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Ramadan Mubarak

Date: 02.04.22 Ramadan Mubarak to our Muslim communities, friends and colleagues celebrating this holy month. Ramadan is the holiest month for Muslims around the world. Millions of Muslims will be fasting during this month. This holy month is one of the biggest opportunities for IROs, foster carers, social workers, teachers and managers to show how … Continue reading Ramadan Mubarak

Supporting families after care proceedings: supervision orders and beyond

Date: 31 March 2022 Source: GOV.UK This report is a qualitative study into the parental perspectives of supervision orders and care orders at home. It was carried out by Professor Judith Harwin and Lancaster University for professionals in the children’s social care and family justice sector. Parents who participated in the study provided insight into … Continue reading Supporting families after care proceedings: supervision orders and beyond

NEWS: More updates from the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care

Date: 31.03.22 NIROMP chair, Sharon Martin said: "We are pleased to share these helpful updates from the children's social care review team. Over the coming weeks NIROMP will announce dates for IRO practitioners and their managers to meet, to share ideas and to consider the key messages. Dates will be posted via the website and … Continue reading NEWS: More updates from the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care

Independent review of children’s social care newsletter: March 2022

Source email newsletter for subscribers of the: Independent Social Care Review Date: 30.03.22 If you know someone who might be interested in receiving news updates from the independent review of children’s social care please ask them to sign up HERE. NIROMP are a subscriber and will always do our best to circulate updates, but this … Continue reading Independent review of children’s social care newsletter: March 2022

Centre for Child and Family Justice Research – Spring term round-up

Source: Centre for Child and Family Justice Research Date: 22/03/2022 It’s been another busy term at the Centre for Child and Family Justice Research!  Some highlights / updates In January, Dr Katie Hunter, research associate in the Law School, started her ESRC-funded ADR UK (Administrative Data Research UK) fellowship, looking at Care Experience, Ethnicity and … Continue reading Centre for Child and Family Justice Research – Spring term round-up

The Relationship Between Poverty and Child Abuse and Neglect: New Evidence 

Source: Professor Paul Bywaters, University of Huddersfield and Dr Guy Skinner, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Funded by the Nuffield Foundation. This project adds to the work of the Child Welfare Inequalities Project with a critical review of new evidence about the relationship between poverty and child abuse and neglect published between 2016 and 2021. It updates a … Continue reading The Relationship Between Poverty and Child Abuse and Neglect: New Evidence 

NIROMP Anti-Racism and Activism

Last updated: 27 March 2022 NIROMP actions, learning and support resources can be accessed: HERE Position statements and learning resources are provided in this latest briefing as is our continuing call for more action. Scroll down to access a range of learning resources and to make your promise. To quote the words of @NimalJude, ”The … Continue reading NIROMP Anti-Racism and Activism

Learning what works best in supporting foster carers

We know that foster carers are key to supporting the emotional wellbeing of children in care; but not enough is known about what kind of training or programmes best support carers to achieve this task. This study, which is run by University College London (UCL), in collaboration with a number of other universities and local … Continue reading Learning what works best in supporting foster carers

HOW CHILD-FOCUSED ARE CHILD PROTECTION CONFERENCES?

Source: Child Abuse Review. Authors: Helen Richardson Foster, Christine Barter, Nicky Stanley, Harriet Churchill First published: 19 August 2021 How Child-Focused are ChildProtection Conferences? @HRFoster & colleagues present findings from a qualitative study of Child Protection Conferences in 2 areas in England. The study explored the extent to which conferences are child-focused events. AbstractChild protection conferences (CPCs) are … Continue reading HOW CHILD-FOCUSED ARE CHILD PROTECTION CONFERENCES?

Always Heard Advocacy Seminar 2022: A Voice for All 

Source: Coram Voice We are delighted to be hosting another Always Heard Advocacy Seminar. This year’s theme is “A Voice for all: Supporting children and young people who miss out on advocacy support”. Once again this will be held on Zoom on Wednesday 30 March 2022. We will be bringing together young people and representatives from children’s rights … Continue reading Always Heard Advocacy Seminar 2022: A Voice for All