, talking about what the Panel’s reports mean for people working with children and young people in England. Discussion points cover: the Panel’s core roles; how learning is shared locally and nationally; and the national review into child sexual abuse within the family environment and the Panel’s annual report.
Listen to the podcast on NSPCC Learning: The work of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
Watch part one on YouTube: The work of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel – part one
Watch part two on YouTube: The work of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel – part two
This information has been added to the NYSCP National Learning and reports page NYSCP
Child trafficking and exploitation
Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT UK) has launched an online survey about child trafficking and exploitation definitions and how professionals use and understand these. The survey is aimed at child protection professionals in the UK.
Read the news story: New research on the definitions of child trafficking and exploitation- we need your participation
LookCloser Programme of Learning: April – September 2025
We are pleased to share details of the Children’s Society’s upcoming #LookCloser Programme of Learning events forApril – September 2025, all of which are free of charge.
#LookCloser is a partnership campaign between The Children’s Society, the National County Lines Co-ordination Centre and the British Transport Police aiming to raise awareness of child exploitation and abuse and to encourage the public and businesses to better identify and report concerns. The campaign also seeks to challenge assumptions and victim stereotypes, highlighting that child exploitation can happen anywhere, and any young person can be a victim.
Look Close programme of learning
‘Disguised compliance’: learning from case reviews
The NSPCC briefing highlights learning from a sample of case reviews published by local safeguarding partnerships between 2022 and 2023 where disguised compliance was identified as a key factor. These case reviews do not reflect all issues around disguised compliance. Concerns can go unidentified or unreported; and not all identified cases involving disguised compliance will result in a review.
‘Disguised compliance’: learning from case reviews
What you need to know about child sexual abuse
Sadly, child sexual abuse is a very common form of harm. The CSA estimate that 1 in 10 children are sexually abused by the age of 16 in England and Wales. To identify, respond to and prevent this abuse, practitioners need to have a good understanding of the essential facts about it.
What you need to know about child sexual abuse is the CSA’s accessible new overview introducing the topic of child sexual abuse, helping readers build an informed understanding of; what we know about the scale and nature of abuse, how to identify and respond to abuse, its impact, and what we can do to help children, adults and families recover and move forward. Read it on their website today.
What you need to know about child sexual abuse | CSA Centre
Safeguarding Week 2025 16th – 20th June
Following the success of the Safeguarding week programme last year, work has started to plan a programme of events for Safeguarding Week 2025. It is planned that this will be an online programme with a wide variety of speakers and topics. We look forward to sharing the full programme with you soon, but for now, save the dates in your diary. If you would like to be involved in hosting as session during the week, please contact nyscp@northyorks.gov.uk
North Yorkshire Child Exploitation Summit 2025, 18th June 2025, Harrogate Convention Centre
Following the successful Multi Agency Child Exploitation development events held across North Yorkshire in 2023 and 2024, North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership and North Yorkshire Community Safety Partnership are proud to announce the first North Yorkshire Child Exploitation Summit.
To book a place at the summit, please visit the NYES site and search for the course code NYS-0625-T002. Those who have not attended a course via NYES before will be required to make a login before booking. Spaces are filling up fast, with only a handful of spaces available, so book ASAP to avoid disappointment.
Strengthen Your Response to Tech-Facilitated Abuse
IDAS is proud to have collaborated with the Yorkshire & Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (YHROCU) to shape free online workshops on Technology-Facilitated Abuse for professionals working in the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector.
Hosted by the YHROCU, these 90-minute sessions provide vital insights into how perpetrators misuse technology and equip you with the confidence and knowledge to better support victims and survivors.
Peer Action Collective Survey – Yorkshire & Humberside
The Peer Action Collective is a movement of young people across England and Wales who want to make change for young people. They do research in their communities, and create projects to make change based on what their research tells them. They are interested in how young people affected by violence can be supported.
Access the survey here – Peer Action Collective – Yorkshire
This survey helps understand young peoples’ views and experiences. survey should take about 10 minutes to complete. All responses are anonymous and cannot be linked back to young people or their family.
This survey is for 11–18-year-olds. If under 16 years old, young people will need parent or guardian’s consent to participate.
