SCHOOLS CONFERENCE:
LEARNING FROM SOUTHBANK INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SERIOUS CASE REVIEW

The Local Safeguarding Children Board, in partnership with Southbank International School and Cognita, is hosting a conference to share the learning from the serious case review on Southbank International School (one of our local schools) that was published in January 2016. The review was commissioned as it was identified that a teacher was able to abuse a significant number of pupils at the school. The school and the Local Safeguarding Children Board have learnt a lot as a result of this review and we would like to invite all schools to participate in this important learning event below.
Although the serious case review focused on an International School, the learning applies to all settings. Please click on the EventBrite link below to process your booking.

DATE: Tuesday 18th October 2016

TIME: 9am to 2.30pm (lunch included)
WHERE: Great Hall, Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, W8 7NX

Provisional outline of the day:

  • Opening remarks – Jean Daintith, Independent Chair of the Local Safeguarding Children Board
  • Opening remarks – Chris Jansen, CEO, Cognita (parent company of Southbank International School)
  • How the investigation unfolded – Debbie Raymond, Joint Head of Safeguarding, Review and Quality Assurance, Children's Services
  • Key messages from the Serious Case Review – Dame Moira Gibb, Chair of the Serious Case Review Panel
  • Coffee Break
  • The Journey for Southbank International School – Siobhan McGrath, Headteacher
  • The support offered to theschool community – Hilary Shaw, Safeguarding Lead for Schools and Education, Children's Services
  • Looking at the wider context – Building safer organisations across the children's workforce – Jane Foster, former LADO
  • Group feedback and reflection
  • Keeping Children Safe in Education – Michael Bell, Department of Education
  • Closing remarks
  • Lunch (provided) and networking

As places are limited, we would like to invite one representative from each school (e.g. Headteacher or Designated Safeguarding Lead) to attend the conference, in order to enable as many schools as possible to attend.

To book your place, please click the link below:

In order to help plan catering requirements for the day, please ensure your booking is complete by the 5th October.

If you have any queries about the event, please contact Emma Biskupski, LSCB Interim Business Manager on 0208 753 3759 or Hilary Shaw, Safeguarding Lead for Schools and Education on 07817 365 519.