Safeguarding in Early Years - London

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 – 10.40 Keynote 1	Vetting and Barring Scheme Update: Meeting your responsibilities for safer staffing Dai Durbridge, Solicitor, Browne Jacobson LLP
10.40 – 11.20 Keynote 2	Embedding outstanding safeguarding in your setting and demonstrating practice to Ofsted Elizabeth Elsom, Divisional Manager, Ofsted
11.20 – 11.50	Morning refreshments
11.50 – 12.20 Keynote 3	Effective inter-agency working: Learning lessons from Serious Case Reviews and embedding good practice across your setting Catherine Rushforth, Early Years Consultant and Trainer in Safeguarding
12.20 – 13.20	Streamed sessions 1
1A	1B	1C
Effectively communicating and training your staff on child protection policies and procedures Jacky Cole & Margery Dunlevy, Area Coordinators and Designated Senior Persons, Flying Start	Making the decision to refer, understanding thresholds and providing appropriate information Sandra Papworth, Safeguarding Children Trainer, Cambridgeshire County Council	Updating your recruitment procedures to ensure you are meeting your new legal obligations for safer staffing Dai Durbridge, Solicitor, Browne Jacobson LLP
13.20 – 14.20	Lunch
14.20 – 15.20	Streamed sessions 2
2A	2B	2C
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	Working in partnership with parents: discussing disclosures, staff concerns and supporting troubled families Sheena Gilby, Headteacher and Ann Marshall, Children’s Centre Co-ordinator, Pound Park Nursery School	Managing the psychological impact of working with a child at risk or in need and providing effective support for the child and your team Nicola Webb, Child Psychologist and Jennifer Savage, Assistant Head, Moreland and King Square Children’s Centre & Children’s Centre Social Worker, Finsbury Children’s Centres
15.20 – 15.40	Afternoon refreshments
15.40 – 16.30	Streamed Sessions 3
3A	3B	3C
Managing allegations against staff and implementing an effective whistle blowing policy in your setting Gail McNally, Inclusion & Safeguarding Co-ordinator, Salford City Council and Lynn Blay, Operations Manager, Holyrood Nurseries	Effective use of the Common Assessment Framework to support safeguarding and early intervention work Dr. Ruth M. MacConville Head of the SENS Team, London Borough of Ealing	Tackling neglect and emotional abuse: Reading the signs and effectively supporting the child Fiona Phillips, Quality, Training and Development Services Manager, and Wendy Heller, Childcare Development Manager, Southwark Children’s Services
16.30	Conference close

Safeguarding in Early Years – London