This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Education Safeguarding Professional, Zarine Power for the attention of all schools.
NSPCC Learning has published new research on the Graded Care Profile 2 Antenatal (GCP2A) tool used to help professionals support expectant and new parents and identify issues that could cause harm to the unborn baby or lead to safeguarding concerns post-birth The research tested the acceptability, validity and reliability of the tool through two phases. These involved surveys and interviews with practitioners and further testing. Key findings include: practitioners highlighted that GCP2A was a much-needed tool and could have a big impact if it was more widely adopted; practitioners felt GCP2A supports better communication with families; and families found their assessments with GCP2A helpful and said they learned new things.
Read the report: Testing the Graded Care Profile 2 Antenatal tool