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The Death of Baby P: what do I tell my children?

by Renuka Jeyarajah-Dent, Director of Operations, Coram The tragedy of Baby P's death has quite rightly dominated the media for the last week. Newspapers are full of details of his death and images of his bruised face and more recently a photo of...

Published 28 Nov 2008 8:25 AM by The Social Care Experts Blog

Filed under: child protection, children, Baby P

Children's Services Reform: More Command and Control?

Ed Balls' announcement that he is going to review the quality of Children's Trusts in England may be a necessary response to the tragic death of Baby P., but it is not likely to be sufficient. The evidence in the case seems to point to problems...

Published 21 Nov 2008 10:50 AM by The Social Care Experts Blog

Filed under: children, Baby P, chilldren's trusts, Ed Balls, children's services, Children and Young People's Plan

Baby P campaign: The Sun at its worst

By Peter Corser I get irritated with the old complaint of "the media only notices us when we get things wrong". But I have still been taken aback with the viciousness of the campaign by The Sun this week. Read More...

Published 13 Nov 2008 2:02 PM by The Social Care Experts Blog

Filed under: media, Peter Corser, child protection, children, Baby P, the sun

What would Marx say?

by Steve Rogowski The government's Every Child Matters agenda has now been undermined by its support for a failed trickle-down free market Read More...

Published 5 Nov 2008 2:26 PM by The Social Care Experts Blog

Filed under: steve rogowski, children, Every Child Matters, Karl Marx, New Labour

The trickle down effects of recession: school social workers spot the difference

by Helen Bonnick As the economy worsens, social workers will be busier dealing with rising levels of poverty and debt. Can we cope? As the new term starts, school-based family workers are set to be faced with more debt - and poverty - related work in...

Published 2 Oct 2008 5:05 PM by The Social Care Experts Blog

Filed under: Workforce, children, Education, schools, economy, helen bonnick, credit crunch

Are we too soft on kids?

by Helen Bonnick Strict parenting is seen by many as outdated but have we gone too far in giving children the right to dictate terms at home? Read More...

Published 14 Aug 2008 11:44 AM by The Social Care Experts Blog

Filed under: Parenting, children

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