Reflections of a Has-Been: 2 : A Miscellany of Staffing Matters
Training, pay, working hours, risk and health and safety all affect good residential care.
Learning and Development
The Role of the Social Pedagogue
The concept of pedagogy has a long history, but it is now finding its time.
The Professional Competences of Social Educators : A Conceptual Framework
The training needs, competences and ethical guidelines for social educators
The Use of Restraint – Why and Where are we going Wrong?
The dangers of current practice analysed, with pointers for the future
Social Pedagogy UK – a virtual world meeting point…
In his article Words, Ideas and Realities David Lane not only makes the case for us to use the little known term “social pedagogy”, but also suggests it is time for us to start understanding it and applying it.The debate in the UK about what to call social pedagogy comes from the fact that there … Read more
Nursery Nurses in Schools may be made Redundant under EYFS Legislation.
Anger at the undervaluing of Nursery Nurses : PANN / Voice takes action.
Residential Child Care’s Heritage – and its Future
The conflicting images of residential care for children, problems and positives
Self-Assessment of Professional Capacity, Competence and Values of Prison Officers in Slovenian Prisons
A study for comparison with the training and recruitment of social pedagogues
Every Child Matters : A Personal Reflection
Implications for practice and training
Informing Parliament : Children’s Workforce, and the Secretary of State
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Children has held two meetings in November: Tuesday 20 November: The Children’s Workforce: An Overview With speakers Jane Haywood, Chief Executive, Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC), and Hilary Barnard, Consultant, Children’s Workforce Network (CWN) Tuesday 26 November: Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families Tuesday … Read more