08:45–09:45 Registration and refreshments
09:45–10:00 Chair’s welcome and address
Safeguarding young people in the reformed 14-19 sector: An overview
Anthony Mulcahy, Action for Children
10:00–10:40 Keynote 1
Understanding updated vetting and barring procedures and the role of the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA )
Peter Swift, Implementation Director, vetting and barring scheme, DCSF
10:40–11:20 Keynote 2
Raising your legal awareness: Information sharing and the future of ContactPoint
Dai Durbridge, Partner, Browne Jacobson LLP
11:10–11:50 Morning refreshments
11:50–12:40 Streamed Sessions 1 (your choice of one from below)
1A Codes of conduct
and safe working practice
for staff engaging with
young people
Jenni Whitehead, Child Protection Co-ordinator and Editor, Protecting Children Update
1B Working with placement
supervisors to ensure good
safeguarding practice
Linda Wyatt, Senior Inspector 14-19, Dorset Children's Services
1C Effectively handle
allegations against staff:
Know the correct legal
procedures
Dai Durbridge, Partner,
Browne Jacobson LLP
1D Protecting teenagers
online: What strategies can
you put in place?
Will Gardner, CEOP, Childnet
12:40–13:40 Lunch
13:40–14:20 Keynote 3
Working in partnership: Effective multi-agency working to safeguard teenagers
14:20–15:10 Streamed Sessions 2 (your choice of one from below)
2A Identifying and dealing
with issues of sexual
exploitation
Nasima Patel, Assistant Director,
Services for Children and Young People, Fresh Start, NSPCC
2B Implementing safeguards
to protect students in long
term work placement
Dai Durbridge, Partner,
Browne Jacobson LLP
2C Listening to teenagers:
Responding to disclosures
and building pupil trust
Patricia Cusack, Designated Senior Person for Child Protection , John Henry Newman School
2D Assessing the suitability
of work placements for
vulnerable young people
John Stead, Educational
Advisor, NSPCC
15:10–15:30 Afternoon refreshments
15:30–16:20 Streamed Sessions 3 (your choice of one from below)
3A Advising 14-19 year olds on
Child Protection issues in
school and beyond
Jenni Whitehead, Child Protection Co-ordinator and Editor, Protecting Children Update
3B 'Who can do What to Whom' Legal disciplinary roles and powers in 14-19 consortiums
Ingrid Sutherland,Solicitor and Education Consultant, CORE Education
3C Safeguarding young people
with special educational
needs
John Guest, Head of Education
Welfare and Safeguarding,
Southwark Children’s Services
3D Applying effective child
protection practices in
an FE environment
Rosie Carpenter, Child Protection Team Manager, Leicester City Council and DC Ian Harvey, Child Protection Officer, Leicestershire Police
16:20 Conference close
