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Welcome to the NYSCP August 2024 edition of our e-bulletin
Welcome to the summer holiday edition of the NYSCP e-bulletin. Summer holidays are, we hope, an opportunity to take a break and enjoy the warmer days and lighter evenings (although I still haven’t quite put my winter coat away yet!) We know that “safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility” and with children out of schools for six weeks we are reminded of the vital role that we all play in the wider community in the safeguarding of children while they are out of education settings.
Throughout this bulletin you will find some helpful hints and tips to keep that in mind over the summer months.
As a business unit we will be spending the summer holidays looking at the redesign of our NYSCP website. You may already notice that the home page has changed with clear entry portals for professionals, children and young people, parents and carers and communities. We will be working on designing new pages for children and young people and parents and carers to share those vital safeguarding messages.
All the key documents, guidance and forms will still be accessible, on the professional section, but please do contact nyscp@northyorks.gov.uk if there is something you are struggling to find. Similarly, if you have any feedback on the website or any ideas for any documents or guidance you would like us to include, please get in touch.
We also welcome Stephanie Freeth as a new Policy and Development officer to the NYSCP business unit. Stephanie joins us on a 12-month contract from the MAST and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Finally, thank you to those who took part in the recent consultation events, over 100 professionals from across North Yorkshire took the time to talk to us about the development of the upcoming Being Young in North Yorkshire Strategy and Early Help Strategy. Your voices and opinions (and sharing the voices and experiences of the families you are working with) are vital for the review of the strategies and will help shape the strategic priorities moving forwards.
Enjoy the summer!
Kathryn Morrison, Policy and Development Officer
Jump to…
- Do your PART
- NYSCP Guidance of the month
- Keeping Safe over the Summer
- New Resource: Artificially Generated Child Sexual Abuse Images
- Upcoming Training: Lunchtime learning events
- Serious Youth Violence Strategy Survey
- The Halo Project Film Premiere Event
- Sibling sexual behaviour guide
- Tech-facilitated domestic abuse webinars for frontline practitioners
- Digital Explorers: An Online Safety Quest – London Grid for Learning
- Learning from Deaths: Children with a learning disability and autistic children aged 4 – 17 years.
Children and Young People Summer activities
Have we mentioned its summer holidays!? With children out of school there are a wealth of opportunities and activities for them to access over the break. Check out Welcome to NY Connect | NY Connect (northyorkshireconnect.org.uk) and Welcome to North Yorkshire Together – North Yorkshire Together to find out what’s available.
NYSCP Guidance of the month
In December 2023 the government released a new iteration of Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023). “Working Together” is the multi-agency statutory guidance that sets out expectations for systems, processes and the way people work together to help, support and protect children and their families.
Everyone who works with children and young people are expected to have an understanding of what “Working Together” is and how it impacts their practice.
The NYSCP have consolidated all the information about “Working Together” into one handy webpage on the NYSCP website. On it you will find:
- What is “Working Together and why do we have it?”
- What does “Working Together” include and what are the changes that came if for the 2023 review.
- What the changes to “Working Together” mean in North Yorkshire and what does it mean for me and my role?
- Links to key documents including a partnership briefing presentation and One Minute Guide of the changes.
You can access the page here: NYSCP (safeguardingchildren.co.uk)
Don’t forget as a partnership we will be working towards publishing the changes to our multi agency safeguarding arrangements following the updates to Working Together by December 2024. We will be running a lunchtime learning event for all practitioners to explain these changes on 4th December. Places can be booked here: North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NYSCP) Developments in Safeguarding Masterclass Webinars – December 2024 | NYES Info
Keeping Safe over the Summer
Child Accident Prevention Trust – Summer Safety Tips. Whilst the warm summer weather brings lots of opportunities for fun in the sun there are also additional hazards for our little people. Take a look at some of their top tips to keep children safe this summer. Summer safety tips: 8 reminders to keep children safe this summer (capt.org.uk). There is also a digital summer safety display pack, with colourful posters to display to help families stay safe: summer-safety-display-pack.pdf (capt.org.uk)
Drink Drug Hub: “Everyone has the right to the right information about Drink and Drugs” and Drink Drug Hub is the place to keep up to date with emerging themes and trends around the use of Drink and Drugs to help keep young people safe this summer (and all year). Do you know about Lean? Or vaping? Or Nitazenes? Or NOS? Keep up to date by visiting the site.
