Whilst coronavirus is infectious to children it is rarely serious. If your child is unwell it is likely to be a non-coronavirus illness, rather than coronavirus itself.  Whilst it is extremely important to follow Government advice to stay at home during this period, it can be confusing to know what to do when your child […]

Early Help are pleased to be able to share the new programme of virtual sessions and courses. The sessions, facilitated by the Children and Family Support Workers (CFSW’s), have been designed to be versatile and can be delivered virtually on a 1:2:1 basis with families or in a group based situation. Please click here to […]

Addendum to School Child Protection Policy From 4th January 2021 the government announced a national lockdown, schools and colleges should allow only vulnerable children and young people and the children of critical workers to attend these settings. All other pupils and students should not attend and should learn remotely until February half term.  Alternative provision […]

Working Together Update December 2020 The Department for Education published a new edition of the statutory guidance “Working together to safeguard children: a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children” (Department for Education, 2018).  This guidance sets out what all organisation must do to safeguard children and young people under […]

Domestic Abuse Awareness and ‘Ask for Ani’. Today , the Government are launching their ‘codeword’ scheme to make it easier for people to ask for help at the pharmacy or supermarket. ‘Ask for Ani’ encourages people to say the codeword so that they can be taken to a private consultation room or safe place so […]

CLICK: PATH TO PROTECTIONDeveloped by the Marie Collins Foundation (MCF). Click: Path to Protection is a programme of professional development and specialist training for those working with children and young people harmed through the internet and related offline abuse. The programme has been developed by MCF, with support from BT, to support professionals working with […]

Please share, read, digest and use this as a learning opportunity with in your team/setting/service. Complex cases can provide many challenges and test the resilience and effectiveness of partnership working.  In North Yorkshire we work hard to ensure that we work together to safeguard children and support families, this is at the core of our […]

Parents and carers across North Yorkshire are being urged to consider the risks of the online world in the excitement of receiving new games and gadgets this Christmas.   With technology gifts high on wish lists, North Yorkshire’s Safeguarding Children Partnership (NYSCP) is making sure children can navigate the internet safely. The online world is […]

Please note our office hours for Christmas and New Year are: Monday 21st – Thursday 24th December 8.30 – 5.00 and reopen Monday 4th January. Enquires can be sent to NYSCP@northyorks.gov.uk If you are worried about a child/to make a referral visit the worried about a child page If your matter relates to a Child […]

New Universal Referral Form Professionals in all agencies have a responsibility to refer a child when it is believed or suspected that a child: Has suffered significant harm and /or; Is likely to suffer significant harm and/or; Has developmental and welfare needs which are likely only to be met through provision of family support services […]