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162 Jakub Sobik — Modern Slavery & Human Rights PEC
Jakub Sobik — Modern Slavery & Human Rights PEC
Jakub Sobik is a communicator with over one and a half decades of experience of working on addressing modern slavery. He worked at Anti-Slavery International, the world’s oldest human rights organisation committed to ending of all forms of slavery across the world. Now, as a Communications Director at the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC), he has helped to establish the Centre’s reputation as an independent, trustworthy, equitable, policy focused and forward-thinking funder and producer of modern slavery research. His work includes promoting the PEC research across the mainstream, trade and digital media, promoting survivor voices, and initiating research on framing of modern slavery.
The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre was created by the investment of public funding to enhance understanding of modern slavery and transform the effectiveness of law and policies designed to address it. The Centre funds and co-creates high quality research with a focus on policy impact, and brings together academics, policymakers, businesses, civil society and survivors to collaborate on solving this global challenge.
Hosted by the Humanities Division at the University of Oxford, the Centre is a consortium of three universities consisting of the Wilberforce Institute at the University of Hull, the University of Liverpool, and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford, with the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law (part of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)) working in close partnership. The Modern Slavery PEC is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council on behalf of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Read more about the Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC at www.modernslaverypec.org.
Links: Modern Slavery PEC publications across four areas of: prevention, survivor identification and support, effectiveness of legal enforcement and global supply chains: https://www.modernslaverypec.org/resources.
Practical interactive workshops for frontline practitioners in local areas across the UK: https://www.modernslaverypec.org/resources/interactive-workshops-regional-partnerships
UK Modern Slavery Helpline (run by Unseen): https://www.modernslaveryhelpline.org/.
Next podcast on 23.09.24 Anne Lonsdale CBE. CEO Centre for Young Lives. Former Children’s Commissioner for England and Author of new book ‘Young Lives Big Ambitions’
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161 Ann Marie Christian Independent Safeguarding Consultant
Ann Marie Christian Independent Safeguarding Consultant qualified as a social worker in 1996.
She has worked for various local authoritieson on the front line, in management, Local Safeguarding Children Board Trainer, LADO, Safeguarding advisor to schools, school improvement advisor, Designated Safeguarding Lead trainer and Designated Safeguarding Lead coordinator. She has a thorough knowledge of safeguarding in education.
She is well known amongst her peers and is very passionate about keeping children safe and sharing her knowledge about child abuse, violence against women and children and anti-racism work. Ann Marie has specialised in safeguarding from 1992 and specialised within education and childcare settings since being a school-based social worker in 1999. She progressed on to manage social workers in schools for a Local Authority.
In 2010, she became an independent social worker and provided associate consultancy and training to various organisations including NSPCC, Local Authorities, ISI Consultancy, Early Years Teams, Youth Justice Teams, Boarding School Association, The Key for Leaders, Optimus Education, Council of International Schools, AEGIS, Charities, Faith organisations, Premier League, Multi Academy Trusts and more.
Ann Marie frequently delivers workshops and keynotes at National & International conferences. She raises the awareness of child abuse and promotes child protection internationally and over the last few years delivers training and keynotes in Dubai, Singapore, Monaco, Jamaica, Japan, and Armenia.
She was’ Highly Commended’ and received an award at the Win Trade Awards 2019 for ‘Woman in the Public Sector’ and nominated in 2018 & 2019 in the NSPCC Child Protection Trainer of the Year.
Ann Marie is a member of AOCPP (Association of Child Protection Professionals) and a Trustee since 2020. She is a safeguarding governor at a school in the UAE since September 2023.
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160 Dr Craig Newman, author, recovery from abuse programme.
Dr Craig Newman, author of recovery from abuse programme.. A Clinical Psychologist and Innovator, with over 25 years experience in supporting mental health recovery alongside research and innovation. Craig is an author, founder and creator of ‘Get Out Get Love’ which is a proposed universal recovery model from experiences of abusive relationships shaped into both a self-help book and later developed self-delivered digital recovery programme. The programme supports self-referred people who seek to get answers, escape and/or recovery in addition to supporting domestic abuse services who are struggling to meet demand, not able to support those who prefer not to opt into face to face therapy and not able to offer long-term help beyond crisis and stabilisation. The programme has been evaluated with funding from Innovate:UK and the National Institute of Health Research, showing positive effect for people in need and services who support them.
Craig has over 15 years of experience in developing digital solutions to support at needs groups, winning national prestigious awards for his work to improve dementia assessments internationally, to reduce the risk of unexpected deaths in epilepsy and to support the wellbeing of NHS staff through the COVID period, to name a few. His work has international impact and his apps have helped 1,000s of clinicians and patients across the world. This experience he brings to the domestic abuse sector, in response to his own experience as a victim, and attempt to support people where the system struggles to help – namely long-term and towards the experience of self-love.
His book was published in 2023, and despite no track record as an author and no social media presence, the book has already attracted publication contracts for the UK, USA, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Estonia and Romania. Craig recommends the book as a read for anyone who even questions a past relationship, suggesting that at worse it is an informative read and at best it could empower your life going forwards – the words of reader testimonials, not his.
‘Craig’s book Get Out Get Love, published by Sheldon Press is available now’ https://www.sheldonpress.co.uk/titles/craig-newman/get-out-get-love/9781399810357/
LINKS:
- www.getoutgetlove.com (the programme)
- www.getoutgetlove.com/dasevidence (evidence summary for interested services)
- https://learn.getoutgetlove.com/courses/self-compassion-course-6-weeks ( a free 6-week programme, for those wanting to reduce self-blame and regret, following an abusive relationship)
- https://www.getoutgetlove.com/abuse-support-organisations (where to go if you feel you need help, in person)
- https://www.getoutgetlove.com/suicide-risk (where to go if you feel suicidal / at risk of self harm)
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