Bromley Parenting Hub's Stop. Think. Change. social media campaign

Bromley Children Project, Bromley's Early Intervention and Family Support Service, has issued its latest Reducing Parental Conflict newsletter which includes details on its Stop. Think. Change. Reducing Parental Conflict social media campaign. Click Read more

Chroming - Dangerous Challenge Raises Serious Safeguarding Concerns

Read the latest article from the Safer Schools website regarding Chroming, a dangerous trend involving the inhaling of various chemicals like aerosols, nitrous oxide, solvents, and nitrites, also known variously as nangs, nossies, whippets, and bullets. This activity is associated with a eupho...

Bromley's Early Intervention and Family Support Services

Bromley's EIFS Service, The Bromley Children Project, offers friendly, non judgemental family support and has produced a handy A5 leaflet with a number of QR codes providing information about their services. Please click on the link below to view the QR codes along with The Bromley Children ...

Getting the basics right

BSCP has published the 'GOLDEN RULES' of Safeguarding to remind everyone working with children, young people and families in Bromley of their responsibiities in getting the basics rig...

NSPCC - Better Safe Campaign

The NSPCC is launching a campaign alongside the Home Office to help tackle child sexual abuse across the UK and raise awareness of the NSPCC Helpline. The NSPCC is calling for people to contact the Read more

Safer Internet Day February 2024

The UK Safer Internet Centre has created a new advice page to support parents and carers ahead of Safer Internet Day on 06 February 2024. It addresses online safety concerns aroun...

CASPAR Briefing - Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023

Please take a look at the CASPAR briefing on the key provisions introduced in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 (Dec 2023). This gives statutory guidance on multi-ag...

Nitrous Oxide - Changes to Legislation

Since 8th November 2023 Nitrous Oxide is now controlled as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and placed in Schedule 5 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. This means that it is now illegal to possess nitrous oxide to 'get high' with. See the useful links below for more inf...

Vaping - the government sets out next steps to create 'smoke free generation'

The government has launched a public consultation on youth vaping as part of measures to clamp down on vapes being promoted to children. Please click on the link to read more:

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Annual Report 2022-23

Bromley Safeguarding Children Partnership has published its Annual Report covering the financial year 2022 to 2023. This can be found on the BSCP website.

The BSCP Independent Chair, Jim Gamble, has recorded a short Read more

Thresholds of Need 2023

As it's the start of a new academic year, don't forget to download the latest version of the Thresholds of Need guidance.

The guidance can be used as...

New Vaping Information Video

Listen as Esme, Young Person's Team Manager at Bromley Changes, teaches you what you need to know about vaping so you can have a well-informed discussion with the young people you live and work with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Early Help Strategy

The Local Authority has published the “Early Help Strategy for Children (aged from birth to 18) and their families; Our Vision for 2030” (‘Early Help Strategy’), which has been developed during 2022, w...

National Emergency Alerts - Impact on survivors of Domestic Abuse

The national test for the new Emergency Alerts will take place at 3pm on Sunday 23rd April. If you work with survivors of domestic abuse who may have a hidden mobile device, please read the information on the following page so they know how to turn the alarm off.

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Changes to our 'front door'

The new Bromley Help, Support & Safeguarding Hub for Children and Families was launched in March 2023. This replaces the front door previously known as Bromley MASH. We are calling the new front door the 'Children and Families Hub' for short. This now incorporates hel...

BSCP Annual Report 21-22

The BSCP has now published its Annual Report covering 2021-22.

This detailed report covers partnership activity to safeguard children and young p...

Support for children following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

It can sometimes feel surprising to grieve someone we didn’t know personally but there are many reasons why you and many millions of others might be affected. There is lots of free support to help you make sense of how you’re feeling.

For children and young people:<...

Early Intervention and Family Support Services in Bromley

Bromley's Early Intervention and Family Support (EIFS) supports children, young people, families and carers in so many different ways. This short digital pamphlet shows the different services and how to access them.

https://exp...

