LATEST FEATURED POSTS
- New: #carecrisisreview report
- NIROMP Briefing & Comment – Foster Care in England 2018
- #CareCrisisReview – online survey closes Sunday 11 February 2018
- Anne Longfield’s public challenge to Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England
- IRO Conference – Not to stop questioning …
- Call for Greening to overhaul ‘deeply flawed’ Ofsted system | Children & Young People Now
- Guest post: Every Child Leaving Care Matters #ECLCM
- Call to action all social workers: please use this opportunity to share your perspective
- New report finds too much discrimination in the ‘system’
IN THE NEWS
- New: Safety Planning in Education: A guide for professionals supporting children following incidents of harmful sexual behaviourDate: 3 September 2022 Source: Centre of Expertise on Child Abuse This new resource Safety Planning in Education: A guide for professionals supporting … Continue reading New: Safety Planning in Education: A guide for professionals supporting children following incidents of harmful sexual behaviour
- DFE APPOINTS MACALISTER TO ADVISE ON CARE REVIEW IMPLEMENTATIONSource: Community Care by Mithran Samuel on September 1, 2022 in Children, Social work leaders Review lead and former Frontline chief will support officials in drawing up plans to … Continue reading DFE APPOINTS MACALISTER TO ADVISE ON CARE REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION
- Consultation for young care experienced people on Care Review recommendationsDate published: 19th September 2022 Coram Voice have launched a consultation alongside National Youth Advocacy Service to hear from care experienced children and … Continue reading Consultation for young care experienced people on Care Review recommendations
- Child Welfare Inequalities Network – inaugural seminarDate: September 22nd, 12 – 1pmOnlineFreeThe Child Welfare Inequalities Network comprises researchers from a range of countries who are engaged in understanding how child … Continue reading Child Welfare Inequalities Network – inaugural seminar
- Part 1: Children’s Commissioner’s Family ReviewThe Children’s Commissioner for England, Rachel de Souza, has published the first half of her review into family life, describing strong family support … Continue reading Part 1: Children’s Commissioner’s Family Review
- Unaccompanied children must be protected by the care system, not placed in hotelsDate: August 14, 2022 Over 70 organisation’s (one being NIROMP), have responded to @ECPATUK’s chilling report, showing 1,606 children seeking safety in England … Continue reading Unaccompanied children must be protected by the care system, not placed in hotels
- A Day in the life of an Independent Reviewing OfficerPosted August 3rd, 2022 My Background: Before becoming an Independent Reviewing Officer five years ago, I was a qualified Social Worker and had … Continue reading A Day in the life of an Independent Reviewing Officer
- Addressing systemic barriers to colleagues from racialised communitiesSource: H.O.P.E Training and Consultancy & The Drive Partnership Posted: July 15th, 2022 NIROMP are proud to promote H.O.P.E Training and Consultancy & … Continue reading Addressing systemic barriers to colleagues from racialised communities
- Remove IROs from councils, urge half of Community Care readersSource: Alex Turner on July 15, 2022 in Community Care Social workers overwhelmingly reject care review recommendation to scrap IROs, but most say role should be reformed, with … Continue reading Remove IROs from councils, urge half of Community Care readers
LATEST POSTS: GOOD PRACTICE
- NIROMP Anti-Racism and Activism
- Black & Ethnic Minority Professionals Symposium (BPS): SMASHING the Glass Ceiling – Employment Skills Event | www.basw.co.uk
- Audit tool to support early and effective permanency planning for looked after children.
- COVID-19: Guidance for Independent Reviewing Officers and IRO Managers
- THE ADOPTION AND CHILDREN (CORONAVIRUS) (AMENDED) REGULATIONS 2020
- Ofsted’s Annual Report: highlighting some of the big issues for social care
- THE PRESSURE TO CHOOSE AN EXCLUSIVE IDENTITY
- Research in Practice | Transitional safeguarding – bridging the gap between Children’s and Adults’ Services
- Final call: UEA evaluation of the DfE 2015 Regulations and Guidance for long-term foster care #IROs #Research
LATEST POSTS: pUBLICATIONS / RESEARCH
- Standing on the shoulders of everyone: developing an evidence-informed Care Review | Susannah Bowyer
- PSDP—Resources and Tools: Critical conversations in social work supervision | Research in Practice
- Independent review of children’s social care – how to get involved #CareReview
- Care Review: Sector responds to long-awaited announcement amid concerns over appointment of chair
- ‘Where are the Black girls in our CSA services, studies and statistics?’
- A Care Review in England? Whose views count?
- Guest post: How independent reviewing officers can support ‘My Right Friend’ | @IV_Network
- “The First Day of Forever”: film launched to improve journey for special guardians | via @ChildFamJustice
- CHILD WELFARE INEQUALITIES PROJECT (2015-2019) NUFFIELD FOUNDATION
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- NIROMP Anti-Racism and Activism
- Anti-Racism & Activism: Towards Racial Justice
- One year on: Anti-Racism and Activism
- RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION – EDUCATION & ACTIVISM
- RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION – EDUCATION & ACTIVISM
- Standing on the shoulders of everyone: developing an evidence-informed Care Review | Susannah Bowyer
- Independent review of children’s social care – how to get involved #CareReview
- Care Review: Sector responds to long-awaited announcement amid concerns over appointment of chair
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