Wayne's Weekly | May 2023 - Week 2

Dear all

I hope you are having a revitalising week.

Below are the usual links, resources and opportunities which may be of interest.

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Announcements & reports

• Anglia Ruskin University | The National MAPPA Research - https://www.aru.ac.uk/policing-institute/research/mappa/national-mappa-research
• Article 39 | Profit-making in the children’s care system - https://article39.org.uk/profit-making-in-the-childrens-care-system/
• Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) | ADASS's new President, Beverley Tarka's keynote speech - https://www.adass.org.uk/adass-new-president-s-speech-2023-beverley-tarka
• Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) | Time to act: A roadmap for reforming care and support in England - https://www.adass.org.uk/media/9687/adass-time-to-act-april-2023.pdf
• BASW England comment on the publication of Safeguarding children with disabilities and complex health needs in residential settings: phase 2 report - https://www.basw.co.uk/media/news/2023/apr/basw-england-comment-publication-safeguarding-children-disabilities-and-complex
• BASW & SWU response to Social Work England consultation on ‘readiness for professional practice’ - https://www.basw.co.uk/system/files/resources/swe-readiness-for-professional-practice-consultation.pdf
• BASW England | Thematic groups landing page - https://www.basw.co.uk/what-we-do/groups-and-networks/basw-england-committee-groups
• BASW England welcomes ADASS report into reforming social care - https://www.basw.co.uk/media/news/2023/apr/basw-england-welcomes-adass-report-reforming-social-care
• BASW response final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) - https://www.basw.co.uk/media/news/2023/apr/basw-response-iicsa-final-report
• BASW & SWU landing page for Social Work England consultations - https://www.basw.co.uk/what-we-do/around-uk/england/social-work-england/consultations
• Become | #GoneTooFar | Our new campaign to keep children in care close to the people and places that matter to them - https://becomecharity.org.uk/become-the-movement/our-campaigns/gone-too-far/
• Frontiers | The Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework: a model to reduce mental health inequity in England and Wales - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1053502/full
• Good Law Project | Housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in hotels is unlawful, letter argues - https://goodlawproject.org/update/housing-unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children-in-hotels-is-unlawful-letter-argues/
• HM Inspectorate of Prisons | Chief Inspector of Prisons demands urgent action after finding boys kept in solitary confinement in Kent YOI - https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/media/press-releases/2023/04/chief-inspector-of-prisons-demands-urgent-action-after-finding-boys-kept-in-solitary-confinement-in-kent-yoi/
• Liberty | Holding our own: A guide to non-policing solutions to serious youth violence - https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/fundamental/holding-our-own-a-guide-to-non-policing-solutions-to-serious-youth-violence/
• Missing People | The Ethnicity of Missing People - https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/for-professionals/policy-and-research/information-and-research/research-about-missing/ethnicity-missing-people
• Money and Mental Health Policy Institute | Through the lens: Ethnicity, money and mental health - https://www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications/ethnicity-money-and-mental-health/
• Professional Standards Authority | Authority publishes consultation report on the introduction of an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Standard for Accredited Registers - https://www.professionalstandards.org.uk/news-and-blog/latest-news/detail/2023/05/05/psa-publishes-consultation-report-on-the-introduction-of-an-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-standard-for-accredited-registers
• Social Work England | Business plan 2023 to 2024 - https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/about/publications/business-plan-2023-to-2024/
• Social Work England | Introducing the new Social Work Education and Training Advisory Forum - https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/news/social-work-education-and-training-advisory-forum-1/
• Social Workers Union | Social Work Students urged to join bursary campaign - https://swu-union.org.uk/swu-campaign-fund/social-work-students-urged-to-join-bursary-campaign/
• UK Parliament | House of Commons Library | Autism: Overview of policy and services - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7172/
• UK Parliament | House of Commons Library | Making a Freedom of Information request - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/making-a-freedom-of-information-request/

