Join Us: NSSCP Opening Quarterly Learning Forum

The First 1001 Days

📅 Thursday 8 October 2026
🕛 12:00pm - 1:00pm
💻 Online Session

The North Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership (NSSCP) invites practitioners from across the partnership to attend the opening Quarterly Learning Forum, focusing on The First 1001 Days of a Child's Life.

This interactive learning session will bring together safeguarding professionals to explore learning from reviews, audits and partnership activity relating to babies, pregnancy, parental vulnerability, early help and multi-agency working.

Why Attend?

✅ Learn from local and national safeguarding reviews
✅ Explore current safeguarding themes and emerging issues
✅ Increase your understanding of support and referral pathways
✅ Hear about new partnership developments and guidance
✅ Reflect on how learning can improve outcomes for babies and families
✅ Participate in a moderated Q&A and discussion session

What's on the Agenda?

🔹 Learning from Reviews: Common Themes

Explore recurring themes from local and national reviews.

🔹 Introducing the NSSCP Pre-Birth Protocol

Learn about the new multi-agency Pre-Birth Protocol and how it supports effective safeguarding and planning during pregnancy.

🔹 Understanding the Maternity Pathway

Gain insight into maternity services, key intervention points, assessment processes and opportunities for effective partnership working.

🔹 Right Help, Right Time & Revised Continuum of Need

Receive an update on revised guidance and the partnership's move towards a more conversation-based front door approach.

🔹 Questions, Discussion and Reflection

An opportunity to reflect on learning and consider how it can be applied within your own practice and organisation.

Who Should Attend?

This session is open to practitioners, managers and safeguarding professionals from all partner agencies with responsibility for supporting children, families, expectant parents and babies.

Let's learn together to improve outcomes during the first and most important stage of a child's life.👶