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Editor Professor Rod Morgan has resigned from his position as Chair of the Youth Justice Board. This is really bad news. The role of Chair is difficult and demanding, as the Youth Justice field requires massive improvements. Rod Morgan is not only very well informed in this field, but is also a man of principles and … Read more
Readers who have stayed with the Webmag over the years will have read of Gus’s earlier career in residential child care, as he worked his way up the ladder to run his own home. He also wrote the column of the goings on at Bluebrick Children’s Home. Now, he is contributing an occasional column on … Read more
The Webmag has been going for seven years now, and we must have published over a thousand articles. Who refers to the musty piles of back numbers of hard copy magazines? The Webmag articles are all there at the touch of the Back Issues button. Modern technology makes them available. But unless you are using … Read more
This item was received from the National Childminding Association. It is an important development which we believe will become a standard part of provision which parents come to rely upon. As usual, Children Webmag does not endorse any system or product it has not tested, and in this case it is important for parents to … Read more
The world’s experts on a potentially life-threatening tick disease are warning that families with young children are more at risk than ever when travelling in Europe this summer. Leading scientists have confirmed that Tick Borne Encephalitis (TBE), which can lead to meningitis and in serious cases result in paralysis and death, is now endemic in … Read more
Learning to ride a bicycle is one of life’s milestones, the first step to gaining true independence. And for parents there is no prouder moment than the sight of their own child pedalling away in the distance having mastered its art. Children have an urge for movement and something as straightforward as a bicycle or … Read more
A mixture of news items, future events, sales pitches, comments and whimsies, including consultation, sex offenders, ticks on holiday, ADSS & ADCS, policing schools, managing education, measles, music, autism and raising the school leaving age Making Consultation Real In his column this month Chris Durkin raises a very important question. How does one empower people … Read more
Review by Fran Dale, Named Nurse Child Protection Assessment in Kinship Care edited by Cath Talbot and Martin Calder is a skilfully devised book incorporating chapter contributions from notable professionals across the field of social care and health, and law. Although not explicit in its intended readership, this book is a vital addition for health … Read more
Dave Wiles and Tim Evans as Chief Executives of youth work organisations decided to draw attention to the good stories about young people by taking to the road with only £10 in their pockets. If you want to read earlier episodes, click here. Story 2 It was that morning that Pamela had come to meet … Read more
The Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC) has an annual conference in Scotland, which normally takes place in early June. This year it is going to be held in Erskine, west of Glasgow, from 5 -7 June. The conference has become a well-established fixture and for the last two years over 300 people have … Read more
A mixture of news items, future events, sales pitches, comments and whimsies, including the Green Paper, smoking, poverty, together with bits and pieces such as beanstalks, bottled water, Cbeebies, binbags, bracelets, the Barbican’s birthday, Government consultation, advice for childminders, chips, cheers and children’s books. The Green Paper Without any planning, the Green Paper has become … Read more
October 2002 Sir Ronald Waterhouse wrote an interesting piece, looking back to the publication of his massive report, Lost in Care. It was 937 pages long with 72 recommendations, and we confess that we have not read it in its entirety yet. It had been published two and a half years earlier, and Sir Ronald … Read more