On this page you'll find an overview of commonly used children's services terminology in short, handy guides, as well as information on some of our services.
A - E
Accommodation for Care Leavers
Adoption
Bullying
Care Leaver
Change Council
Child in Need Assessment
Child Protection Conference
Child Protection Conference Chairs
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
Children Missing Education
Children Missing Out on Education
Connected Carers information (family and friends carers)
Connected Carers Policy
Designated and Named Professionals
Disability team eligibility criteria (children aged 0-17)
Domestic Abuse
Educational Psychology
Elective Home Education
F - J
Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII)
Family Group Conference
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Forced Marriage
Fostering
Fostering (Private)
Free Early Education Entitlement
Honour Based Violence
Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)
Independent Visitors
Information Governance
Inspection Framework (SEND)
K - O
Kinship care
MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference)
MSET
Missing Children
P - T
Personal Education Plans
Radicalisation
Regulation 44 Visits
Safeguarding Children's Health (Road Map)
Safer Recruitment
School Attendance
Section 20
Short Breaks (Fostering)
Special Guardianship Orders
Trafficking
U - Z