082 Ann Marie Christian- Educa...
Safeguarding in education has always been a high priority as young peoplle sometimes spend more waking hours at school than at home....
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081 Robert Goodwill MP
Robert Goodwill MP was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Education on 12 June 2017. He was elected Conservative MP...
read more080 Obituary.Those we have los...
Dr David Colvin and Bill McKitterick both have been lost to us this year. David was my friend and mentor. He helped me...
read more079 Safeguarding Boards. Prof ...
We talk of the future of Safeguarding Boards and what the new guidelines could mean following the Wood Review. These new arrangements...
read moreSocial Work & the Media
All my working life I’ve watched my profession defend itself in the court of media opinion.
read more078 Media training & Beve...
This programme is about the image of social work and social care. It describes an exiting new initiative in media training and has an...
read more076 Bradford VCS Dave Benn
Dave is a Barnardo’s Children’s Service Manager in Bradford and is Young Lives Bradford VCS representative on Bradford Safeguarding Children Board.
read more074 Bradford Interviews Supt D...
Damien Miller is a Superintendent within Bradford District who leads on Safeguarding Partnerships. Within his portfolio he has...
read more073 Bradford interviews Chair ...
Since retiring 5 years ago he has chaired 2 safeguarding adults boards
read more070 The Bradford LSCB Intervie...
This is the first in a series of podcasts looking at the Bradford Safeguarding Children Board which I have the privilage to Chair....
read moreAction For Myalgic Encephalomy...
Sonya Chowdhury took over as Chief Executive of Action for M.E., the UK’s leading charity for people affected by Myalgic...
read more069 Social Work Across the Atl...
Hello again. This programme features a short radio interview I gave on recruitment , retention and the reasons behind vacancy...
read more068 Churches Child Protection ...
Justin Humphreys is the Executive Director of Safeguarding of CCPAS. This Charity , formed in 1977, has over 8000 subscribing...
read more067 James Rook CEO Sanctuary
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.
read more066 Ruth ALLEN Chief Executive...
Dr Ruth Allen joined the British Association of Social Workers as Chief Executive on 11th April 2016. She was previously Director of...
read more063 Michael Hames. Police pion...
My guest is Michael Hames who I’ve known for 20 years and whom I worked with on several initiatives and investigations starting...
read more062 DONALD FINDLATER– Lu...
Lucy Faithfull Foundation believes that child sexual abuse is preventable and that we can have a society where children are free from...
read more061 A Magazine for Autumn
Hello again after the Summer! I thought I’d use this chance to reflect on a few of the significant events over the last month...
read moreGuest Blog from Maggie Mellon ...
Guest blog from Maggie Mellon, Vice Chair of The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) Stand up for social work by joining...
read moreThe Green House Charity.
I invited the Chair of this charity, Steve Livings, to describe the vital work it does. I have also been a Trustee of the Green House...
read more059 Papyrus– Youth Suici...
I talked to Alice Newton , the suicide prevention training co-ordinator for Papyrus, a national charity dedicated to supporting young...
read more058 Professor Harry Ferguson o...
This is another podcast from the highly successful BASPCAN Congress held at Edinburgh University. Professor Harry Ferguson on social...
read more057 International Federation o...
Representing over 1 million social workers world wide, IFSW has NGO status at the UN and represents the different ways that the...
read more056 Social Work in Scotland an...
Following the general election I thought it interesting to hear about what’s happening in these two countries.
read more055 Self Leadership in Social ...
Subtitled “Reflections from practice”a new book by Bill McKitterick that offers a fresh and innovative view on leadership for social workers and managers.
read more053 BASPCAN Congress interview...
John Devaney MBE, Director of Social Work Education at Queens University , Belfast who Chaired the Congress gives his thoughts on the success of the event. Then, to follow, Sue Berelowitz, the Deputy Children’s Commissioner for England, talks about new initiatives and improved chances to hear the voice of the child.
read moreBASPCAN Congress
BASPCAN (British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect) Congress opens with emotional reminder of the...
read more052 Child Trafficking & M...
Bharti’s passion to challenge the root causes of child exploitation and abuse underpins her leadership role with ECPAT UK, where she has overseen important changes to law and policy in the area of child protection and trafficking prevention.
read more051 Child Protection
It certainly has been child protection week! With the Prime Minister announcing his ideas for professionals in child protection to be charged with ‘wilful neglect’
read moreThe person not the party.
We should look to the person not the party when the dust has settled and the real work on the historic child abuse inquiry starts.
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