repetition. Any areas of disagreement should be recorded by the Safeguarding Conference Officer on the Record of the Meeting but not on the plan. What is Going Well? The meeting participants will then be asked to give their views about what is going well, as per the order and recording approach above. This should be information which directly mitigates or fully addresses the worries.. It should be thought of things that are either signs of safety that can be built upon, established strengths or stable protective factors that will provide over ‘protection time’. Scaling. Using scaling is a way to help people break down their perception of their situation into and motivate hope and engagement. Refer the attendees to the Quick ‘grades’ Guides. The Chair will ask the family and then conference participants to scale or rate their estimates of the safety level using a numerical scale, usually between 0 and 10, where 0 equals the no concerns and 10 equals the highest possible risk. At review, following scaling, a comparison will be made to the previous conference and consideration given to whether adequate progress is being made. If so, parents should be given positive credit for their progress. 1. NO CONCERNS 10. HIGHEST POSSIBLE RISK The Family’s Plan. Working Together to Safeguard children (2015) provides that the detail of who will do what to implement the actions and how the different strands of the plan will fit together to achieve the outcomes described be determined in the first Core Group meeting following the Conference. In practice, evidence suggests that this can lead to a lack of clarity regarding the plan, poor levels of distribution and ultimately, ineffectiveness or even unmanaged risk. Devon therefore intends for all participants to leave a conference with a clear SMART plan and/or to be provided with one within one working day of the conference. This is not the Chairs plan but rather a
repetition. Any areas of disagreement should be recorded by the Safeguarding Conference Officer on the Record of the Meeting but not on the plan. What is Going Well? The meeting participants will then be asked to give their views about what is going well, as per the order and recording approach above. This should be information which directly mitigates or fully addresses the worries.. It should be thought of things that are either signs of safety that can be built upon, established strengths or stable protective factors that will provide ‘protection over time’. Scaling. Using scaling is a way to help people break down their perception of their situation into ‘grades’ and motivate hope and engagement. Refer the attendees to the Quick Guides. The Chair will ask the family and then conference participants to scale or rate their estimates of the safety level using a numerical scale, usually between 0 and 10, where 0 equals the no concerns and 10 equals the highest possible risk. At review, following scaling, a comparison will be made to the previous conference and consideration given to whether adequate progress is being made. If so, parents should be given positive credit for their progress. 1. NO CONCERNS 10. HIGHEST POSSIBLE RISK The Family’s Plan. Working Together to Safeguard children (2015) provides that the detail of who will do what to implement the actions and how the different strands of the plan will fit together to achieve the outcomes described be determined in the first Core Group meeting following the Conference. In practice, evidence suggests that this can lead to a lack of clarity regarding the plan, poor levels of distribution and ultimately, ineffectiveness or even unmanaged risk. Devon therefore intends for all participants to leave a conference with a clear SMART plan and/or to be provided with one within one working day of the conference. This is not the Chairs plan but rather a