Thresholds of Need Guidance 2021

The Bromley Thresholds of Need Guidance has been updated and published today. Download a copy here.

Professionals should use it as a tool to assist ...

BSCP Annual Report 2020-21

The Bromley Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report covering 2020-21 is now published. Please view it here. It is best viewed online so only print if ab...

New way to book BSCP training courses

There is a new way to book on to BSCP Training courses!

From 1st February, we will no longer accept the booking forms sent to Safeguarding.Training@bromley.gov.uk instead you must book via our new learning management system called Read more

BSCP Annual Report 2019-20

Bromley Safeguarding Children Partnership's interactive Annual Report covering 2019-20 is now published here. It has hyperlinks built in so is best vi...

Launch of the new Bromley 0 to 19 Public Health Service

Bromley Healthcare has been commissioned to deliver the new Bromley 0 to 19 Public Health Service from 1 October 2020. This new service brings together Health Visiting, Fa...

22/09/2020 Update from Police re reports of attempted abduction in BR6

Update from Inspector Kathy Morteo and Detective Inspector Dave Adams from South Area police, 21 September 2020

Dear Parents and guardians,

As you are aware, recently South Area police have received a number of reports regarding suspicious males and an attempted ab...

Bromley Safer Schools App for parents and carers launched

The Bromley Safer Schools App is now available free to all parents, grandparents and carers of children and young people who live in Bromley or attend school in Bromley.

The app is already used by over 5000 schools across the UK. It will cost you nothing to download to provide access t...

Bromley Safer Schools App supporting professionals to keep children safer online

The Bromley Safer Schools App is now available to the children's workforce in Bromley and it costs nothing to download to provide access to advice, guidance and CPD accredited training, with a specific focus on making children and young people safer in the online world.

In these unpr...

BSCP new FGM Awareness App launched today

BSCP's new FGM Awareness App will be launched at our FGM conference on 16th January 2020.

The App has been designed to help the children's workforce understand FGM, the law, the context in which it takes place and your safeguarding responsibility with regards to FGM. This app wil...

BSCB Annual Report 2018-19

Bromley Safeguarding Children Board's Annual Report covering 2018-19 is now published. It has hyperlinks built in so is best viewed on a screen. Please only print if absolutely necessary. You can find it Read more

Mum's Support Group

Do you know someone who could benefit from this new support group?

Mum’s Support Group
Drop-in support group for pregnant women and new mums living in Bromley borough.

Look after your own emotional and mental well-being by joining our weekly, relaxed, drop-i...

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW August 2019

Our latest newsletter is out now THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW August 2019

• Make sure you have dates in your diary for the Lunchtime Learning sessions on our Serious...

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BSCB Early Intervention Conference October 2019

All members of the Bromley children's workforce are invited to book a FREE place at the BSCB Early Intervention Conference on 16th October, 9.15-1.30 at the Civic Centre, Council Chamber. This will be an excellent opportunity for multi agency networking and to listen to a range of excelle...

Momo and other exaggerated news

Given recent media coverage of the "Momo Challenge" it's likely that you or your community have heard about Momo. While this may not be totally 'fake news' this is definitely exaggerated news. Ineqe has released a short video on how to be...

Bromley Ofsted Report Published

Dear Colleagues,

I hope you all had a happy Christmas break and wish each of you a healthy and prosperous New Year.

In fact, I can think of no better way to start this new year than by drawing your attention to the outcome of the recent ILACS inspection of Bromley children’s soci...

Understanding Bromley's Gangs Profile - Lunchtime Learning Event

BSCB lunchtime briefing for the children's workforce in Bromley on Monday 17th December on ‘Understanding Bromley’s Gang Profile’. This will be presented by DCI Richard McDonagh.

The profile has been developed to illustrate the current Bromley gang profile with temporal analys...

