Havering LSCB
Training Strategy 2016-2019
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Introduction
Havering Safeguarding Children Board (HSCB) has a statutory responsibility to ensure that
appropriate training on safeguarding and promoting welfare for children and young people is
provided in Havering in order to meet local needs.
This framework underpins HSCBs Training and Development Brochure 2016-19 which contains the
training programme for the current year. The framework also forms part of the HSCBs overarching
Learning and Improvement Framework.
Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) should maintain a local learning and improvement
framework which is shared across local organisations who work with children and families. This
framework should enable organisations to be clear about their responsibilities, to learn from
experience and improve services as a result.
Working Together 2015: Chapter 4.3
If you have any comments or suggestions about this Training and Development Framework please
email: [email protected].
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The National Context for Safeguarding Training
HSCBs rationale for its training and development offer for the period 2016-19 draws on the guidance
within Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015 and other statutory guidance and legislation
such as the Children Acts 1989 and 2004. We also have a duty to respond to national and local
research and priorities.
Lord Laming (2009)
Following the death of Peter Connelly in Haringey in 2008, Lord Laming wrote the report “The
protection of Children in England: A Progress Report 2009”. In this report he made 58 specific
recommendations designed to ensure best practice is universally applied to strengthen national and
local leadership and accountability and to provide more support to local leaders and for the frontline
workforce. Many of these recommendations refer to the provision of training and effective
information-sharing but two in particular specifically relate to multi-agency training provision to
safeguard children and young people.
Recommendation 29
Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnerships should ensure that all staff who work with
children receive initial training and continuing professional development which enables them to
understand normal child development and recognise potential signs of abuse or neglect.
Recommendation 30
All Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnerships should have in place sufficient multi-agency
training to create a shared language and understanding of local referral procedures, assessment,
information-sharing and decision-making across early years, schools, youth services, health, police
and other services who work to protect children. A named child protection lead in each setting should
receive this training.
The Munro Review of Child Protection: Final Report A Child Centred System (May 2011)
Professor Eileen Munro in her report detailed above explains that the principles of a good child
protection system include: Good professional practice that is informed by knowledge of the latest
theory and research. She states; “For all the professional groups involved in child protection,
continuing professional development is important so that children and families can benefit from the
use of best evidence. Therefore the system should be flexible enough to enable professionals to
incorporate new learning into their practice.” (p38)
HSCB is determined to build on its existing programme of quality multi-agency training to make a
lasting difference, so that more children will be protected in future.
Strategic objectives
HSCB’s overarching priority is to design and deliver appropriate multi-agency training to build on the
knowledge, skills and confidence of employees of its partner agencies, to promote the welfare of
children and protect them from harm. This strategy will provide an agreed understanding for the
delivery of safeguarding professional development opportunities. The following strategic objectives
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have been agreed based on the assessment of need for the workforce across Havering. This strategy
will ensure that:
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the training offer supports and encourages multi-agency working by enabling staff to
develop shared behaviours, skills, and knowledge
the training supports reflective practice by encouraging practitioners to share their
experiences and ideas
the training supports practitioners to improve the outcomes for children and young people
locally
To ensure that HSCB meets the objectives of this strategy, the Board should ensure that:
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there is sufficient, multi-professional safeguarding training offer accessible to multiagencies.
quality assurance of training happens regularly and there is a clear process for monitoring
the provision
information is readily accessible and knowledge is willingly shared, mainly via the HSCB
website: www.havering.gov.uk/lscb
learning is evaluated and action taken for improved performance. This is done via the three
stage evaluation process, which measures impact of training against practice.
Training provision
It is the responsibility of HSCB to ensure that there is local multi-agency training on safeguarding and
promoting the welfare of children and young people. A local safeguarding training offer embeds the
principles of effective service integration at a strategic and casework level, whilst improving
communication between professionals. This includes creating a common understanding of key
principles and a common language for practitioners. The provision locally is based on lessons from
serious case reviews, feedback from trainers and delegates and local and nationally developing
themes. The programme on offer is flexible to meet local demands and any changing agendas.
HSCB Training Offer
The training commissioned through HSCB includes classroom based courses as well as free elearning, learning events and conferences. The purpose of multi-agency training is to achieve better
outcomes for children and young people locally through a common programme of learning and
development for practitioners. The training encourages active information sharing, critical analysis
and use of professional judgement.
Charging policy
Cancellation charges will apply to all agencies if delegates fail to attend on the day or fail to inform in
advance of the course that they are no longer able to attend. The charges are highlighted in the
training brochure and on the multi-agency training webpage.
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Advertising courses
The training brochure will be available on the HSCB website www.havering.gov.uk/lscbtraining. The
programme will include details of all training courses, learning outcomes and dates. The training
programme will be available from March, enabling practitioners to book on ahead of the upcoming
financial year. Any additional courses that are added throughout the year will be publicised via
email.
Booking courses will be done through the HSCB online booking system which can be accessed
through the website. By booking online, practitioners are agreeing that their attendance on the
course has been agreed and approved by their line manager. An automatic email will be sent out to
confirm booking, a subsequent email will be sent 3-5 days before the course to remind practitioners
of the course along with any papers needed for the day.
Impact and success of training
Training reports
This enables the HSCB to see comparisons between quarters and to draw conclusions on training
attended, to challenge where necessary and to follow up queries and concerns where relevant.
Evaluation and monitoring impact
All courses are evaluated and monitored in line with the Pan London three stage evaluation process.
Evaluating provision ensures that:
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improvements are made to the training offered; reports are made to HSCB on the breadth,
relevance, quality and impact of the training on offer;
The evaluation process has been based upon recommendations from the Pan London
Safeguarding Training Sub Group. It outlined the process for the three stage pre and post
course evaluation and also a three month follow up.
Line managers are expected to follow up impact of the learning on practice via staff
supervision and appraisals as well as sharing practice via team meetings, case reviews and
peer reviews.
Analysis is provided on responses to three key areas:
o delegates knowledge of the subject area;
o delegates relevance of the training to their role;
o and delegates indication of their confidence in the subject
It is expected that by the three month follow-up the impact of learning on the practitioners’
knowledge and confidence on the subject area will be sustained or improved.
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