UPDATE NO 484 17 December 2021

Staff College – Secondment Opportunity

The Staff College is advertising a flexible secondment opportunity for a programme facilitator/trainer focusing on anti-racist, anti-discriminatory leadership and equality, diversity, inclusion and equity (EDIE).

More details about the secondment opportunity are here. The deadline for submissions is 14th January 2022. We are open-minded about the professional/organisational background of the individual. If you would like a conversation about this role, please contact david.tilbrook@thestaffcollege.uk. 

SESLIP Freelance Consultant Approved List now open

On Monday 13 December 2021, ESCC advertised the SESLIP Freelance Consultant Approved List. Please address all enquiries about this opportunity to Richard Tyndall, Programme Manager (details below)

Freelance consultants interested in seeking work with the SESLI Programme should consult the advertisement now live on the SE Shared Services eSourcing Portal.

The Staff College Women in Leadership Programme

The Staff College Women In Leadership Programme has been designed to be a safe space for women to discuss the unique set of challenges they face when progressing into senior leadership positions. 

Book here for cohorts starting on 4 May (Birmingham) and 11 October (London).  For more information contact Ellie Bevis (details below).

Coram Incubator National Survey – closes 21 January 2022

Coram-i’s Coram Innovation Incubator (CII) is conducting its second National Survey, assessing the state of innovation in children’s services.

Coram-i would be very grateful if you could compete this survey, which is accessible via this link, by Friday 21 January 2022.

If you have any questions about the survey or the CII, please email innovation@coram.org.uk

Future dates for network meetings

Lead Members Group: Expert Workshop #5: Mental Health Services for CYP. Fri 4 February 10:00. More information from Alison Michalska (contact details below)

Data Benchmarking: More information from Alastair Lee (contact details below)

Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board: More information from Rebecca Eligon (contact details below)

AD Education: Friday 4 February – 10.00am. More information from Chris Owen (contact details below)

AD Safeguarding: Friday 11 March 2022. More information from Mark Evans (contact details below)

QA Network: Thursday 6 January 2022. 2pm – 5pm. The meeting will consider performance of health and dental assessments for Children looked after. More information from Amanda Meadows (contact details below)

Fostering Network: More information from Rebecca Eligon (contact details below)

SEND SE19: 25 January 2022 (LAs only) more information from Tracey Maytas (contact details below)

Afghanistan resettlement education grant

On 3 December 2021, DfE announced Afghanistan Resettlement Education Grant for seven authorities in the south east totalling £1,193,883.

The LAs concerned are Hampshire, Kent, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Southampton, Surrey and West Berkshire.

Covid-19 How Local Authorities Have Adapted Social Work Practice

On 2 December 2021, What Works for Children’s Social Care (WWCSC) and the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) published a report looking at how children’s services in England adapted in response to the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown raised large concerns over how social workers would be able to still deliver the support needed for the families they work with. This COVID-19 Report looks at six of the initiatives rapidly implemented by local authorities’ children’s services to adapt their practice in response to Covid-19.

The interim report is here. The full report is here

Ofsted Annual Report 2020-2021

On 7 December 2021, Ofsted published its Annual Report for 2020-2021

The report presents findings for the areas Ofsted inspects in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and social care.

The full report is here