County Lines and Child Exploitation in North Yorkshire: The exploitation of children and young people across North Yorkshire is happening, and with young people out and about more in our communities over the summer it is vital that we all are aware of the signs and how to share vital information and intelligence that can help disrupt what is happening.
Be Aware is the partnership hub for all information about child exploitation with a newly updated guide around County Lines, Cross Border Gangs and Cuckooing
If professionals or volunteers have intelligence that they wish to share this can be done using the Police Community Intelligence Portal. Guidance on sharing intelligence and a link to the portal can be accessed here: NYSCP (safeguardingchildren.co.uk)
Members of the public can report incidents to the police via 101 (or 999 in an emergency) or via the “report” link on the North Yorkshire Police Website Home | North Yorkshire Police.
Information can also be shared anonymously via Crimestoppers or for young people via the Fearless website which is 100% anonymous.
Staying safe online: If you’re looking for something quick, fun and informative to do with children over the summer, test your online safety knowledge with one of our interactive quizzes. Whether you want to help child to celebrate differences amongst their friends and classmates, or learn to recognise online hate – it’s a great activity to get involved in. The Online Together Project | Internet Matters x Samsung UK
The Internet Watch Foundation have also released a new campaign ‘Think Before You Share‘ which aims to help young people understand the harm of sharing explicit images and videos of themselves and others.
New Resource: Artificially Generated Child Sexual Abuse Images
Artificially generated child sexual abuse images: Understanding and responding to concerns | CSA Centre Artificial intelligence tools are developing at an astonishing speed, and today anyone with access to the internet can easily produce convincing images of almost anything. Sadly, they are also already being used for harmful and illegal purposes – including in the creation of sexual imagery of children.
To help professionals, CSA Assistant Director Lisa McCrindle answers many of the questions you may have about artificially generated child sexual abuse material. This includes what it is, whether it is illegal, and how to respond to concerns involving the children and young people, and adults, you work with.
Upcoming Training: Lunchtime learning events
Our lunchtime learning events are free monthly online webinars covering a wide variety of safeguarding themes.
August 2024: No summer learning event but why not check out some of the
recordings from our previous session son our YouTube channel. NYSCP – YouTube
11th September, Business Unit Updates: Find out all the latest updates from the Business Unit including audit findings, case reviews and strategy updates. North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NYSCP) Developments in Safeguarding Masterclass Webinars – September 2024 | NYES Info
9th October,Vaping and Young people in North Yorkshire: We will be joined by colleagues who will share with us insights into young people and vaping conducted by the Behavioural Science team based within North Yorkshire Public Health. (NYSCP) Developments in Safeguarding Masterclass Webinars – Youth Vaping October 2024 | NYES Info
6th November,Professional Curiosity:Professional curiosity is something that can be applied in all relationships, including with children, young people, parents/carers and adults with care and support needs, wider communities, and networks of support. It also applies to the relationships we have with other professionals and the relationship we have with ourselves. The session will explore what professional curiosity is and why it is so fundamental to practice, it will look at the skills needed for professional curiosity as well as what can be barriers. North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NYSCP) Developments in Safeguarding Masterclass Webinars – November 2024 | NYES Info
4th December (2-hour session 12 – 14:00) Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023: In this extended webinar, partners will have the opportunity to learn about the changes that have been implemented across the partnership following the release of the new Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023. Statutory partners will each share what the changes to the document have meant in their sector, and the business unit will share key partnership updates in relation to safeguarding structures, documents and processes. Importantly you will learn what the changes mean to you and your practice and how you can continue to disseminate this learning across wider teams. North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NYSCP) Developments in Safeguarding Masterclass Webinars – December 2024 | NYES Info
Serious Youth Violence Strategy Survey
Earlier this year key partners from across York and North Yorkshire published their joint strategy to combat Serious Violence.
