Dear Colleagues,
Updates from the Team
Early Years Ordinarily Available Provision
We are delighted to launch the Early Years Ordinarily Available Provision document which will support you in ensuring best practice around inclusion within your setting. You can find a link to the document by clicking here. Briefing sessions are being held this week as follows:
- Monday 1st July 9:30-10:30am
- Thursday 4th July 6:30-7:30pm
- Friday 5th July 1:30-2:30pm
To book onto a briefing click here
Further training opportunities will be available in the Autumn Term 2024.
A full 5 module training package to support the effective implementation of the Conception to Five Integrated Speech, Language and Communication Framework is now live and can be accessed on your Learning Together account via this link.
Northumberland Family Services Directory
The Northumberland Family Services Directory has been refreshed, more streamlined and is looking great https://northumberland.fsd.org.uk/kb5/northumberland/fsd/home.page
It is now time to review any records that have not been updated recently. To do this, you need to register or sign in at http://northumberland.fsd.org.uk/ using your email address as the username.
Business benefits
Regularly updating your Carescheme record has immense benefits to parents when looking for childcare. By ensuring you have completed all fields will help parents narrow their search. Wider organisations also refer parents to this service directory, so keeping your Carescheme up to date will ensure you optimise new business opportunities, supporting long term sustainability. If you would like any assistance or further information, please contact fis@northumberland.gov.uk
Upcoming Events
Free DBS Workshops and Masterclasses
Each workshop covers a different DBS-related topic and will help to improve understanding of DBS And how it relates to Early Years providers.
DBS Disclosure Workshop – North East Early Years:
Thursday 4th July 3:30pm – 5pm
Appropriate for those who need to give advice and make decisions about what levels of DBS checks should be applied for (such as Early Years Managers, HR Teams, Recruitment Teams, Compliance Managers)
The workshop will cover –
- The benefits of DBS and your organisation working together
- The different levels of DBS checks
- Responding to Disclosure Information
- When an employee is eligible for a check
- What Regulated Activity is
- The DBS Update Service
- DBS Checks as part of wider Safer Recruitment practices
DBS Barring Workshop – North East Early Years:
Thursday 11th July 3:30pm – 5pm
Appropriate for those EY setting who deal with/ manage staff safeguarding concerns, welfare issues, disciplinary matters and would be responsible for making referrals to DBS (Managers, Safeguarding Leads, HR staff etc)
The workshop will cover –
- The benefits of DBS and your organisation working together
- The three different barring referral routes
- When a DBS barring referral should be made, including when the legal duty to refer is met
- What Regulated Activity is
- How to make a good quality referral The consequences of not making appropriate barring referrals and the consequences of an individual being included in one or both Barred Lists
BS Enhanced Checks Workshop – North East Early Years:
Thursday 5th September 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Appropriate for those in North East Early Year Provider settings, who need to give advice and make decisions about DBS checks (such as Early Years Managers, HR Teams, Recruitment Teams, Compliance Managers)
The Workshop will cover –
- The Enhanced DBS Application Process
- Stage 4 of the Enhanced DBS Check process and how this impacts on disclosure information
- What to do if you experience delays
DBS Harmful Behaviour Outside of Work Workshop – North East Early Years
Wednesday 16th October 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Appropriate for EY’s setting who deal with/ manage staff safeguarding concerns, welfare issues, disciplinary matters and would be responsible for making referrals to DBS (Managers, Safeguarding Leads, HR staff etc)
The Workshop will cover –
- What we mean by ‘harmful behaviour’
- Safeguarding, Abuse and Neglect
- Relevant Conduct and Risk of Harm
- Harmful behaviour and the transferability of risk
- How to make a barring referral to DBS
DBS Update Service Masterclass – North East Early Years:
Wednesday 6th November 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Appropriate for those in North East Early Years Provider settings who make decisions about DBS checks and have responsibility for the management/ maintenance of staff records (such as Early Years Managers, HR Teams, Compliance Managers).
The Masterclass will cover –
- What the Update Service is (and is not)
- Which DBS certificates can be registered with the service
- Benefits of the service to both applicants and recruiting organisations
- Status checking & interpreting the results
- Update Service and Home-Based positions
- Using the Update Service when recruitment and suitability decisions are made off site
