Where does baby sleep?

Launching in March 2026 to promote Safer Sleep week and The Lullaby Trust, this 3-hour virtual session on Microsoft teams has a case review approach featuring the learning from Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review (LCSPR) Laura published in 2025.

This session is an essential update for Medway practitioners who work with families who are in the antenatal and post-natal period. This includes early years professionals, those in childcare settings and childminders.

Objectives and content

• To explore Medway’s LCSPR review for baby Laura
• To increase awareness of the Kent and Medway Pre-birth procedure and circumstances when to refer to Medway Children’s Social Care
• To promote the use of the Graded Care Profile 2 to assess when neglect is present
• To promote awareness of the MSCP Escalation policy and when to use it
• How to reduce the risks of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
• Current safer sleep advice and co-sleeping advice from The Lullaby Trust
• Where to seek further support for Bedtime bundles, Baby Basics Kent and costs for families

Dates

All sessions are held on Microsoft Teams. 

• Tuesday 2nd June 2026, 10am to 1pm.

Trainers: Medway Safeguarding Children Partnership and Medway NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)

Book onto the course

To register your interest to book onto the course you need to have a registered account with Me Learning. 

Visit our MSCP training registration page and follow the instructions to set up an account, look at our training catalogue and book.

If you encounter any difficulties, please email us at mscptraining@medway.gov.uk