DSL Cluster/ Network Group Information
What is a Cluster Group?
Cluster Groups are where DSLs, DDSL's and anyone from a schools wider safeguarding team come together to share ideas and learning. There are updates provided from the team on local and national guidance/resources.
There are also usually 2-3 key speakers arranged that attend to present on safeguarding topics or local services, for example, past speakers have included:
- Hillingdon Stronger Families Hub Manager
- Axis Project Lead.
- Head of Youth Gambling and Gaming Association (YGAM).
- Domestic Abuse Lead, Laura Clarke
- Prevent Lead.
- Safer Schools Police Chief.
- The Centre of Expertise on child sexual abuse.
The meetings will take place mostly vis MS Teams but there will be opportunities for face-to-face group meetings twice over the academic year. This year 2023/24 we are trialling 2 shorter DSL cluster groups per term. Invites and agendas will be sent out as soon as possible. We offer 2 dates for the online sessions so that you have more flexibility to join but you only need to attend one in that month. The material will be the same on both sessions. Schools are welcome to use the forum to present an issue/topic for discussion should they wish.
If you are not currently receiving invites for the clusters and would like to or want to know more, please contact ndiamond@hillingdon.gov.uk
March 2024
Prevent Presentation – updates (PDF) [328KB]
NSPCC presentation by the NSPCC Schools Coordinator (PDF) [772KB]
January 2024
Getting to know the ADS service (PDF) [1MB] (all targeted programmes for children and adolescents)
Child Protection Thresholds (PDF) [877KB] - ICPCs and case studies
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 (PDF) [218KB] - Updates
November 2023 Cluster Group
Child Protection Advisors' presentation: Nov 2023 DSL Cluster Meetings with CPAs (PDF) [947KB]
Barnardo’s report (PDF) [1MB]- Understanding the risk of the cost-of-living crisis and school holidays on child sexual and criminal exploitation.
Cyber Choices Guidance - External (PDF) [726KB]
Here are the links to the YouTube videos:
Cifas 'Data to go' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq-0tjv4_BA
Created to show how easy traceable information can be obtained with the simplest of searches online. Watch to see the response when unsuspecting customers see their personal information written down on a coffee cup!
Sliding Doors - https://youtu.be/95DX_deVlM8
Young, talented student Kai has exceptional cyber skills, and a bright future ahead of him but he is then challenged whilst online to use his skills for illegal hacking! The video shows two pathways, illegal hacking or using his coding skills to help a friend create a new and exciting mobile phone app.
NCA Teenage Cyber Crime - https://youtu.be/DjYrxzSe3DU
The generational difference of understanding a young person skills online is clearly shown here with this educational video created by the National Crime Agency. Watch as you see the 'penny drop' when the realisation hits home for both the parents and the young person concerned.
Little Media Videos [a number of tips & advice to prevent you from becoming the victim of fraud & scams] - https://www.met.police.uk/littlemedia
A number of short videos covering tips & advice to prevent you from becoming the victim of fraud & scams, that include: online shopping, passwords, computer service software fraud to name a few.
March 2023
Language Briefing (PDF) [1MB] Thinking about how language matters when we report and record on the children and families you work with.
Send Advisory Service (PDF) [261KB] Good referral example
2022 Presentations
Child In Need and Child Protection Team presentation (PDF) [185KB]
Brilliant Parents (PDF) [1MB] The Building Resilient Families programme offers support through the Parent Champion peer to peer support network to Hillingdon parents of teenagers who are at risk of CCE, CSE, or entering the youth justice system
Stronger Families Key Working Team presentation (PDF) [323KB]
Stronger families Hub (SFH) and MASH Team presentation (PDF) [223KB]
Good referral example of an EHA (PDF) [141KB] the part in red is often what the team receive in a referral and the rest of the writing shows how this could be elaborated and more detailed.
