News
Please see below for the latest news updates from Bexley S.H.I.E.L.D.
Under 1s family survey
Are you a parent expecting a baby or have recently welcomed a new baby? If so we'd like to hear from you!
Youth Vaping In Focus Conference
This Public Health event will be on 2nd October 2026 9.30-12.30pm at Bexley Civic Offices
Live@9 Broadcast
Live@9 is our monthly broadcast highlighting safeguarding learning. September's topic is Children Who Go Missing
Professional Curiosity Resource Pack
Professional curiosity is a practice mind-set and a communication skill. Bexley S.H.I.E.D. produced a resource pack to provide some materials to be used for self-study or within team meetings, this was updated in 2024.
Violence and Exploitation Support Services
The Violence & Exploitation Support Service London (VESS) is a MOPAC-funded London alliance of charities providing support on violence, sexual exploitation, criminal exploitation for those under 25 in London.
Information sharing and consent
It is only through the sharing and gathering of information that agencies or organisations and practitioners build a richer picture of the day-to-day life of the child and family they are working with.
New Youth Hubs
Two new youth hubs have opened in the borough, in Thamesmead and Sidcup.
Alcohol Awareness Week
Alcohol Awareness Week is running from 7-13 July 2025 on the theme of alcohol and work.
Targeted Youth Services Timetable
Click through for the weekly timetable of services offered by the Targeted Youth Service, available to children and young people in the borough.
Young Carers Resource Pack
As part of our efforts to develop a profile of young carers in Bexley and identify the services in place to support them our Learning Hub made a recommendation in April 2023 to produce a resource pack on young carers in Bexley.