York and North Yorkshire, Office for Policing, Fire and Crime Commissioning are now developing the strategy and want to hear the public’s views and experience on the impact Serious Violence has on communities and how to address these issues, for more information visit: We want to hear your views on Serious Violence, the impact it has on communities and how to combat it. – York & North Yorkshire Office for Policing, Fire, Crime and Commissioning (northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk)
Please complete the survey and share your views: Serious Violence Duty Survey 2024 (smartsurvey.co.uk)
The Halo Project Film Premiere Event
Please join The Halo Project at the Premiere Launch of their new community education film
“Behind Closed Doors”
First screening at Everyman Cinema, Blossom St, York. YO24 1AJ(a short walk from the main Rail Station ) on Thursday 12th September 2024 from 3pm to 5pm is free for professionals and those who have a duty to safeguard vulnerable women and girls experiencing abuse.
“Behind Closed Doors” aims to raise greater awareness of the dangers of Honour Based Abuse and Illegal Cultural Harms being experienced by black and minoritized women and girls hidden in our local communities. It is estimated that one girl or woman is killed every month in the name of “honour”. There are 17,000 officially reported incidents of HBA or forced marriage in the UK each year which we know is only the tip of the iceberg.
To reserve a spot, please go to: FREE ADMISSION- The Halo Project Film Premiere Event Tickets, Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 3:00 PM | Eventbrite
Sibling sexual behaviour guide
The Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) have put together a Sibling sexual behaviour guide, this is designed to support professionals as they navigate key decisions and responses to support and protect when there are concerns of inappropriate, problematic and abusive sexual behaviour between siblings. This accessible resource enables professionals to identify concerns, understand the nature of any harm, take steps to prevent any further harm and ultimately ensure the children and families are supported. To download the guide visit; Sibling sexual abuse and behaviour | CSA Centre
Tech-facilitated domestic abuse webinars for frontline practitioners
The East Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit are delivering a webinar on Tech-facilitated domestic abuse for frontline practitioners.
EMSOU will be running several Tech-facilitated domestic abuse webinars for frontline practitioners. The content will be the same for all dates.
The East Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit will be providing several webinars on technology facilitated domestic abuse, stalking and harassment, exclusively for practitioners who work with victims of domestic abuse.
If you are a part of, or engaging with any charities that could benefit from these webinars, please signpost, or sign-up to the following links:
- 27th August, 13:00-14:30
- 29th August, 13:00-14:30
- 24th September, 13:00-14:30
- 26th September, 13:00-14:30
If you would like to register for the webinar on your selected date, please click on the link for the date below. A webpage will pop up and there will be a register button therefore you, if you have any issues, please let us know and we will investigate it for you. Please note attendees must register with a work email address. Those that register with a personal email address will be rejected and won’t be able to attend.
Click here to view a flyer. If you have any enquiries, please email EMSOUCyberProtect@leics.police.uk
Digital Explorers: An Online Safety Quest – London Grid for Learning
The excellent London Grid for Learning, whose work we’ve featured before, has recently published a fun and interactive resource for teaching online safety. Aimed at children aged 7 to 10, the objective of this resource is to introduce the basics of online safety and online interactions. Essential concepts are taught such as online kindness, safe sharing and recognising trusted adults. This resource would be an excellent addition to any lesson designed to address these issues. To download these resources, please follow the link below:
https://lgfl.net/safeguarding/online-safety/digital-explorers
Learning from Deaths: Children with a learning disability and autistic children aged 4 – 17 years.
This National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) thematic report aims to identify trends in child mortality among children and young people with a learning disability and autistic children, investigate factors associated with these deaths and identify common themes, to help inform policymakers, commissioners, those providing services to children and young people, and those involved in reviewing deaths of children and young people.
Please be advised, the content of this report may be distressing for some readers. To read the report, please visit: Deaths in children with learning disabilities and autistic children (ncmd.info)
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- NSPCC – CASPAR Weekly updated
- CEOP – Think U Know
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