Safeguarding Week 2024
Safeguarding Week runs annually and is promoted and supported by the Ann Craft Trust (opens new window). This is a time for organisations to come together to raise awareness of important safeguarding issues. The aim is to highlight key safeguarding issues, start conversations and raise awareness of safeguarding best practice.
Gateshead Safeguarding Adults Board and Gateshead Safeguarding Children Partnership and are joining together during the national adults Safeguarding Week 2024, to raise awareness about safeguarding both children and adults and showing the importance of "safeguarding being everyone's business".
Safeguarding children, young people, adults and families remains a priority for all of us. Help us to make our first joint Safeguarding Week a success by celebrating and sharing good practice, and raising awareness of the services you provide to protect and support all people in Gateshead.
- Monday: Look, Listen, ask - Developing Professional Curiosity
- Tuesday: Working in partnership: How to work effectively with the people you support
- Wednesday: Establishing Professional Boundaries
- Thursday: Recognising exploitation: The ladder of criminality
- Friday: Professional and Organisational Learning
Gateshead Safeguarding Adults Board and Gateshead Safeguarding Children Partnership have organised a programme of events which will be running during Safeguarding Week:
If you have any questions or queries regarding the events please email the Board Business Unit at safeguardingboardsbusinessunit@gateshead.gov.uk. Places will be offered on a first come first served basis, and links to Teams sessions will be send out a week before the event.
Time | Activity | Venue | Presenters | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Monday 18 November 10am to 12noon | Safeguarding week opening - Networking Event! This event is open to all, come along to network and see some of the amazing local organisations hosting stalls and promoting there work. There will also be short learning sessions throughout the morning which you can attend if you like, but you can also come to just network! Stalls:
Briefings:
| Civic centre, Lamesley room. | If you are interested in attending please use this Form to book a space.
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Monday 18 November 1.30 to 2pm | Elective Home Education Information Session For those not in education settings who may come across families in the community ie. HVs, Community nurses; Early Help; CSC | Teams | Katie Collins | Form |
| Monday 18 November | Private Fostering An explaination as to what private fostering arrangements are and why they are made, and how this differs to other caring arrangements. | Teams | Suzanne Storey | Form |
Monday 18 November
| Ann Craft Trust - AMG & Safegaurding seminar - Sense on understanding consent and choice After the AGM, we will be joined by Steve Kiekopf and Tracy Girling from Sense, who will lead a seminar on Understanding Consent and Choice. Individuals with complex needs often do not have the opportunity to learn about how they can keep themselves safe. This year Sense ran a pilot project with individuals attending their college and day service to better understand the concepts of consent and choice.
| Online | Ann Craft Trust | Ann Craft Trust AGM & Safeguarding Seminar - Sense on Understanding Consent and Choice - Ann Craft Trust |
Monday 18 November 2 to 3.30pm | SPOT Suicide prevention Overview Tutorial
| Civic Centre, Bridges Room. | PAPRYUS | Form |
Tuesday 19 November 10am to 11am | Camphill villiage trust and the voice of experience In this free seminar for Safeguarding Adults Week, co-production team members from Camphill Village Trust will discuss how they draw from the lived experience of the people they support to develop safeguarding best practice. | Online | Ann Craft trust | Safeguarding Adults Week Online Seminar - Camphill Village Trust & The Voice of Lived Experience - Ann Craft Trust |
Tuesday 19 November 10am to 12pm | Planning for the future/LPA's and financial safety The awareness session will cover: - risk factors that we are all exposed to - what risk factors look like for vulnerable adults - how to become risk aware - what preventative measures can be put in place | Civic Centre, Council Chamber. | Andrew Cowey, Citizens Advice. | Form |
Tuesday 19 November 10 to 11am | The role of the IRO in care planning for Children in Our Care The role of the IRO in care planning for children in our care and the role of the Child Protection Conference Chair: we don't just chair a meeting! This will enable attendees to understand both roles, how to link in with us and how important we are in providing challenge and oversight of planning and driving forward development and improvements in practice. | Teams | Heather Jenkins - Gateshead council. | Form |
Tuesday 19 November 11.30am to 1.30pm | Family Hubs Exploring the work of Family Voice and how Parent and Carer panels have influenced the work of Gateshead Family Hubs. | Civic Centre, Lamesley Room. | Steve Sullivan and Gavin Bradshaw | |
Tuesday 19 November 2 to 3.30pm
| #LookCloser: Spotting and Responding to Child Exploitation In this session we will cover:
| Civic Centre, Bridges Room. | Phoebe Bond Children Society | Form |
