Safeguarding in Early Years - London

Programme

09.00 – 09.45	Registration and refreshments
09.45 – 10.00	Chair’s introduction and welcome Sue Owen, Director of Well-being, National Children’s Bureau
10.00 – 10.30 Keynote 1	Meeting the welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and understanding inspection criteria Elizabeth Elsom, Divisional Manager, Ofsted
10.30 – 11.00 Keynote 2	Safer recruitment: Understanding updated Vetting and Barring procedures and the role of the ISA Peter Swift, Implementation Director, Vetting and Barring Scheme, DCSF
11.00 – 11.10	Q & A
11.10 – 11.40	Morning refreshments
11.40 – 12.20 Keynote 3	Supporting and working effectively with troubled families to promote the welfare of the children in your care Honor Rhodes, Director of Development and Innovation, Family and Parenting Institute
12.20 – 13.10	Streamed session 1
1A				1B	1C
Parents as Partners: Balancing good relationships with parents and the protection of children’s welfare Karen Fishwick, Safeguarding in Early Years Consultant, Catherine Rushford Associates				Establishing and maintaining clear codes of conduct to ensure good safeguarding practice across your Early Years setting Catherine Rushforth, Early Years Consultant and Trainer in Safeguarding Children	Appropriate and safe information sharing: What is allowed and when? Sue Erwin, Partner, Browne Jacobson LLP
13.10 – 14.10			Lunch
14.10 – 15.00			Streamed sessions 2
2A				2B	2C
Competently handling allegations and complaints against staff in Early Years settings Catherine Rushforth, Early Years Consultant and Trainer in Safeguarding Children				Effectively identifying signs of abuse, assessing risk and making appropriate referrals Deniz Goordyal Manager, Early Years Childcare	Effectively communicating and training your staff on child protection policies and procedures Fiona Phillips, Quality, Training and Development Services Manager, and Wendy Heller, Childcare Development Manager, Southwark Children's Services
15.00 – 15.20		Afternoon refreshments
15.20 – 16.10		Streamed Sessions 3
3A				3B	3C
Effective inter-agency working and use of the Common Assessment Framework Lesley Crampton, Manager, Hunslet Children's Centre and Irena Riley, Children's Centre Manager, Hawksworth Wood, Leeds				Creating safe and secure learning environments Nakissa Campbell, Nursery Manager, Stars of Hope Nursery, Lewisham	Managing the psychological impact of working with a child at risk or in need and providing effective support for the child and your team Karen Clark, Senior Children's Centre Social Worker
16.10			Conference close