Thoughts On The Social World

Safeguarding in education has always been a high priority as young peoplle sometimes spend more waking hours at school t... Read more

This time I’m looking at a magazine format with two radio interviews and an introduction to the Independent Inquiry into... Read more

This Podcast features Jon Brown as my guest. We talk of developments in child protection, the work of the NSPCC  and the... Read more

This programme is about the image of social work and social care. It describes an exiting new initiative in media traini... Read more

Damien Miller is a Superintendent within Bradford District who leads on Safeguarding Partnerships.  Within his portfolio... Read more

I’ve included an interview from The Media Show on the BBC for you. We discuss adoption and surrounding topics as well as... Read more

In conjunction with British Association of the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN) David Niven Ass... Read more

Jane Evans, trauma parenting specialist, discusses the important issue of child to parent abuse ahead of Mirror or Mirag... Read more

Jim – “I have never ever met anybody in the safeguarding community who didn’t care about the people they were going in t... Read more

Antonina Dashkina, President of Russian Union of Social Workers and Social Pedagogues, Vice President of INGO Conference... Read more

Freelance broadcaster Faye Dicker founded Freelance Mum. Freelance Mum began life in June 2013 when Faye recognised the ... Read more

I attended the BASW UK conference and AGM and spoke at a workshop entitled ’embracing a media we love to hate’. It was a... Read more

The guest this week is Sandra Trotman Meadows – the Chief Executive Officer of PEYTU, a Bristol based charity providing ... Read more

Excellent day at Compass Jobs Fair which exists to help support and develop the social work and social care workforce. I... Read more

I highlight the future interviews scheduled for the programme including Dame Tessa Jowell. – Privatising child protectio... Read more

Kieran is a media linguist and communication consultant. His PhD research explored the language of media interviews and ... Read more

Dr David Colvin and Bill McKitterick both have been lost to us this year.  David Colvin David was my friend and mentor.... Read more

Practical discussion with Jenni Randall and David Akinsanya, providing advice for front line staff and students. Jenni w... Read more

TV and Radio interviews reflecting child protection cases. I often get approached to give these in response to negative ... Read more

Initially I debate the current topic in the UK – should social services, especially child protection, be moved to the pr... Read more