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Articles & blogs

• BASW | Difference between British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and Social Workers Union (SWU) - https://www.basw.co.uk/media/news/2022/oct/difference-between-british-association-social-workers-basw-and-social-workers
• BASW | Reflections on the National Anti-Racist Practice Conference 2023 - https://www.basw.co.uk/media/news/2023/may/reflections-national-anti-racist-practice-conference-2023
• Community Care | ADASS president: ‘If you see black women in leadership, you believe you can achieve that too’ - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/04/28/adass-president-if-you-see-black-women-in-leadership-you-believe-you-can-achieve-that-too/
• Community Care | Racial diversity remains low among children’s directors, reveals ADCS data - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/05/02/racial-diversity-remains-low-among-childrens-directors-reveals-adcs-data/
• Community Care | Readers’ Take: how much does negative media coverage affect social workers? - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/04/28/readers-take-negative-media-finley-boden-social-workers/
• Community Care | Social work leaders must take action to embed anti-racist practice, conference told - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/05/09/conference-calls-on-senior-leaders-to-take-action-to-embed-antiracist-practice/
• Community Care | Unaccompanied children to be treated as adults – and detained – if they refuse scientific age checks - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/04/28/unaccompanied-children-to-be-treated-as-adults-and-detained-if-they-refuse-scientific-age-checks/
• Human Rights and Social Care Forum | The role of mediation in complaints about adult social care - https://human-rights-care.com/2023/05/04/guest-blog-margaret-doyle-on-the-role-of-mediaton-in-adult-social-care/
• iNews | How being forcibly adopted by a white family in the 70s almost destroyed my sense of self - https://inews.co.uk/opinion/how-forcibly-adopted-white-family-destroyed-sense-self-2328122
• Mail Online | 'I hope this initiative will be a real game-changer': Chelsea and England star Raheem Sterling makes incredibly generous pledge to put 14 students through university - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12009493/Chelsea-winger-Raheem-Sterling-pay-14-students-university.html (see opportunities & vacancies below)
• Metro | ‘ADHD affects Black women – it’s time our stories were told’ - https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/09/adhd-affects-black-women-its-time-our-stories-were-told-18738919/
• Metro | Archbishop slams 'morally unacceptable' Rwanda policy in rare intervention - https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/10/archbishop-slams-morally-unacceptable-rwanda-policy-in-rare-intervention-18759251/
• Metro | Being adopted was the best thing to happen to me - https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/07/being-adopted-was-the-best-thing-to-happen-to-me-18685234/
• Metro | I’m an immigrant – but people don’t see me as one because I’m white - https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/02/im-an-immigrant-but-people-dont-see-me-as-one-because-im-white-18690205/
• Metro | I suffered three ableist incidents in a week – please respect wheelchair users - https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/03/i-suffered-three-ableist-incidents-in-a-week-please-respect-wheelchair-users-18710932/
• Metro | Judge approves ￡150,000,000 settlement of Grenfell Tower compensation claims - https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/02/judge-approves-150000000-settlement-of-grenfell-compensation-claims-18710517/
• Metro | Keir Starmer wouldn’t repeal Tories’ ‘morally unacceptable’ Illegal Migration Bill - https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/10/keir-starmer-wouldnt-repeal-torys-illegal-migration-bill-18763229/
• Now Then magazine | The banal and the brazen: Black history, racial literacy, and class solidarity - https://nowthenmagazine.com/articles/gary-younge-the-banal-and-the-brazen-black-history-racial-literacy-and-class-solidarity
• Professional Social Work | Massive support for BASW stand on asylum age assessment recruitment - https://www.basw.co.uk/resources/psw-magazine/psw-online/massive-support-basw-stand-asylum-age-assessment-recruitment
• Professional Social Work | Resisting the 'hostile environment' - free training for social workers - https://www.basw.co.uk/resources/psw-magazine/psw-online/resisting-hostile-environment-free-training-social-workers
• Professional Social Work | ‘When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression’ - https://www.basw.co.uk/resources/psw-magazine/psw-online/%E2%80%98when-you%E2%80%99re-accustomed-privilege-equality-feels-oppression%E2%80%99
• Social Work News | Help! I’ve been referred for an interim order! What does this mean? - https://www.mysocialworknews.com/article/help-i-ve-been-referred-for-an-interim-order-what-does-this-mean
• The Guardian | ‘Heartbreaking’: private care homes accused of failing UK children due to closures - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/30/heartbreaking-private-care-homes-accused-of-failing-uk-children-due-to-closures
• The Guardian | Brilliant Floella Benjamin and a not-very-gospel coronation choir. Is this as ‘diverse’ as Britain gets? - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/07/floella-benjamin-gospel-coronation-choir-diverse-britain-equality
• The Guardian | California’s plan for reparations to Black residents: what you need to know - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/08/california-taskforce-reparations-explainer
• The Guardian | Campaigners urge king to do more to acknowledge UK’s slavery role - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/10/campaigners-urge-king-to-do-more-to-acknowledge-uks-slavery-role
• The Guardian | Food banks are taking over from the welfare state, warns Gordon Brown - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/09/food-banks-are-taking-over-from-the-welfare-state-warns-gordon-brown
• The Guardian | Home Office accused of being ‘unashamedly racist’ towards Sudanese - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/07/home-office-accused-of-being-unashamedly-racist-towards-sudanese
• The Guardian | How the fall of Edward Colston’s statue revolutionised the way British history is told - https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/may/05/how-the-fall-of-edward-colstons-statue-revolutionised-the-way-british-history-is-told
