The ‘Oxfordshire Threshold of Needs document’ is the guidance for all agencies to use when making decisions about children’s level of need and also what support they and their family may require at any given time.
Following helpful feedback from local practitioners and managers this has been updated and is on the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Board Website: Oxfordshire Threshold of Needs 2021
This guidance is for all practitioners working with children and families in Oxfordshire. It should be:
The updated guidance includes:
The OSCB will soon be offering three one-hour virtual workshops for partners on making decisions about children’s level of need. Information on this training will be circulated in due course.
This update is shared with acknowledgement and thanks to practitioners in Oxfordshire for the extraordinary support that they provide to vulnerable children and families on a daily basis. Their commitment and hard work is appreciated and is making a difference many children’s and families’ lives. Thank you!