Capita Conferences Announce their National Developing the Children's Workforce Conference

LONDON - July 22, 2013 - PRLog -- A One Day National Conference

Developing the Children’s Workforce

Monday 30^th September – Central London

Chaired by:

Annie Hudson, Chief Executive, The College of Social Work

Capita’s Developing the Children’s Workforce Conference is designed to help you build a resilient, skilled and adaptable workforce in the Post-Munro environment.

As children’s services continue to plan for more varied and increased workloads within their settings, local authorities must take proactive steps to deliver high quality training for new talent and harness the skills of experienced social workers.

You will hear from expert speakers on the following key topics:

·         Exploring the future direction of qualification frameworks for the children’s workforce to improve the skills and judgements of social workers

·         Enhancing leadership and managerial skills to improve frontline services

·         Preparing social work teams for local authority inspections

Attend this conference to gain guidance on successful initiatives that children’s services teams are implementing to improve leadership, staff retention rates and enhance multi-agency working arrangements to deliver positive and sustainable outcomes for children and families.

Our Expert Speakers include:

Dave Hill, Director of Children’s Services, Essex County Council andChair, Workforce Development Policy Committee, Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS)
Peter Duxbury, Strategic Director of Children, Young People and Families, Birmingham City Council
Jenny Coles, Director of Children’s Safeguarding and Specialist Services, Hertfordshire County Council
Professor Keith Brown, Director, National Centre for Post-Qualifying Social Workers, Bournemouth University
Marion Russell, Principal Child and Family Social Worker, Cornwall Council andChair, The Child and Family Principal Social Work Network, The College of Social Workers
Stuart Gallimore, Director of Children’s Services, West Sussex County Council
Deborah Absalom, Independent Chair, London Borough of Redbridge Safeguarding Children Board

Benefits of Attending

·         Explore successful strategies for talent retention and training staff and learn how to develop staff resilience in light of increased caseloads

·         Take away transferable knowledge to develop, train and utilise successful leaders to create a seamless service between senior management and frontline workers

·         Learn how you can prepare your team for Ofsted inspections and develop confidence to accurately record and assess outcomes

·         Learn from key workforce development experts about the changing framework of social work qualifications for new entrants to the social work profession

·         Hear from the country’s first and leading Principal Child and Family Social Worker (PCFSW) on how the role can evolve to provide effective support and valuable skills to frontline workers

·         Gain insight into how Local Safeguarding Children Boards are engaging in collaborative working to improve child protection services

Book Online

http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/public-sector-conferences/childrens-services/full-conference/article/developing-the-childrens-workforce-conference.html?code=SMMK

Download brochure

http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/pdfgen.html?filename=Children__sWorkforceSep13WOPDF.pdf&code=SMMK

Contact          Matthew Guy    matthew.guy@capita.co.uk        0207 960 7720