Signs of Safety 1 day Introductory Course

ONLY BOOK FROM THESE LINKS PLEASE:

· 9th September 2025 9.30 – 4.30pm New Parks House https://forms.office.com/e/AJ4nbK2ciB

· 25th November 2025 9.30 – 4.30pm New Parks House https://forms.office.com/e/B7dinuPznW

Signs of Safety 1 day Introductory Course

This course gives a working overview of the practice methodology and approach that Leicester City uses in its work with children and families and focuses on the use of the Signs of Safety Assessment framework to support relationship-based practice to secure safety, wellbeing, success and stability for the child or young person.

The course is targeted to those staff who:

· Work for Leicester City Children’s Services. (This is the first course in the mandatory Signs of Safety training pathway for LCC children’s staff.) If you are a member of Leicester City children’s services staff, you may be asked to do this course whilst waiting for the next delivery of the SofS 2-day Practitioner Core Training.

­ A member of staff who has had some Signs of Safety training before and wishes to have a refresher, to consolidate their learning, or if they have had a break from practice (i.e. returning to practice or returning from parental leave etc.)

­ Work for SEND / education services in Leicester City

­ Other LCC teams and service, ie Adult Mental health practitioners, OT services, transitions teams. i.e. Community Safety, some housing leads etc.

For external staff:

· Roles in partner agencies who regularly refer, contribute to assessments and planning, attend, or contribute to meetings and multi-agency decision making.

· Have a Designated Role for Safeguarding.

· Health visitors, school nurses, CAMH’s practitioners, specific roles in school, ie behaviour, attendance, support roles.

· Who are a children’s lead practitioner in your setting.

· Domestic abuse services, homelessness services, services that advice and support people in relation to drug or alcohol use etc.

· Domestic abuse, homelessness, services that advice and support people in relation to drug or alcohol use.

· Youth workers.

· Staff who work for private foster care agencies, or private residential settings.

Please read before booking: This course is delivered by Leicester City Council for internal staff and for multi-agency partners and other organisation who support and work with Leicester City children, young people and their families. (if you do not work within Leicester City, but would still like to attend, please contact signsofsafety@leicester.gov.uk to enquire and we may be able to support attendance.)

There may be a nominal charge for private (for profit) organisations inside and outside of Leicester City or other Local Authorities. There would not be any charge for key partner agencies such as LPT, UHL, Leicestershire Police, Domestic Abuse Services etc. if you are unsure, please contact us via the email address for clarification.