The P Pod
Welcome to the Partnership Podcast - The P Pod, from the Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership! Meet the agencies who will help you to support children, young people and their families across Somerset. Explore local and national learning and how to improve your safeguarding practice. If you would like to take part in a future podcast or have any questions or comments arising from any episodes we'd love you to contact us at theppod@somerset.gov.uk www.somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk
Episodes
67 episodes
Safeguarding Unborn Babies Through Complex Care Midwifery with Jayden Mills
In todays episode we speak with Jayden Mills, Complex Care Midwife with Somerset Foundation Trust (SFT) about how she and the WREN Team support parents with complex needs and ensure effective safeguarding in the Pre-Birth period.If you'...
Using Motivational Interviewing to Support Families (Pt.3) - Change Talk vs Sustain Talk
Motivational Interviewer Trainer, Jackie Webb, joins us for another episode where we further explore MI and how it can be used to support families.Today we begin to delve into some of the techniques that you can use in practice, and foc...
Special Guardianship Orders - Donna Markham
We're joined again in the studio for todays episode by Donna Markham, Team Leader for the Kinship Team in Somerset's Children Social Care who this time talks to us about Special Guardianship Orders and other forms of care arrangements for Child...
Supporting Young Carers
In this episode we speak with Suzie Figg, Team Leader and Young Carers Lead for Somerset Council's Children's Services and Mel Bicknell, from Youth Unlimited CiC who is the Young Carers in Schools Award CoOrdinator about what it means to be a Y...
Working Together 2023 Update Special
Working Together to Safeguard Children has just been updated.We join Jasmine Wark, Business Manager of the SSCP Business Unit where she outlines to us what changes have taken place and what they mean for you.Documents referred to in...
The P Pod 2023 Roundup Special
As we come towards the end of this year here's a roundup of what's been going on at The P Pod, and what's upcoming in 2024.Before the years out though we'll be bringing you a special bonus episode on the recent updates to Working Togeth...
Using Motivational Interviewing to Support Families (Pt.2) - Why is it so hard, when it seems so obvious??
We're joined back in the studio today by Jackie Webb, MI Trainer, who answers the fundamental question of why MI can be tricky to put into practice and what can be done to really be effective in supporting families to make positive change.<...
Claire Winter, Executive Director - Children, Families & Education, Somerset Council
Today we speak with Claire Winter, Executive Director - Children, Families and Education for Somerset Council and member of the SSCP Executive Group where we discuss how the Local Authority work with partners to safeguard children.
Reducing Parental Conflict - Ruth James, RPC CoOrdinator
In todays episode we speak with Ruth James, the Reducing Parental Conflict CoOrdinator for Somerset about how conflict within the home can affect children, and the support and resources that are in place to support families and practitioners.
Using Motivational Interviewing (MI) to Support Families (Pt.1)
In this episode we speak with Jackie Webb, Motivational Interviewing Trainer and Consultant about the implementation of MI in Somerset, and how it can be used to support families to make change.MI was introduced into Somerset's Children...
Safeguarding in the Police - Superintendent & Somerset Commander Dickon Turner
Today we speak with the Chair of the SSCP Executive Group, Superintendent Dickon Turner about the role the police play in the Partnership, as well as how they work together with agencies across the Avon & Somerset Region to safeguard childr...
Private Fostering Arrangements - Donna Markham
In todays episode we're joined by Donna Markham, Team Leader with Children Social Care's Kinship Team who talks to us about Private Fostering Arrangements, what they are, why they happen and the responsibilities we all have to notify the Local ...
Sally Shearer from the National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
In this episode we speak with Sally Shearer OBE from the national Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel about the role of the Panel in supporting learning, national reviews and offers her advice on what makes effective safeguarding practice ...
What is the SSCP?
In this, our first episode, Training Manager Steve Macabee is joined in the studio by his colleagues from the SSCP Business Unit, Jasmine Wark - Business Manager and Rebecca Leggett - Policy & Projects Manager to answer the question, "S...
Dr. Jo Nicholl - Designated Doctor for Safeguarding Children
In this episode we speak with Dr. Jo Nicholl, Designated Doctor for Safeguarding Children about her day to day role, as well as her work with the Partnership.