My Underpants Rule :by Kate and Rod Power
Building children’s defences against sexual abuse.
David Lane
Dr Barnardo: Champion of Victorian Children : by Martin Levy
First, a caveat. I am not an expert in the life of Dr Barnardo, so I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the book’s facts or the choice and balance of the material chosen, but it is clear that the author has done a lot of research and has formed his own views on earlier … Read more
Knowledge Encyclopedia
Senior Editors: Shaila Brown, Daniel Mills and Ben Morgan This book is another of Dorling Kindersley’s brilliant blockbusters. It is intriguing that, at a time when so much knowledge is available on the web, the quality of hard copy books is improving so much. DK set themselves the task of encompassing the whole of human … Read more
Geography: A Children’s Encyclopedia : by John Woodward
I am running out of superlatives for Dorling Kindersley’s books for children. This 304-page hard-backed book is aimed at children aged 8 and above, and it gives a comprehensive overview of the physical world. It is comprehensive and encyclopedic in the sense that it covers a wide range of topics, starting with physical geography – … Read more
Help a Hamster : by Hilary Robinson and Mandy Stanley
Learning about adoption
Aberlour Narratives of Success : by Professor David Divine
This is a most unusual book and it is fascinating in a number of ways. For a start, the author is an unusual person. He spent his early years in a large institution – Aberlour in Scotland – before being fostered, and in the course of a professional career with both ups and downs, David … Read more
150th Anniversary History 1863 – 2013
Celebrating 150 Years of Catholic Care in the Diocese of Leeds
Residential Child Care in Practice by Mark Smith, Leon Fulcher and Peter Doran
A positive, realistic description of what relationships can achieve in residential care
Comment: Inspection: A New Philosophy Needed
The current values undermine good practice.
Sworn Statements
A means to justice for some who lose out?
What Will Happen after SCA?
The Social Care Association has ceased trading; what sort of lead do professionals want now?
Christmas Surprise : by Hilary Robinson
Bridging the generation gap through song