BSCB Annual Report 2017-18

We are pleased to share the first digital, interactive BSCB Annual Report. This full colour version with interactive contents page is best viewed online rather than printed ...

Things You Need To Know now out

Our latest newsletter is out now THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW October 2018

• Make sure you have dates in your diary for the Lunchtime Learning sessions on...
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BSCB Annual Conference 20th November 2018 BOOK NOW

Our Annual Conference 2018 will be on Tuesday 20th November 2018, 9am-3.30pm at The Warren, Hayes, Kent.

Booking is now OPEN.

The theme this year is Vulnerable Adolescents and Pathways to Harm. Our key speakers are Dr Carlene Firmin MBE who will t...

Private Fostering Week 2018

It's Private Fostering Week 2018.

Private Fostering is……..

When a child under the age of 16 (under 18 if they are disabled) is cared for by someone who is not their parent or a close relative for 28 days or more.

Close relatives are defined as step-parents, grandpare...

Bromley FGM Protocol updated for 2018

Bromley's FGM Protocol was updated in May 2018 as part of the routine cycle of updates for BSCB policies and procedures. All staff should replace their 2016 version with the updated version available in the Harmful Cultural ...

NEW Take Two Video- Janet Bailey, Director of Children's Social Care

In our latest Take Two video Janet Bailey, Director of Children's' Social Care in Bromley, explains her ambitions for children and young people in Bromley, her responsibilities, span of control and the department's priorities.

NEW video - Ade Adetosoye on impact of BSCB and 'Collective Gift'

New TAKE FIVE video of Ade Adetosoye, Deputy Chief Executive of Bromley Council, talks about the impact of the BSCB in Bromley, explains what 'collective gift' of agencies is, and Bromley's journey since the...

Neglect Strategy and Toolbox launched

The BSCB Neglect Strategy and the accompanying Read more

Digital Footprint Survey Results Now Available

BSCB has published a report analysing the results of the digital footprint survey on Friday 16th March 2018. Please find the report here.

2018 Survey for Bromley Children's Workforce

If you work with children and/or young people in Bromley, then please take 15 minutes to complete our important survey.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BSCB-Section11

Results of this anonymous survey will help the partners...

BSCB Annual Report 2016-17 published

The BSCB Annual Report is now published, covering the financial year 2016-17. Bromley Safeguarding Children Board's independent chair, Jim Gamble, presented the partnership report to LBB councillors at a public meeting on Wednesday 17th January. Copies will now be sent to MOPAC, London C...

New BSCB apps and video for children's workforce in Bromley now live

Below are links to download the BSCB Apps. Downloading these important resources will ensure that the information you need is never further away than the smart phone in your pocket.

Bromley Safeguarding Children & Young People -

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Online surveys launched- TELL US WHAT YOU THINK

We have launched 3 surveys to help us find out more about how Bromley's children and young people use digital technology. If you are under 18 years old and live or study in Bromley, or you are a parent/carer of an under 18 then WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Please complete our anonymous ...

New Thresholds of Need Guidance launched

The new Bromley Thresholds of Need Guidance is now published and should be used by the entire children's workforce in Bromley.

Please delete any draft copies or any old 'A Child's Journey in Bromley' documents. These are now obsolete.

The Thresholds document explai...

CSE Awareness Week

CSE Awareness Day on 18th March 2017. Do you know how to the spot the signs that a young person is being sexually exploited?

Read our information for parents, carers and the community about Child Sexual Exploitation t...

BSCB Appoints new Independent Chair

On 16th January 2017, Jim Gamble QPM took up his new role as Bromley Safeguarding Children Board’s independent chair. Jim has a wealth of experience having chaired City and Hackney’s SCB for the last three years which, under Jim’s leadership, is the first and only Local Safeguarding Chi...

Annual Report for 2015-16 now published

The Annual Report 2015-16 of Bromley Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB) evaluates the effectiveness of safeguarding arrange...