Work with families is delivered through the Child First approach. The strength of our approach is that it ensures all activity around the child is impactful, routed in positive change and promotes safety for all children and young people.
Our Child First approach means looking at all worries, decisions, and actions through the lense of the child. Valuing their lived experience, while ensuring our work has a positive impact on their daily lives and long term outcomes.
Signs of Safety - Early identification of risk and resilience factors
We use Signs of Safety to engage our families in understanding what needs to change and to agree a plan to help move families forward, whilst building on their strengths.
Delivering a comprehensive Child First safeguarding practice
To meet the complex range needs our children and young people face, we offer wrap-around services tailored to meet their individual needs.
This service aims to support long lasting positive change for children and young people. Working with the children’s network of support multiagency plans are put in place to ensure that change is sustainable and child focused.
Our service for children with disabilities ensures that our most vulnerable children are protected from harm and given every opportunity to thrive. Support for these children ranges from a short breaks service to respite to 52 week residential school provisions where needed. Our dedicated and specialist team of Children with Disabilities colleagues ensure that their children’s voices are heard and that needs are met through effective plans and support services.
Please take a look at the related links on this page to find out more about how we support children in need.
Annual report