• The Guardian | Let asylum seekers work to help themselves and the UK - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/04/let-asylum-seekers-work-to-help-themselves-and-the-uk
• The Guardian | Lib Dems’ Ed Davey calls for national debate over UK’s slavery role - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/07/lib-dem-ed-davey-calls-for-national-debate-over-uk-slavery-role
• The Guardian | Ministers missed chances to prepare social care for a pandemic, review finds - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/05/ministers-missed-chances-to-prepare-social-care-for-a-pandemic-review-finds
• The Guardian | My ancestors profited from slavery. Here’s how I am starting to atone for that - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/24/ancestors-profit-slavery-atone-enslaved-people
• The Guardian | No woman should have to give birth alone. Pregnant asylum seekers need our support - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/05/woman-give-birth-alone-pregnant-asylum-seekers
• The Guardian | ‘Part of you dies as well’: the toll of caring for loved ones with dementia - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/08/toll-of-caring-for-loved-ones-with-dementia-alzheimers
• The Guardian | Refugees like myself want to contribute to UK society, but we aren’t allowed to - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/06/refugees-like-myself-want-to-contribute-to-uk-society-but-we-arent-allowed-to
• The Guardian | RFU bans former council member over racist comment at Six Nations match - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/may/09/rfu-bans-former-council-member-over-racist-comment-at-six-nations-match
• The Guardian | Schools need a regulator, not Ofsted - https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/commentisfree/2023/may/07/letters-schools-need-regulator-not-ofsted
• The Guardian | Social workers should not assess asylum seeker ages for Home Office, professional body says - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/15/social-workers-should-not-assess-ages-of-asylum-seekers-professional-body-says
• The Guardian | UK migration bill impractical and morally unacceptable, says Justin Welby - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/10/uk-migration-bill-impractical-and-morally-unacceptable-says-justin-welby
• The Guardian | Victims of forced adoption step up pressure for UK government apology - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/09/victims-of-forced-adoption-step-up-pressure-for-uk-government-apology
• The Guardian | When Ofsted got a taste of its own medicine - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/may/10/when-ofsted-got-a-taste-of-its-own-medicine
• The Guardian | Workers’ rights put at risk by plan to scrap EU working hours rules, says TUC - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/10/workers-rights-put-at-risk-by-plan-to-scrap-eu-working-hours-rules-says-tuc
• The Independent | Archbishop of Canterbury attacks ‘morally unacceptable’ small boats bill - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/archbishop-canterbury-small-boats-sunak-b2336236.html
• The Independent | Citizens Advice issues warning over ‘bleakest ever’ year - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/citizens-advice-inflation-energy-prepayment-b2336514.html
• The Independent | Disabled people facing a ‘cost-of-breathing’ crisis due to high energy bills - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cost-breathing-crisis-disabled-people-b2335265.html
• The Independent | Former British army chief dramatically intervenes in government’s Rwanda policy - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/small-boats-sunak-braverman-rwanda-b2328318.html
• The Independent | Huge barge set to house 500 asylum seekers arrives in the UK - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/barge-falmouth-cornwall-migrants-bibby-b2333313.html
• The Independent | It’s not the Archbishop’s job to call the government ‘morally unacceptable’ – but someone’s got to do it - https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/archbishop-of-canterbury-braverman-small-boats-b2336329.html
• The Independent | Shola Mos-Shogbamimu praised for making Dawn Neesom pronounce her name correctly on live TV - https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/shola-mos-shogbamimu-jeremy-vine-dawn-neesom-b2336352.html
• The Independent | Simple inexpensive tests found to predict dementia risk years in advance - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/test-dementia-risk-years-advance-b2332941.html
• The Independent | Suella Braverman again rebuked by stats watchdog for saying ‘millions of migrants’ could come to UK - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/suella-braverman-migrants-millions-small-boats-b2336373.html
• The Independent | Sunak vow to detain all small boat migrants ‘unworkable’ as UK’s immigration detention capacity revealed - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rishi-sunak-small-boats-bill-b2332655.html
• The Independent | York shows us that disability rights can be a political dealbreaker - https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/york-council-blue-badge-ban-disability-b2335566.html
• The Voice | Black British pensioners live in poverty after housing costs - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/2023/05/04/black-british-pensioners-live-in-poverty-after-housing-costs/
• The Voice | Black Inclusion Week kicks off in the UK - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2023/05/10/black-inclusion-week-kicks-off-in-the-uk/
• The Voice | Britain must face the truth it participated and profited from slavery - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/2023/05/05/britain-must-face-the-truth-it-participated-and-profited-from-slavery/
• The Voice | Caribbean campaigners?write to King Charles demanding slavery reparations and the return of stolen historic artefacts ahead of Coronation - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/2023/05/06/caribbean-campaigners-write-to-king-charles-demanding-slavery-reparations-and-the-return-of-stolen-historic-artefacts-ahead-of-coronation/
• The Voice | Raising the Future: how to talk to your children about activism - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/entertainment/2023/05/04/raising-the-future-how-to-talk-to-your-children-about-activism/
• The Voice | Rishi Sunak rejects call for Britain to apologise for slavery and pay reparations - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/2023/05/10/rishi-sunak-rejects-call-for-britain-to-apologise-for-slavery-and-pay-reparations/

