Working Together Practice Review Forums

The Department is hosting a series of webinars in April to hear more about how changes to the guidance have impacted practice.  The sessions will focus on four key changes introduced to Working Together 2023: principles for working with parents and carers; changes to section 17; national multi-agency child protection standards; and, national multi-agency expectations. Attendees are welcome to attend as many sessions as they wish.

The Department would also like to invite safeguarding partners, and those who are involved in the creation of safeguarding partnership yearly reports, to a session where Ipsos UK will share the analysis of the 2023-24 safeguarding partnership yearly reports. Participants will be taken through the approach, findings of the analysis and highlight some areas of good practice.

Principles for working with parents and carers – Tuesday 1 April, 10:00 – 11:30am. Facilitated by Matthew Dodd, NCB

Changes to section 17 – Wednesday 2 April, 13:00 – 14:30pm. Facilitated by Richard Gill, The Arthur Terry Learning Trust

National multi-agency child protection standards – Wednesday 23 April, 14:30 – 16:00pm. Facilitated by Annie Hudson, Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

Multi-agency expectations – Thursday 24 April, 14:00 – 15:30pm. Facilitated by Julie Bunn, Virtual School Head

Safeguarding Partnerships Yearly Reports – Tuesday 29 April, 14:00 – 15:00pm. Facilitated by Ipsos UK and Professor Michelle McManus.