We’re proud to
welcome
you to our
dialogue
members’ area
Next Session
Bite size training on Online Safety…
Safeguarding young people in care online is more crucial than ever. Boris Radanovic, from SWGfL will be with us to present a bite size session to support residential care professionals with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to tackle online risks, from exploitation to AI-driven threats.
All resources from previous sessions are below:
Resources
link to presentation from SWGfL (please note this link will expire by 30th April 2025)
Missing People slides – Missing Black children research
We would encourage you all to read the two reports mentioned into the ethnicity of missing people and the experiences of black missing children and their parents:
- The ethnicity of missing people
- The experiences of black missing children and their parents
Final_Experiences-of-Black-missing-children-Voices-report.pdf
- Please do leave Josie from Missing People any feedback on slido using this link:
We welcomed Helen Humphreys HC HMI, Ofsted, to discuss all things Regulation 44 and feedback from Ofsted’s Big Listen.
Regulation 44 presentation with Helen Humphreys, SC HMI, Ofsted – March 2025
We welcomed James Sage from RWK Goodman, to talk about the impact of irregular hours (e.g. sleep ins), on holiday pay and other entitlements following a change in law.
Jacqui McCann delivered a bitesize session on MCA – Gillick competence or Mental Capacity?
Deprivation of Liberty Mental Capacity Presentation
Deprivation of Liberty – Mental Capacity Resource List
Deprivation of Liberty with Mental Capacity – meeting recording
Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang, a Churchill Fellow joined us to discuss the research he undertook into residential care in Europe and returned to integrate these ideas into a children’s home in the UK. The session was full of ideas, reflections and real shared experience of getting things right for our young people.
European Children’s Homes – Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang (LP Trust)
Kevin Murphy from NWG Network delivered a bitesize session around exploitation with a focus on communities.
The session covered:
1) Introduction to Kevin and the NWG Network
2) Child Exploitation Awareness day 2025
3) “Say Something, if you See Something” campaign
4) Bystander Interventions
Kevin Murphy from NWG – Exploitation in Communities and Bystanders
Recording – Exploitation in Communities by Kevin Murphy NWG Network
James Potter from Big Issue Invest presentation:
Big Issue Invest Product Offering – Funding
For any queries you may have, please contact James via email on: james.potter@bigissueinvest.com
We would encourage you all to read the two reports mentioned into the ethnicity of missing people and the experiences of black missing children and their parents:
- The ethnicity of missing people
- The experiences of black missing children and their parents
Final_Experiences-of-Black-missing-children-Voices-report.pdf
- Please do leave Holly from Missing People any feedback on sli.do using this link:
Inspection Top Tips
All sessions are Wednesdays 1 – 2pm
Calendar:
26th March – bitesize training
Regulation 40 – reviewing serious incident notifications – with Michelle Nicholson
Watch the recording here
2nd April – ‘the dialogue’
with guest speaker Graham Lowe from SWGfL talking all things AI
Watch the recording here
9th April – bitesize training
The regulations and criteria around recording – values, practice and oversight – with John Woodhouse
Watch the recording here
16th April – ‘the dialogue’
with guest speaker Jacqui McCann, reviewing updates from the summit of Deprivation of Liberty
Watch the recording here
23rd April – bitesize training
Online Safety – with Boris Radanovic from SWGfL
30th April – ‘the dialogue’
with guest speaker Dr Lisa Holmes, who asks “is it possible to have a career in residential child care?!”
7th May – bitesize training
‘Striving for Outstanding’ – with Annie Tabor
14th May – ‘the dialogue’
with guest speaker – Kevin Murphy, from NWG – on Exploitation and bystander interventions
The session is run on the Zoom platform. There may be YouTube videos.
If you’re not familiar with Zoom you may find the following videos helpful before joining the session. It is reasonably intuitive, so you should not worry. We will also move you into small groups and may ask you to vote on questions – these instructions will appear clearly on your screen.
Being involved – our sessions are pretty relaxed, interactive and work best when there are lots of questions. Please feel free to chip in during a gap, use the ‘raise your hand’ button or put a question in chat at any time. Chat is one of the assets of using Zoom as it makes sure you can get your question in. Our presenters try to avoid reading the chat when they’re speaking, but do look at very regular intervals and should come back to your question. If they’ve missed it please chip in or ‘raise your hand’.
Video and sound – We like to see you! It’s good for the presenter to be able to gauge the reaction of the group and that everyone is engaged with the training. Do check your background prior to going live to make sure there’s nothing that might embarrass you. There is a function in Zoom to hide your background if you wish. Ultimately, if you really cannot face having the video on this is ok. Please mute your sound unless you want to speak so that background noise does not affect everyone else – the presenter may mute everyone if there is interference. Don’t forget to turn it on before speaking!
Doing other work/dealing with other issues/breaks – If you miss key elements of the presentation you may miss an opportunity to intervene to keep a child safe, so you should not be doing other work while the session is running. We recognise that people are working from home and this brings its own challenges. If you need to respond to something please do.
If you need to leave the course please let the presenter know why using a private chat. The subject material can be difficult and it is important to look after yourself. We can point you to helpful sources of support after the session.
Problems accessing the session If you have difficulty accessing the Zoom platform on the day, please contact admin@dialogueltd.co.uk or contact us on 01803 493030. We will do our best to help you join, although we do not offer technical support.
The waiting room will be open 10 minutes prior to the start of the session. Please ensure the name on your Zoom is the name you have registered your membership with.
To start the sessions, please click the launch button on the page above. If you have problems joining check the advice on using Zoom and troubleshooting options above. If you require them, the Meeting ID and Password are:
Meeting ID: 879 9477 2643
Passcode: 363196
If you have difficulty logging on read our Zoom guidance, above.
Recording sessions – The sessions may be recorded for the purpose of enabling participants to review content and to catch up on a session if it is missed. It will only be accessible to people who hold dialogue membership.
By joining the session you are consenting to the recording for these purposes.