Consultations, petitions & surveys

• BASW England | Professional Capabilities & Development group | Teaching Partnerships, Employers and HEIs: How do you recruit, train and support PE Assessors and Mentors? - https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TJFWPHT (ends 09/06/23)
• Department for Education | Child and family social worker workforce consultation - https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/child-and-family-social-worker-workforce (ends 11/05/23)
• Department for Education | Children's social care national framework and dashboard - https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/childrens-social-care-national-framework-and-dashboard (ends 11/05/23)
• Department of Health and Social Care | Care workforce pathway for adult social care: call for evidence - https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/care-workforce-pathway-for-adult-social-care-call-for-evidence/care-workforce-pathway-for-adult-social-care-call-for-evidence (ends 31/05/23) or email [email protected] with your feedback to help shape the BASW England response (before 12/05/23)
• Good Law Project (via Crowd Justice) | Protect unaccompanied asylum seeking children - https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/protect-unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=UASC270323&utm_medium=social%20media

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Events & training

• Arts & Health Hub | Crystallised Intelligence: The Value of Lived Experience | 16/05/23 at 6:30pm – 8:30pm (online) - https://www.artsandhealthhub.org/events/panel-lip
• BASW England Lincolnshire branch | A focus on social work and Neurodiversity | 11/05/23 at 6:00pm – 8:00pm (online) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/basw-england-lincolnshire-branch-presents-focus-social-work-and-neurodiversity
• BASW England London branch event | Racism at Work: How to Be an Ally (Free Taster Session Available) | 18/05/23 at 6:30pm – 8:00pm (online) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/basw-london-branch-event
• BASW England Mental Health group | A Lifestyle Choice? Mental Capacity and Multiple Exclusion Homelessness | 18/05/23 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm (online) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/lifestyle-choice-mental-capacity-and-multiple-exclusion-homelessness
• BASW England Norfolk branch | May Reading Group - Spirituality and Social Work | 11/05/23 at 7:30pm – 9:00pm (online) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/basw-england-norfolk-branch-may-reading-group
• BASW England North Yorkshire Network presents: Creative Anti-Racist Practice | 25/05/23 at 10:00am – 1:30pm (in-person) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/basw-england-north-yorkshire-network-presents-creative-anti-racist-practice
• BASW England Worcester branch | Supporting the Mental Health of Autistic Young Women & Girls and those with ADHD | 20/07/23 at 7:30pm – 9:00pm (hybrid) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/basw-england-worcester-branch-presents-supporting-mental-health-autistic-young-women-girls
• BASW England Worcester branch | Working with People with Brain Injury | 25/05/23 at 7:30pm – 9:00pm (online) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/basw-england-worcester-branch-presents-working-people-brain-injury
• CASCADE | Conversation Analysis and Social Work Conference 2023 | 01/06/23 at 9:45am – 4:15pm (online) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conversation-analysis-and-social-work-conference-2023-tickets-519013141277
• CELCIS Emerging Insights Webinar| Protecting Teenagers from Exploitation | 23/05/23 at 9:30am – 11:00am (online) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-celcis-emerging-insights-webinar-protecting-teenagers-from-exploitation-tickets-623625339177
• Co-POWeR | 'Children, Young People and Families' Report Launch | 25/05/23 at 1:30pm – 4:30pm (in-person) - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/co-power-children-young-people-and-families-report-launch-tickets-563578186527
• Disability Expo | Putting the I in disability…because I matter! | 6-7/07/23 at 9:00am – 5:00pm (in-person) - https://www.thedisabilityexpo.com/
• Ella Baker School of Organising | Creating an inclusive story of us. Asylum seekers are not the problem! | 24/05/23 at 7:00pm – 9:00pm (online) - https://actionnetwork.org/events/creating-an-inclusive-story-of-us-asylum-seekers-are-not-the-problem
