GIRFEC Falkirk

What’s New?   September 2018 » Corporate Parent Briefing Issue 1 May 2018 » Safe and Together » Child’s Plan – Form 4 updated » Child Protection – Domestic Abuse page updated » Falkirk Council Transport Policy Operational Guidance March and April 2018 » Falkirk Educational Psychology Service site » Watch This Space – New Pages […]

Falkirk Educational Psychology Service have a new site which provides an overview of the work of the educational psychology service and updates as we develop our innovative, responsive, ambitious and trusted service. There is a linked blog with materials for practitioners, available to Falkirk Glow users. Please feel free to visit out site and if you […]

Quarriers Falkirk Children’s Rights are an independent service which provides advocacy and support to all care experienced children and young people and those affected by a disability or additional support needs.  For further information download our leaflet or visit our website. Download our Falkirk Champs leaflet for information on how children and young people can be […]

Child Protection Practitioner Forum March & May 2018   ⇓ ⇓  Presentations are now available:- Safe & Together Promo – Domestic Violence Disguised Compliance: Working with Resistance Working with Resistance Guidance Pre-Birth Planning Service Working with Violent Men Further details on the forum can be found on the Learning & Development pages.

Child’s Plan Form 4B This form has been updated and now includes 14 areas of child protection concern. *** Visit Child’s Plan page for further details on each form and the process.

Find out more about our PACE improvement programme to improve outcomes for Looked After Children and Young People.

OUTCOME MEASURES The outcomes that we talk about are centred on the individual child and young person’s own life experiences.  They should be what’s important to them and what matters in their life. These outcomes can be measured.  Further information is available under A-Z Resources and includes Guidance, Score Sheet and Leaflet.

The Integrated Children’s Service’s Plan (ICSP) has been updated to include the updated Commission delivery plans.  Please make sure you have the correct version which you can download by click on the above image.

Children’s Commission Leadership Group chair Robert Naylor presented the update reports to the Community Planning Partnership (CPP). In future we will use online reporting tool Covalent to present our progress. Click on the above ⇑ image to view ICSP Page. REPORTS Cover Report Key Priority 4 Report Outcome 3 Report Covalent Exemplar for future reporting  

The Wider Commission Update is now available and includes updates on the following:- ICSP (Integrated Children’s Service’s Plan) Delivery Groups progress Headteachers meetings Foster Carers New ICSP delivery plans

Click on the image above to view ICSP Page The Integrated Children’s Services’ Plan (ICSP) delivery plans have been updated following our ICSP progress report to the Community Planning Partnership (CPP) Executive Group. D E L I V E R Y    P L A N S Poverty Corporate Parenting Inclusion Mental Health

The parenting page has been updated and now includes a parent leaflet and updated forms regarding PoPP (Psychology of Parenting Project) Programmes (click on the image above to view page)

  Click on the link above to download the latest plan.   If you would like more information about the plan, visit the Integrated Children’s Services Plan 2017-2020 page.

~ Please highlight this survey with families of children aged 0-8 years.   ⇓  ⇓  ⇓  ⇓

Information Sharing Provisions for Parts 4 and 5 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 Communication from Scottish Government GIRFEC Team Dear Colleague The Deputy First Minister has announced today he will bring forward a Bill that will include new provisions on when and how information can be shared by and with the […]

YOUR VIEW COUNTS POLICE SCOTLAND Your view counts and is valued – that’s the message behind Police Scotland’s online public survey which takes just 15 minutes to complete and will help shape policing priorities throughout the country. The survey will allow communities to tell the police what’s important to them – and to do so at […]

  I am writing to inform you that the FV Child’s Plan Development Group has now had its final meeting and has been disbanded. However, I thought it might be helpful to outline updates which have been added to the practitioner pages as Version 3.1. • Staff are reminded that the forms have accompanying separate […]

 CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING KEY PROCESSES IN CHILD PROTECTION This course is aimed at Practitioners in the ‘specific and intensive contact workforce’ (Scottish Government National Framework for Child Protection Learning and Development) e.g. staff, carers and volunteers (including those working in adult services) who carry out direct work with vulnerable children and families. Designated Managers who […]

Falkirk Children’s Commission Leadership Group is very proud and pleased that the commitment and hard work of our staff has been recognised by the Care Inspectorate, “We are confident that the experienced and dedicated workforce is having a positive impact on the experiences of children, young people and families in Falkirk.” What happens next? We […]

Joint Inspection of Services for Children and Young People   The self-evaluation and related documents have been submitted to the Care Inspectorate on behalf of the partnership on 9th October 2015. Further information including all evidence, good practice and position statement documents are available on the Self-Evaluation page.  

All the reports and support with ‘what next?’ can be found under the Re-aligning Children’s Services tab.

PARENTING CAPACITY ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK All social worker’s will use this framework to help inform permanence planning. There is an expectation that a parenting capacity assessment report is provided to court for all permanence cases.

NHS Forth Valley – Health Promotion Training Brochure Course include: Stress Control, SMHFA, Self Harm, Substances and more.