When we work with local services and organisations to apply Contextual Safeguarding to their child protection system, we use ‘system reviews’ as opportunities to pause and reflect on the extent to which they - and the wider safeguarding partnership - are implementing a Contextual Safeguarding approach. This System Review Tool mirrors the approach used by our researchers during system reviews. We share this tool to support service leaders and/or other researchers who are evaluating or exploring the use of Contextual Safeguarding in services, organisations and partnerships, to help them identify and assess progress in implementing a Contextual Safeguarding approach.
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Want to learn more about how to review your system? Start by watching this 30 minute video tutorial with Professor Carlene Firmin, then read the guidance document for how to use the tool.
When developing whole systems change we use systems reviews to understand how work is developing against the domains of Contextual Safeguarding and if it aligns to the values. These system review resources provide guidance, templates and examples to assist system leaders and designers to complete your own system review.
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Guidance: System reviewThis System Review Tool aims to support service leaders and/or other researchers who are evaluating, or exploring, the use of Contextual Safeguarding to identify and assess an organisations/partnership’s progress in implementing a Contextual Safeguarding approach. -
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Tool: Values checkerUse this tool to assess the extent to which the Values underpinning a Contextual Safeguarding approach are evident -
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Tool: System review traffic light toolThis Traffic Light Tool helps to track implementation of Contextual Safeguarding across a local system -
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Example: Completed system reviewAn example of a completed System Review results tool -
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Blank recording templateA blank recording template for System Review results -
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Webinar: Case file reviewIn this webinar, Jenny Lloyd outlines how to carry out case reviews of files related to extra-familial harm to help you understand your system response to extra-familial harm -
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Guidance: Case review dip samplingThis is a step-by-step guide to support the webinar in case reviews
