Welcome to 7-minute briefings!

Due to the increasing pressures on services, it can be difficult to release staff to attend training. In order to encourage continuous learning and maintain a skilled workforce, Warwickshire Safeguarding have introduced 7-minute briefings as a quick and simple way to share learning on a range of safeguarding topics.

7-minute briefings are based on a technique borrowed from the FBI. In a world of increasing pressures and demands on time, it can be hard to find the time for learning and development. Learning for seven minutes is manageable in most services, and learning is more memorable as it is simple and not clouded by other issues and pressures.

Clearly such short briefings will not have all the answers, but it is hoped that they will act as a catalyst to help teams and their managers to discuss and reflect on their practice and systems.

We encourage all agencies to record or evidence how they have used our 7-minute briefings on the 7-Minute Briefing Action Plan Template, which we will seek to gain copies of for the purposes of Warwickshire Safeguarding’s regular quality assurance audits. If you would prefer a word version of the template, then please email the Warwickshire Safeguarding business team.

To find out more, please read our Frequently Asked Questions by clicking here.

The briefings can be downloaded below*. Text only briefings are also available.

• Adult Self-Neglect (09/09/20)
• Child accident prevention (28/03/23)
• Child Neglect (29/09/20)
• Child Protection Medicals (20/01/20)
• Children Home Alone (27/01/21)
• Children moving across Local Authority boundaries (26/02/20)
• Children of parents who misuse substances (15/10/21)
• Children of parents with Mental Health problems (15/10/21)
• Child Sexual Exploitation (11/09/23)
• Contextual Safeguarding (28/03/23)
• Disguised Compliance (15/10/21)
• Domestic Violence and Abuse (15/10/21)
• Early Help (28/03/23)
• FGM (28/03/23)
• Financial and material abuse (21/02/20)
• Harmful Sexual Behaviour (28/03/23)
• Home Invasion (16/01/2024)
• Joint Target Area Inspections (JTAI)  (24/10/19)
• LADO process (28/03/23)
• Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (31/10/19)
• Making a referral to the Front Door (28/03/23)
• The Mental Capacity Act (16/01/2024)
• Mental Health Sections Overview (16/01/2024)
• Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking - Adults (28/03/23)
• Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking - Children (28/03/23)
• Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference - "MARAC" (15/10/21)
• New partners joining households (28/03/23)
• Escalation Protocol (06/07/21)
• Partnership Arrangements - Warwickshire Safeguarding (31/10/19)
• Parental Capacity to Change (30/09/20)
• Pica Awareness (16/01/2024)
• Pre Birth Assessments (18/11/20)
• Professional Curiosity (30/09/20)
• Rapid Review (Adult) (11/09/23)
• Rapid Reviews (Children) (31/10/19)
• Reflective Learning Workshops (27/01/21)
• Reporting an adult safeguarding concern (20/02/20)
• Role of Special Guardians (21/02/20)
• Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR) (14/04/22)
• Safeguarding Children around Dogs (15/10/21)
• Safer Sleep and Co-Sleeping for Babies (12/07/21)
• Section 42 Adult Safeguarding Enquiry (20/02/20)
• Street Harassment (24/06/21)
• Suicide Awareness (28/03/23)
• The Importance of History in Assessments (30/09/20)
• The links between child/vulnerable adult and animal abuse (15/10/21)
• The Voice of the Child (18/08/20)
• Think Family (16/01/2024)
• Thinking the Unthinkable about Foster Carers (18/11/20)
• Underage sexual activity (28/03/23)
• Use of Alcohol in Children and Young People (04/10/21)
• Use of Interpreters and Translators (19/01/20) 
• Victim Blaming Language (24/06/21)