Join City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership (CYSCP) as they aim to raise the awareness of private fostering during Private Fostering Week (18 – 22 November 2024). Presentations and drop-ins will take place during the week and delegates can attend either or both. The sessions are ope to all professionals working in York.
Presentations: 18 November 2024 12pm – 1.30pm, 20 November 2024 3pm – 4.30pm, 22 November 2024 9am – 10.30am. Online.
The aim of the presentation is to raise awareness of private fostering. We will achieve this by discussing the definition of private fostering, exploring differing scenarios to put the definition in practice, and feeling confident in your responsibilities when you identify a private fostering arrangement. Jess Markwart, Head of Service for MASH, Assessment and Targeted Intervention for Children’s Social Care will share her experience and expertise of Private Fostering, linking the procedures to frontline practice. Jess will talk about some of the lessons learnt through the death of Victoria Climbié and how the subsequent Laming Report prompted a strengthening of the legal framework around private fostering. We hope to inspire professionals to feel confident in recognising private fostering arrangements, know what to do and how to support children and young people in these arrangements.
Drop-Ins: 19 November 2024 10am – 11am or 21 November 2024 3pm – 4pm. Online.
In addition to the presentations, we are also running a “drop-in” style session where there will be the opportunity to ask questions and receive expert advice and guidance and hear about cases studies from social workers who have experience working with children and young people who have been in private fostering arrangements.
How do I book on?
Log into MyLO. Click access this course at the top of the course page and then ‘sign up’ next to the dates that you want to attend.
If you’d like to find out more about private fostering or access resources in the meantime, please visit the CYSCP website or click the banner below which can also copied and pasted into signatures.
