Frontline, the saviour of social work?
Thank god, or an alternative deity depending on your religious persuasion, Social Work has been saved! Josh MacAlister , an ambassador of Teach First and Lord Adonis (served in the cabinet without ever...
View ArticleGive over Gove!
Last Friday Education Secretary Michael Gove gave a speech to the Institute of Public Policy Research on ’the failure of our current child protection system’. I guess it‘s never too early in a speech...
View ArticleIgnore us and we’ll go away
So a referral comes in for neglect of a child, let’s say the home conditions are poor and the child’s presentation at school is also poor. We decide to do an unannounced visit, when we arrive at the...
View ArticlePut up or shut up
It’s time for people to choose what they care about. Recent events have sparked a tidal wave of media and political interest in child protection. I think it is safe to say that the vast majority of the...
View ArticleThe big question?
How about a few simplistic, but big questions about social work? How do we measure success in children’s social work? What is a good outcome for a child and their family? Is our role to make a child...
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