Children & Social Care Archives - Thoughts On The Social World

088 Safeguarding Impact Confer...

Mar 1, 2019 by David Niven

14th March 2019 Leeds Town Hall. Safeguarding Impact Conference. Speakers include: Opposition Shadow Minister for Children and...

087 Claudia Megele Online Safe...

Jan 20, 2019 by David Niven

The internet can be a dangerous place and protecting the vulnerable from those who prey on them is becoming more and more important....

086 Jenni Randall & her L...

Nov 16, 2018 by David Niven

A fantastic folk rock CD to raise funds for Looked After Children.

084 Chris Walters and various ...

Oct 3, 2018 by David Niven

GISW, Glass and non prescription drugs

083 Jim Hopkinson. Safeguardin...

Jun 21, 2018 by David Niven

the challenges of safeguarding children and young people.

082 Ann Marie Christian- Educa...

Feb 28, 2018 by David Niven

Safeguarding in education has always been a high priority as young peoplle sometimes spend more waking hours at school than at home....

081 Robert Goodwill MP

Dec 20, 2017 by David Niven

Robert Goodwill MP was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Education on 12 June 2017. He was elected Conservative MP...

079 Safeguarding Boards. Prof ...

Oct 27, 2017 by David Niven

We talk of the future of Safeguarding Boards and what the new guidelines could mean following the Wood Review. These new arrangements...

Social Work & the Media

Oct 8, 2017 by David Niven

All my working life I’ve watched my profession defend itself in the court of media opinion.

Safeguarding primary children

Aug 22, 2017 by David Niven

how do we teach young children about which secrets are good and which secrets are bad

078 Media training & Beve...

Aug 8, 2017 by David Niven

This programme is about the image of social work and social care. It describes an exiting new initiative in media training and has an...

077 Christina Gabbitas safegua...

Jun 6, 2017 by David Niven

An interview with Christina Gabbitas about her book for 5 to 8 year olds on keeping themselves safe and how she is committed...

076 Bradford VCS Dave Benn

Apr 9, 2017 by David Niven

Dave is a Barnardo’s Children’s Service Manager in Bradford and is Young Lives Bradford VCS representative on Bradford Safeguarding Children Board.

075 Interviews and Inquiries-S...

Feb 27, 2017 by David Niven

This time I’m looking at a magazine format with two radio interviews and an introduction to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.

074 Bradford Interviews Supt D...

Jan 12, 2017 by David Niven

Damien Miller is a Superintendent within Bradford District who leads on Safeguarding Partnerships. Within his portfolio he has...

072 Bradford interviews CDOP S...

Nov 25, 2016 by David Niven

This is the second podcast from the Bradford series. Shirley is a Consultant in Public Health for the City of Bradford Metropolitan...

071 Professor Tan Ngoh Tiong G...

Nov 20, 2016 by David Niven

He is the Chair of the Global Institute of Social Work, was Co-chair of Commonwealth Organization for Social Workers (COSW), Past President of Singapore Association of Social Workers, past Regional President (Asia and Pacific) of International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)

070 The Bradford LSCB Intervie...

Nov 2, 2016 by David Niven

This is the first in a series of podcasts looking at the Bradford Safeguarding Children Board which I have the privilage to Chair....

Action For Myalgic Encephalomy...

Oct 27, 2016 by David Niven

Sonya Chowdhury took over as Chief Executive of Action for M.E., the UK’s leading charity for people affected by Myalgic...

069 Social Work Across the Atl...

Aug 24, 2016 by David Niven

Hello again. This programme features a short radio interview I gave on recruitment , retention and the reasons behind vacancy...

068 Churches Child Protection ...

Jul 25, 2016 by David Niven

Justin Humphreys is the Executive Director of Safeguarding of CCPAS. This Charity , formed in 1977, has over 8000 subscribing...

067 James Rook CEO Sanctuary

Jul 13, 2016 by David Niven

After 20 years of developing and resourcing work within adult and children’s social care, James has built up a unique understanding of the sector. Agency staff and interim appointments are part of the fabric of the social care landscape.