Sandwell Early Help

Info and Resources for Practitioners

This is where we will share any Articles of Interest, News Stories and Training Opportunities.  If you have any items that you would like to share, please contact Angel@scvo.info 

Articles of interest

Early Help Training Offer

Have a browse of Sandwell's Early Help training offer which is key to all working with/supporting Children, Young People and Families in Sandwell - book your place(s) today!

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Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 - an overview for VCS

Join Leanne from the SCSP as she talks you through some of the key points of the Working Together 2023 to Safeguard Children guidance and how the VCS are an important part of the bigger picture.

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NEW Programme of Community Network Meetings

The NEW programme of our Community Network Meetings has now been arranged for each of the localities and will take us through to June 2025.

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Early Help Assessment

Sandwell have launched the new look Early Help Assessment. There were a number of briefings for professionals to introduce the new Early Help Assessment and support practitioners in completing it.

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Permanency in Sandwell: A Partnership Approach

Permanence - creating more resilience within families and communities and ensuring all of our children and young people have a safe, happy and stable home.

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News posts

Free Mental Health Support for Secondary School Pupils in Sandwell

BCHFT have commissioned another 12 months access for secondary aged CYP in the Black Country to the Wysa App. Using AI technology the aim of the app is to provide support for those who don’t require more intensive support, but also as a ‘safe waiting’ tool whilst people are waiting for support from Specialist CAMHS.

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Small grants up to £10k available to smaller charities registered and operating in the UK

Small grants up to £10k available to smaller charities registered and operating in the UK for projects that will make a significant impact on their work. The Foundation's priority will be to support local charities still active in their communities that are currently delivering services to the young, vulnerable, elderly, disadvantaged or the general community.

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Grants available to support strategic legal work in the UK which benefits asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants

£30k Grants are available to not-for-profit frontline organisations and community groups to support strategic legal work in the UK which benefits asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants who are experiencing disadvantage or discrimination as a result of their migration status.

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Sessions for new arrivals

Sandwell Transition Education Partnership Service (STEPS) are running sessions for families and parents and are open to any new arrivals not just families of children attending there.

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Understanding Terrorism Community Workshop

Would you like to know more about tackling terrorism? If so, this workshop if for you!

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Funding pool of £75,000 for VCSE led health equity projects

The Healthy Communities Together (HCT), is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and has a funding pool of £75,000 for VCSE led health equity projects to be delivered between March and September 2025.

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Grants to Support Individuals and Families in Need

Grants of up to £2,000 are available to charities, housing associations, schools and social services providing support for individuals and families across the UK who are in financial need.

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Training opportunities

Motivational Interviewing Training

In order to support the ST*R Partnership Practice Model, Sandwell Children’s Safeguarding Partnership are running a programme of Motivational Interviewing training sessions.

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Trauma Informed Practice Trainers wanted

In support of the ST*R practice model, the Partnership are excited to introduce Trauma Informed Practice Training and are calling out for front line Practitioners to support with the delivery of this - could this be you??

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Gang Awareness and Understanding Violence in Young People.

Through the West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership, Catch 22 are offering a series of online training sessions designed to support professionals in the West Midlands and their understanding of Gang Awareness and Understanding Violence in Young People.

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Domestic Abuse Training Sessions

Spaces available on some of the domestic abuse training sessions in January, February, and March 2025 for officers in Sandwell.

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Non-fatal strangulation (NFS) training for professionals

Training has now been made available FREE OF CHARGE to partners, through SafeLives, in conjunction with the Institute for Addressing Strangulation.

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NEW Out of Office Training Offer - Core Working Together (Level 3)

Following on from a training needs analysis early in 2024 one of the requests was for training to be put on out of normal Monday - Friday office hours. The first of these sessions has now been booked in and is part of SCSP's core training offer for those with safeguarding responsibilities as part of the their role.

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Free Suicide Awareness Training

Papyrus are offering 2 FREE Suicide prevention training courses for anyone working directly with children, young people and adults across Sandwell.

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