Head of Quality Assurance at @InnovateServic2. @FA Safeguarding Review Panel Member. NAAS Accredited.
North West, England
Joined November 2018
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Smash life was registered 4 years ago today
There were lots of “why don’t you get a real job” - “let’s see how long this lasts” from the neg heads
But it’s been the best working journey I’ve been on - we have an amazing team, we have created a brill service for children…💙👌
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Young people’s voices stating this are often ignored but stats indicative. School is a HUGE trigger for those who begin to use self harm to cope; often coping with being overwhelmed; often neurodiversity completely discounted; leaving yp feeling invalidated.
Self harm in children and teenagers shows a very different pattern to adults with significantly less harm on the weekends and during holidays: greatest harm on school days. Holidays and weekends are good circuit breakers for distress #BDISummit @blackdoginst
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If you’ve seen the new John Lewis advert 🛹 - here’s some more info about what the company are doing for the care experienced (#CEP) community: a thread✨
1) @JohnLewisRetail will be making donations of Christmas decorations, food & gifts to people leaving care ❤️
(part 1/5)
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The @JohnLewisRetail Christmas advert is here! We're proud to have worked with @JLPartnership to shape their work in this area and to see a much-loved institution challenge the stigma that surrounds #CareExperienced young people with #TheBeginner 💜💜🛹
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Great 3 days in Manchester meeting new and old social work colleagues @CollyD123 @dez_holmes @PaulBoy54102149 @MartinSamuelSCE @Dana04430988 @SocialWorkSimon @SusannahBowyer @colinjfoster
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Today the CPS have published their latest figures on domestic abuse. Sadly the outcomes continue to be distressing and unacceptable. Comparing year ending June 2022 to year ending June 2016, prosecutions are down 48% and convictions are down 46.8%. This cannot continue.
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Can everyone *please* check the duty rota to see if you are the Prime Minister this afternoon and make sure that you are there if you are.
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Remember to follow @SocialWorkEng on Eventbrite so can can catch all the events we have coming up - including CPD update sessions and reflective sessions if you are struggling to find peers to discuss your CPD with eventbrite.co.uk/o/social-wo…
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Got our new @Become1992 bunting at the ready for this Sunday and cheering on our 70 #BigHalf runners! 🎉🏃🏿♀️🏃♂️👏
Record breaking day for a Become running team. So much love for this group. Can’t wait!
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Chuffed to learn that this paper about adapting & applying Making Safeguarding Personal for young people is now OPEN ACCESS for a year 🎉
Co-authored by @oatumant @adi_coo FionaBateman & me
See emerald.com/insight/content/… #TransitionalSafeguarding #LiteratiAwards
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Chronologies are a vital tool for practitioners working with children and their families, supporting practice in a number of different ways, and are crucial to capture significant events in the child and family’s life. ow.ly/lFHN50Kto07
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Vote #Madlug! We are delighted to have been named a finalist for the 'Consumer Facing Award' in the #SENI2022 awards 🎉 Please vote here and help us shout even louder that children in care are incredible and have huge #valueworthdignity. Thank you ❤️
surveymonkey.co.uk/r/5QTRWNY
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We are looking for children's social workers to help test an e-learning training module for supporting LGBTQ+ youth (CPD-accredited)! To take part you must be employed by a local authority in England, work in children’s social care services & also registered w/ @SocialWorkEng
Att: Children’s social workers in England! Please help us test an e-learning training module for supporting LGBTQ+ youth (CPD-accredited). You must be employed by a local authority. Managers and supervising social workers of foster carers also eligible. bham.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/…
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By watching our series of short films you can hear directly from professionals engaged in anti-racist work in children and family services. ow.ly/6Onl30sp063
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Please consider supporting this excellent initiative - a published anthology of care-experienced voices, curated by the wonderful @RebekahPierre92
If you can afford, please chip in by pre-ordering / pledging.
If you can help a #CEP contribute, then please do when the time comes!
There are so many care-experienced writers who’ve never been given a chance - their words confined to surveys & feedback forms. Pls support #FreeLoavesonFridays so we can put them in Waterstones instead. Proceeds to @togethertrust & @article39 unbound.com/books/free-loave… @unbounders
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Today & next 7 yrs I am Chancellor of Manchester University
A huge privilege to serve this world leading institution
I follow @lemnsissay whose legacy is second to none
I dedicate it to our parents who came here so their children could flourish
Immigrants, we get the job done
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Camden Young Inspectors! A group of curious young people, asking questions of people inside & outside of the local authority. And reporting in order to hold Camden to its values. The theme for this inspection is Unlocking the Potential of Family Networks (inc delving into FGC)
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Nothing beats my old social worker congratulating me today, 12 years she’s been in my life, and we are still in touch to this day. THIS! This is why caring, genuine social workers are so important. She is more than just a social worker, YP don’t leave care, care continues! ❤️
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A social worker telling me they could see the scared little boy in the teenager is exactly the empathy & understanding all of our children need. The big voices mask over so much. It is our job to understand, listen & empower... Witnessing so much good practice #socialwork
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Just love when a social worker's face lights up when they talk about their kids. Exactly how it should be and it is infectious 💛 #socialwork