Category: News

Helping children vulnerable to child sexual exploitation

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News

AĀ reportĀ commissioned by Comic Relief and undertaken by Barnardoā€™s, The Childrenā€™s Society, British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD), Paradigm Research and Coventry UniversityĀ isĀ callingĀ on governments in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to ensure that accessible and relevant sex and relationship education is made available to all children and young people including those with learning disabilities. Working … Continue reading Helping children vulnerable to child sexual exploitation

Countering radicalisation in schools

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in Education, News, Safeguarding

Many factors contribute to a pupil's susceptibility to radicalisation, but what exactly should schools be looking out for? Blog written byĀ Sally-Ann Griffiths,Ā e-safety expert. Posted in School lifeĀ byĀ Rebecca Paddick | June 22, 2015 | OriginallyĀ appeared in source:Ā academy today Itā€™s tempting to think that ISIL exists only in a remote, far-flung place, and online radicalisation of schoolchildren … Continue reading Countering radicalisation in schools

Child placed with unsuitable adopter taken back into care after poor social work assessment

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News

The authority's legal counsel said pressure from government timescales to match the child with an adopter quickly played a part ... Read: Child placed with unsuitable adopter taken back into care after poor social work assessment

Child safety: New online tool for parents and carers

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News, Safeguarding

The new online service, calledĀ Parent Info, will help give parents and carers the information needed to help keep children safe. Parents and carers can now faceĀ a minefield of issues impacting on children's safety. The intention behind this initiative is to empower families, to help parents and carersĀ spot some of the warning signs for example in … Continue reading Child safety: New online tool for parents and carers

Attachment aware schools

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in Education, News

Sustainable change happens when all parts of a system come together with a shared belief about the factors intrinsic to making a difference.

Read this great blog about ‘attachment awareness’ in schools. It’s a wonderful ‘good news’ story.

Matthew Blythe's avatarMatthew Blythe - meandminimees

The Minis go back to school tomorrow. It used to fill me with dread and fear. The phone calls would start. I would constantly check my phone, to see if the school had phoned, to tell me the latest awful thing they had done. Collecting them for school, would always involve the walk of shame, ā€œcan we have a word pleaseā€, the look from other parents.

High school should have been even worse. Itā€™s a massive school. Itā€™s huge! There are millions of students, swarming around like ants. The school has a great academic record, and an even better behaviour stance. We shouldnā€™t have lasted long at all. This is their last year. Only another 9 months and we will have made it. So how come the high school has been so positive? There are many reasons, but these are my top tips for attachment aware schoolā€¦

  • Good communication betweenā€¦

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Mother fails to regain care of teen daughter

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News

The Family Court has rejected a motherā€™s legal bid to have her 13 year-old daughter returned to her care. Read the full blog. LINK: Mother fails to regain care of teen daughter - Marilyn Stowe Blog Click here to read the full judgement.Ā 

ā€˜Communicating social workā€™: Ideas for Practitioners

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News

We’re always on the look out for blogs for our website. Here’s a great blog to help you on your way!

And it contains links to some great resources for ‘Growing Research in Practice’.

socialworknz's avatarWrite about social work in New Zealand

ā€œI have always been captured by the notion that social work is the ā€œart of the possibleā€ and as social workers our task is to create opportunity and hope in the midst of uncertainty. This is really a challenge to creativity and soul. I have also realised in recent years that one way of making opportunities is to give voice to client stories through writing and introducing wider audiences to the experiences and issues we grapple with as we walk alongside our clientsā€Ā (Vaughan-Ā in Maidment & Milner, 2008, pp.1-2).

Sometimes a colleague might say to you ā€œyou should write that upā€, sometimes it might be said by an assessor at your competency panel. A few years ago I attended a stunning case presentation by a social worker from a mental health service. It was an amazing piece of work, and as I listened to the presentation, in a building next doorā€¦

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Thank you Ross Beard, Graphic Designer at Brighton & Hove City Council

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News

Thank you to Ross Beard, Graphic Designer atĀ Brighton & Hove City Council, Children's Services for his excellent work to develop the partnershipĀ logo. RossĀ has produced some outstanding materials for children in care and care leavers. RossĀ wasĀ nominated for theĀ national Children & Young People Now Award - Children's Achievement Award in 2014 and achievedĀ 2nd PlaceĀ -Ā LINK Click on the … Continue reading Thank you Ross Beard, Graphic Designer at Brighton & Hove City Council

Radicalisation and Extremism

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News

ADCSĀ has Ā begun pulling together sources of relevant information and advice about the radicalisation of adolescents and the addressing of extremist views or behaviours of the parents or carers of very young children. The Association of Directors of Childrenā€™s Services Ltd (ADCS) is the national leadership association in England for statutory directors of childrenā€™s services and … Continue reading Radicalisation and Extremism

Children ā€˜find ways to copeā€™ with domestic violence

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News

A research report completed by Jane E. M Callaghan and Joanne H. Alexander (2015), suggests that children are often more resilient than they seem in dealing with the impact of domestic violence in their home. The report recognises the significant suffering caused to children who experience domestic violence. However, it also sets out a parallel … Continue reading Children ā€˜find ways to copeā€™ with domestic violence