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NYSCP Learning Events
- 2nd April, 12-1pm – Harmful Sexual Behaviour Strategy and Toolkit Launch
This session will share with partners the new Harmful Sexual Behaviour Toolkit and explore the consultation and audit work that has been completed for its production. It will also guide partners around our new Harmful Sexual Behaviour toolkit to support practice in North Yorkshire. https://nyes.info/Event/247509
- 23rd April, 7-9pm – Early Years Twilight Session
The NYSCP Early Years Masterclass is a biannual evening webinar which features the latest information on best practices, changes to legislation and guidance as well as local, regional and national learning. https://nyes.info/Event/247503
- 7th May, 12-1pm – Being Young in North Yorkshire Strategy Launch
Being Young in North Yorkshire is the foundation of our work for all children and their families living in North Yorkshire. This session will launch the updated Being Young in North Yorkshire Strategy. It will look at the consultation work that has been completed to compile the strategy and explore in depth the strategic priorities and the implications for the work we do with children and families across North Yorkshire. https://nyes.info/Event/247501
- 15th May, 10-11am – Child Death review training
This course explains the statutory purpose of the Child Death Overview Panel. This includes the different components of the Joint Agency Response into a child death and subsequent child death review. It touches on the role of the key worker and the coroner and informs professionals on how best to support to bereaved families. In addition, professionals will be provided with an overview of the National Child Mortality Team and local data. Child Death Review Training | NYES Info
- 4th June, 12-1pm – Counter Terrorism Local Profile
Sergeant Ben Hallewell from Counter-Terrorism Policing North-East, who is the lead for Prevent in North Yorkshire, presents the Counter Terrorism local profile (CTLP). Ben will provide a brief on the local and national threat. He will also provide an overview of local trends, signs to watch out for and will run through a case-study from a recent North Yorkshire case. https://nyes.info/Event/247511
- 2nd July, 12-1pm – Self Harm and Suicide Ideation Toolkit and Papyrus
SPARK Suicide Prevention Awareness, Resource, Knowledge. An introduction to PAPYRUS and suicide prevention.
The key objectives are:
To increase awareness of suicide and suicide prevention
To provide information about PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
To develop Hope and encourage action for a suicide-safer community
To understand the importance of self-care. https://nyes.info/Event/247515
Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive
As part of the publication of Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive on 18 November 2024, the Government announced the national roll out of Family Help, multi-agency child protection and family group decision making reforms.
These will be delivered through the Families First Partnership programme, a national government programme to support Local Authorities and their partners to begin implementation of the reforms from April 2025. These are multi-agency reforms, the Department for Education is leading the programme working with the Home Office, the Department for Health and Social Care and other relevant departments.
The Department for Education will be hosting a series of four webinars, to provide Local Authorities and safeguarding partners with more detailed information on key delivery and policy elements of the Families First Partnership Programme and share insights from pathfinder areas. These will follow the upcoming publication of national multi-Agency programme guidance and include a Q&A session.
Details and sign-up links are below. We would recommend attending as many as possible, to gain the best understanding of each reform area:
Set-up and codesign – 1 April 12:30 -14:00: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4aa3678d-e88b-4506-836d-9c7a1f7c51da@fad277c9-c60a-4da1-b5f3-b3b8b34a82f9
Family Help – 1 May 12:30 – 14:00: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/271b0b40-1235-46a8-bffa-4c1da1309137@fad277c9-c60a-4da1-b5f3-b3b8b34a82f9
MACP – 8 May 13:00 – 14:30: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/50b52efa-6f9e-4576-9e2a-69785b1ffdc7@fad277c9-c60a-4da1-b5f3-b3b8b34a82f9
Family networks – 15 May 11:00 – 12:30: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c30346e2-7f8a-4e61-ac41-9389acd51682@fad277c9-c60a-4da1-b5f3-b3b8b34a82f9
North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures Manual
The partnership has a whole host of practice guidance and other useful documents on the website. Some, of these are specific to North Yorkshire and have been produced by our partners. The NYSCP also work in partnership with Tri.X who provides national policies and practice guidance that are relevant to practice in North Yorkshire, these are listed on the NYSCP website however they can also be found on the Tri.X website, specifically for North Yorkshire practitioners. New documents include:
- Parents with Neurodevelopmental Conditions including Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Children of Parents with Learning Disabilities
- Children of Parents with Mental Health Problems
Useful Links
- Worried about a child?
- NYSCP Website, including
- NSPCC – CASPAR Weekly updated
- CEOP – Think U Know
- CYPS info
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