GOL – Supporting Safeguarding

Vivienne BartlettChildren’s Services Adviser

Working with OFSTED

•Developing the approach to Serious Case Reviews (SCRs)

•Contributing to SCR briefing

•Regular meetings with OFSTED regional inspectors

•Work with the Children’s Rights Director informing our work on Young London Matters

Working with Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards (LSCBs)

•Supporting and Challenging LSCBs as they shape their SCR

•Forming an on-going relationship with LSCBs

•AMAs support and challenge on safe recruitment practice

Working with London Partners

London Safeguarding Children’s Board

•Member of the Board

•Joint working to develop strategic, pan London approaches

•Sponsoring training and development opportunities

•Promoting the development of peer support from Local Authorities

•Promoting quality

• Joint working to develop strategic approaches

• Close working on issues of concern – spread of gangs

The Metropolitan Police

Working with London Partners

Work with Health

•Sponsoring training and development opportunities eg with CSIP

Work with National Strategies

• Pressing for better attendance, fewer exclusions and reducing bullying

Working with London Partners

Developing capacity within GOL

•Recruitment of an additional CSA with social care/safeguarding background

•National training and development

•Call down contract support in house development

•CSCI Transition group planning changes with external challengers from the LSCB, the Met and NHS in London