Advice & Information
Directory resultsRegister a birth
You must register your baby before you can get a birth certificate. Every birth must be registered within 42 days of the child being born. Register a birth in Westminster It's best to register the birth at the register office in the district where the…
Relationships Matter Week (25-29 January)
We are excited to launch our first Bi-Borough Relationships Matter Week (25-29 January) Throughout the week we will be hosting a variety of informative, relationship themed events for staff to sign-up for below. These sessions will cover a wide range of topics such as our…
Resources and guidance
Range of different resources and advice for professionals can be found here. Community Occupational Therapy resources Speech and language therapy advice Sensory Autism Hearing Support/Deaf Down syndrome advice for professionals Additional support for professionals
Resources for children and young people whilst on lockdown
Following the Government's announcement about new social distancing measures, why not try these useful resources:
Resources for home learning
Primary-school programming, including BBC Live Lessons and BBC Bitesize Daily, from 09:00 to 12:00 on CBBC
Resources for learning at home
Free Broadband to help home schooling School age children Schools organised some online learning resource packs and will contact you directly to support your child’s learning. In addition to this, please find below home learning resources for school age children. Primary-school programming, including BBC Live…
Resources for your child learning at home
Under 5s We have some under 5s home play resource packs for you to do with your children. To arrange delivery of your packs please call: 0796619 4597 (manager) or 020 7641 5923 (office) In addition, we have some useful activity sheets for you to download which we will add…
Responding to and Managing Allegations Against Professionals
The role of the Local Authority Designated Officer - LADO It is a statutory role in all Local Authorities All LADOs follow the same procedures – (see the London Child Protection Procedures) They manage investigations into all concerns about adults working with children both professionals…
SafeCall
SafeCall is a scheduled telephone call to children who are referred to us by professionals working with them. They will be offered a non-judgemental, safe space to talk about their experiences in confidence. We will reassure them that there is a way out, support them…
Safeguarding
‘Nothing is more important than children’s welfare. Children who need help and protection deserve high quality and effective support as soon as a need is identified.’ (Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018) What to do if worried about a child being abused Multi-agency assessment referral…