Tuesday 19 November 2pm to 3pm | Henry SAR Briefing Henry SAR (Local Learning Review) - This briefing session will provide an overview of the Henry Local Learning Review. Henry passed away in 2023 at the age of 64 years, there is very little information known about him at the time of his passing. | Teams | Catherine Hardman, GSAB. | Form |
Wednesday 20 November 10.30am to 12.30pm | The Lawnmowers Theatre Company - Mate/ Hate Crime Awareness Come and join the Lawnmowers Theatre Company, a theatre company ran by for and with people with learning disabilities as they explore the issue of mate crime through a live show. The training will involve a 20-minute showing of their play called "Friday Friends." This play highlights the risks that People with Learning disabilities face and how vulnerable they can be. We discuss what true friendship means and how people vulnerabilities can be exploited. You will also get the chance to look at the failings to protect our character and how it could have gone better by rerunning the play to see what support and choice was available to the character. Our seasoned and highly trained learning disabled actors will also train your safeguarding gut. You will meet in role characters where you as the learner will decided whether there is a true safeguarding risk and need to act. | Civic Centre, Council Chamber. | Lawnmowers theatre company | Form |
Wednesday 20 November 1.30 to 3.30pm | Gateshead's Young ambassadors! This will be an interactive session with the young ambassadors themselves, more information to follow! | Civic Centre, Bridges Room. | Emma Shields and young ambassadors. | Form |
Thursday 21 November 10am to 12pm | Professional Curiosity The session will cover:
| Teams | TBC | Form |
Thursday 21 November 10am | Understanding county lines
In this free online session for Safeguarding Adults Week, DI Weber will provide attendees with a baseline understanding of the County Lines threat, the signs and symptoms of County Lines activity, the County Lines picture locally and nationally as well as an overview of how your organisation can help tackle exploitation in our communities. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and to request further inputs from DI Weber too. | Online | Coursesight/ann craft trust | CourseSight | Understanding County Lines |
Thursday 21 November 10am to 11am | Domestic Abuse practice short | Teams | Gateshead Councils Domestic Abuse team | Form |
Thursday 21 November 12.30pm | The Nuffield Foundation - Evidencing links between cognitive impairement and exploitation in England Dr Alison Gardner, Assistant Professor in Public Policy & Administration Sociology & Social Policy at the University of Nottingham and Head of Safeguarding Adults, Lisa Curtis from the Ann Craft Trust will share results from a two year research project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, which explored how cognitive impairments can increase risks for adult exploitation. | Online | Coursesight/ann craft trust | CourseSight | The Nuffield Foundation Research Project: Evidencing Links Between Cognitive Impairment and Exploitation in England. |
Thursday 21 November 11am to 12pm | Responding to Allegations of Abuse Against Professionals/Volunteers who work with Children To have an understanding into the role of the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) in Gateshead and the procedures in responding to allegations against professionals/volunteers - This is a teams session and the link will be sent to you once booked on. | Teams | Michelle Farry - Gateshead Council | Form |
Thursday 21 November | Recognising Exploitation: The Ladder of criminality Introduction/objectives Definitions/legislation Stages of exploitation Vulnerability/Indicators and where "missing" fits in Safeguarding (P REM) Disruption methods (NRM, CAW Ns etc.) Barriers to engagement Questions | Gateshead Civic Centre, Lamesley Room. | Kevin Ashurst - Northumbria Police | |
Thursday 21 November 2pm to 3pm | Thomas SAR Briefing Thomas SAR - This briefing session will provide an overview of the Thomas SAR which was completed in 2023. Thomas was 41 years of age when he was found dead in his property in Gateshead in 2021. He had a history of drug abuse and was well known to services in Gateshead including the Police. At the time leading up to his death there appeared to be a deterioration in Thomas mental health. | Teams | Catherine Hardmab, GSAB. | Form |
Friday 22 November 10 to 11am | Hoarding and Fire Risks This presentation will include:
| Teams | Alan D'Arcy - TWFRS | If you are interested in attending please email safeguarding@twfire.gov.uk to book a space. |
Friday 22 November 11.30am to 12.30pm | Change, Grow, Live - Hidden Harm This session is with the children's drug and alcohol service and explores the hidden harm for a child who is experiencing parental/carer substance and alcohol misuse. The children and families workers work with children aged 5-18 exploring addiction, understanding emotions and creating a safe space for that child using a variety of resources. | Teams | Amy Nellis - Change, grow, live. | Form |
Friday 22 November 1 to 3pm | Young Dads and Lads Focusing on fatherhood and exploring the journey of a young dad | Civic Centre | Doug Laidlaw - Young Dads and Lads | Form |
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