Action Learning Sets 2025

Action
Learning
Set

Dates
and
Times

Learning Objectives

Link to book
a place

Purposeful
Contacts

4 July

3 October

1 - 3pm

• Understand what constitutes a purposeful contact or visit whether routine or compliance-based
• Identify how purposeful visits contribute to safeguarding, early intervention and improved outcomes for children, families, and vulnerable adults
• Learn how to use a structured approach to plan, carryout and reflect on contacts and visits, with clear objectives and outcomes
• Understand how it’s important to communicate, coordinate and share information with other agencies before, during, and after a visit to ensure a holistic approach
• Understand the importance of identifying and responding to signs of risk or need

Course: Purposeful Contacts

Analysing
Risk

11 July

10 October

1 - 3pm

• Understand the principles of risk analysis, particularly in a multi-agency context, and the importance of a shared understanding across agencies
• Identify key indicators of risk and protective factors
• Learn the importance of applying structured risk assessment approaches using tools or frameworks
• Understand how to ask the right questions, challenge assumptions and avoid confirmation bias when assessing risk

Course:  Analysing Risk

Planning

18 July

17 October

1 - 3pm

• Understand the purpose and principles of multi-agency planning, and the importance of clarifying roles and responsibilities across Agencies
• Learn the importance of collaborative plans which are child-focussed and responsive to assessed needs, using planning tools and frameworks effectively
• Be confident in promoting the voice of the child and the family in planning

Course: Planning

Voice
of
the
Child

12 September

7 November

1 - 3pm

• Understand the concept of “voice of the child” and what it means to hear, value and act on the views, wishes and feelings of children
• Appreciate how listening to children contributes to safeguarding, planning, and promoting positive outcomes
• Explore common challenges such as age, communicate needs, trauma and power dynamics
• Learn how to embed the child’s perspectives in documentation, decision-making and reviews, ensuring their voice influences outcomes
• Understand how different agencies can support and reinforce each other in listening to and acting on what children say

Course: Voice of the Child

Partnership
Working

19 September

14 November

1 - 3pm

• Understand the principles of effective partnership working
• Recognise the challenges and benefits of multi-agency collaboration and learn how joint working improves outcomes
• Explore effective use of communication which is clear, respectful and timely in order to share information, escalate concerns and coordinate interventions
• Learn the importance of shared decision-making and planning approaches

Course: Partnership Working

Recording

26 September

21 November

1-3pm

• Understand the purpose of effective recording, and how this supports safeguarding, continuity of care, accountability and reflective practice
• Learn what makes a record clear, concise, factual, analytical, and child-centred
• Explore the differences between fact, opinion and analysis
• Increase confidence in including the views, wishes and experiences of children and families in records
• Understand legal, ethical and organisational requirements and the importance of sharing records in the multi-agency arena

Course: Recording