https://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/News from Royal Borough Windsor & Maidenhead Safeguarding Adults Children Partnership60https://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/online-harm<p>The Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber has announced new resources available to councils, schools, parents and carers and others as part of his education strategy under the Violence Prevention Partnership programme (VPP).</p> <p>Two short videos have been produced, one on child exploitation and the other on online harm, prepared using subject matter experts and drawn from the lived experience of victims. They have been funded through the Violence Prevention Partnership and complement its offer for professionals and those working with young people.</p> ()Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/online-harmhttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/suicide-prevention-day-10-september-2025<p>World Suicide Prevention Day is held on 10<sup>th</sup> September every year.  September is also the global month for suicide awareness.</p> <p>In 2023 there were 7,055 deaths in the UK officially registered as suicide, equating to an average of 19 suicides a day. 6,069 of these registered suicides were in England and Wales, marking the highest suicide rate in England and Wales since 1999.</p> <p>Half of all people who die by suicide may have major depressive disorder; having this or one of the other mood disorders such as bipolar disorder increases the risk of suicide 20-fold.</p> ()Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/suicide-prevention-day-10-september-2025https://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/summary-of-the-national-audit-on-group-based-child-sexual-exploitation-and-abus<p>This report was commissioned by the Prime Minister and Home Secretary to evaluate our understanding of the scale, nature and drivers of child sexual exploitation and abuse by ‘grooming gangs’ in England and Wales.</p> <p>The audit was led by Baroness Casey and carried out in March, April and May 2025. Reviewers assessed a range of national and local data and reports, as well as meeting with survivors, police, local authorities and other organisations and individuals.</p> ()Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/summary-of-the-national-audit-on-group-based-child-sexual-exploitation-and-abushttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/exploited-to-exploiter<p>The Alliance for Youth Justice has published the third in its series of policy briefings on young people and the criminal justice system. This report focuses on victims of child criminal exploitation (CCE) as they turn 18 and transition into adulthood, highlighting the sharp drop in protection and recognition as victims, and the increased risk of criminalisation influenced by race, class and gender.</p> ()Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/exploited-to-exploiterhttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/keeping-children-safe-in-education-kcsie<p>When the Department for Education ran its <em>Safeguarding Children in Schools and Colleges: A Call for Evidence</em> (March–June 2024), the intention was to use that evidence to shape future, more substantive iterations of KCSiE. At the time, the consultation page noted that only technical changes would be made in 2024, with a wider update expected for 2025. However, the 2025 version has once again been limited to technical changes, and does not contain the broader revisions that had been anticipated.</p> ()Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/keeping-children-safe-in-education-kcsiehttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/pan-berkshire-child-death-overview-panel-cdop-annual-report-2024-2025<p>CDOP is the subgroup of Berkshire West Safeguarding Partnership; Bracknell Forest Safeguarding Board; Slough Safeguarding Children's Partnership and Windsor & Maidenhead Safeguarding Children's Partnership.</p> <p>The Pan Berkshire CDOP Annual Report 2024/2025 is now available.</p> <p></p> ()Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/pan-berkshire-child-death-overview-panel-cdop-annual-report-2024-2025https://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/cranstoun-6-week-brief-intervention-group<p>Cranstoun - Empowering People, Empowering Change, is sharing its latest campaign going into the new year and hoping to catch people in RBWM who want to make any changes to their drug and/or alcohol use without needing to enter structured treatment with its service.</p> <p>This 6-week course focuses on healthy living, challenging thinking patterns and habits, and encouraging positive change. When someone refers, they can start the group that upcoming Monday, so no big wait! The group will restart on 5<sup>th</sup> January 2026 ready for anyone wanting to join in the new year.</p> ()Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/cranstoun-6-week-brief-intervention-grouphttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/preventing-radicalisation-in-windsor-maidenhead-prevent<p>What to do if you are worried that someone is susceptible to radicalisation or extremism.</p> <p>PREVENT is one of the four elements of CONTEST, the government’s national counter-terrorism strategy.  The aim of PREVENT is to reduce the risk from terrorism to the UK, to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism by focusing on early intervention before any illegal activity takes place.  </p> <p></p> ()Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/preventing-radicalisation-in-windsor-maidenhead-preventhttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/flag-dv<p>FLAG DV is an organisation that has developed an online group which is planned to start in the new year for survivors of Domestic Abuse who may need to navigate the Family Court process.</p> ()Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/flag-dvhttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/rbwm-corporate-parenting-strategy-2026-28<p>The RBWM corporate parenting strategy sets out our intentions and guidelines for how we are going to be the best corporate parents we can be for the children and young people in our care.</p> ()Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/rbwm-corporate-parenting-strategy-2026-28https://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/safe-sleep-bitesize-training<p>This is multiagency training aimed at any practitioner or volunteers who works with families, including Social Workers or other social care staff, Foster Carers, Early Years, Childminders, Police, Ambulance, Mental Health, Substance Misuse, GPs, and Practice Nurses. Everyone is welcome to attend!</p> ()Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttps://rbwmsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/news/safe-sleep-bitesize-training