Local Safeguarding Children Board Conference

Castle Green, Dagenham

Monday 13 October 2008, 9.30am - 4.30pm

Keeping children and young people safe

In 2007-2008 Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding Children Board conducted a Serious Case Review into the death of Child TB.

This conference is in response to the Serious Case Review recommendations, bringing together the stakeholders in the safeguarding field as a crucial part of the safeguarding agenda. Take this opportunity to engage with other stakeholders across the workforce and find out more about specific issues important to your role and your organisation.

The plenary sessions will include a presentation by the authors of the Serious Case Review report, keynote speakers from Dost* and Operation Paladin**.

Hear the views of children and young people on safeguarding and bullying and take part in the launch of posters designed by children and young people to raise public awareness of Child Protection.

Stream sessions will focus on current issues including safer recruitment, allegations against staff, domestic violence, bullying and mental health.

Who should attend?

Professionals who have contact with children and their families in the course of the day-to-day work, their managers and critical decision makers.

Programme

9.30am - 10am: Registration
10am - 10.15am: Welcome, Simon Hart - Independent Chair (Local Safeguarding Children Board)
10.15am - 10.35am: Safeguarding us, Students (Jo Richardson School)
10.35am - 11.05am: Keynote speaker, Yesim Deveci (Founder, Dost) and Sergey Kirichenko (young person)
11.05am - 11.20am: Refreshment Break
11.20am - 12.05pm: Serious Case Review briefing, Edi Carmi and Fergus Smith (Children Act Enterprises)
12.05pm - 12.35pm: What do I do?, Alison Crowe, Michelle Pyman and Kellie Ann Fitzgerald
12.35pm - 1.30pm: Lunch/networking/displays
1.30pm - 1.50pm: Anti Bullying assembly, Students (Thomas Arnold School)
1.50pm - 2.40pm: Keynote speaker, DC Chris Joclyn (Operation Paladin)
2.40pm - 3pm: Refreshment Break
3pm - 4pm: Work streams, see below
4pm - 4.15pm: Poster launch, Chris O'Conner and young designers
4.15pm - 4.30pm: Close, Simon Hart

Work streams

A - Stop bullying: Facilitator Nick Evans/Linda Smith
B - Domestic violence: Facilitator Arvinder Lall/Althea Cribb
C - Safeguarding and Mental Health: Facilitator Kathryn Moran
D - Allegations against staff/safer recruitment: Facilitator Jo Green

The programme may be subject to change. Delegates will be provided with full details prior to the conference date.

* (Dost means 'friend' in Armenian, Hindi, Turkish, Urdu) Project Dost was established to support young refugees/asylum seekers; its programmes prioritise those who have arrived in the UK without family.

** Operation Paladin: Specialist Crime Directorate 5, Child Abuse Investigation Command: Metropolitan Police.

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