• ExChange | Check your thinking: supporting anti-racist practice in children’s social care | Multiple dates (online & in-person) - https://www.exchangewales.org/check-your-thinking-supporting-anti-racist-practice-in-childrens-social-care/
• Fair Immigration Movement (FIRM) | Stand Up! Speak Out! | Multiple dates (online) - https://firmcharter.org.uk/stand-up-speak-out/
• Festival of Debate Sheffield | We are the largest annual politics festival in the UK, taking place every spring across South Yorkshire | Multiple dates (in-person) - https://festivalofdebate.com/
• Frontline | Social Work Coffee Breaks | How to better speak to young people about sexuality and gender | 11/05/23 at 2:00pm – 2:30pm (online) - https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7f493397-d1b2-410b-aef8-97030a9678de@a44193d6-4fb5-453c-b231-6e9ab7c7c8da
• Irwin Mitchell | Safeguarding And Empowering Protected Parties In 2023 | Court of Protection National Conference | 29/06/23 at 9:30am – 4:15pm (in-person) - https://events.irwinmitchell.com/copconference/Twitter
• Kinship Compass | Single Kinship Carers Group | 23/05/23 at 10:30am – 11:30am (online) - https://compass.kinship.org.uk/groups/single-kinship-carers-group/
• Leading Routes | #BlackinAcademia: Disrupting the Discourse | 05/06/23 at 6:00pm – 10:00pm (in-person) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/blackinacademia-disrupting-the-discourse-london-the-british-library-tickets-626974586867
• Manchester Metropolitan University | Faculty of Health, Psychology & Social Care | Our Lives Now | 17/05/23 at 10:00am – 12:00pm (online) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-lives-now-tickets-601470994937
• Manchester Metropolitan University | Research to Practice Twilight session: Not Ageing Out of Violence? Older Men’s Biographical Narratives of Their Abuse and Violence in Intimate Relationships With Female Partners | 17/05/23 at 6:00pm – 7:00pm (online) - Download from here
• MHA | Dementia training for friends & family of people living with dementia | Multiple dates (online) - https://www.mha.org.uk/news-and-blogs/news/dementia-training-friends-family-people-living-dementia/
• National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) | Community Led Support Spring Festival | 16 – 17/05/23 (online) - https://www.ndti.org.uk/news/community-led-support-spring-festival-returns-for-2023
• National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) | Free training workshops | Multiple dates (online) - https://www.ndti.org.uk/free-training-workshops-run-by-young-people
• National Organisation for Practice Teaching (NoPT) Conference 2023 | ‘WE ARE BACK’ | 11/07/23 at 9:30am – 4:00pm (in-person) - Download from here (updated)
• Newcastle University | At the Intersections Conference 2023 | 19/05/23 at 9:30am – 5:30pm (in-person) - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/at-the-intersections-conference-2023-tickets-603777674277?aff=estw&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-source=tw&utm-term=listing
• Research in Practice | What do we mean by ‘learning’ and why ‘digital learning’ is not an optional extra | 18/05/23 at 10:00am – 12:00pm (online) - https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/events-training/2023/may/what-do-we-mean-by-learning-and-why-digital-learning-is-not-an-optional-extra/
• Southampton Safeguarding Partnerships | Learning from Reviews - Safeguarding Children with Complex Health Needs | 11/10/23 at 12:00pm – 1:00pm (online) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learning-from-reviews-safeguarding-children-with-complex-health-needs-tickets-549192067257
• The Brain Injury Social Work Group | On the Periphery: Brain Injury and Safeguarding in Marginalised Groups | 15/06/23 at 9:00am – 5:00pm (in-person) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-the-periphery-brain-injury-and-safeguarding-in-marginalised-groups-tickets-560640921087 & Download flyer from here
• University of Cambridge | 25th Annual Bill McWilliams Lecture: 'Probation unification: stories, symbols and belonging' with Professor Lol Burke, Liverpool John Moores University | 14/06/23 at 1:00pm – 5:00pm (online) - https://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/25th-annual-bill-mcwilliams-lecture-probation-unification-stories-symbols-and-belonging
• University of Plymouth | Plymouth Social Work Symposium 2023 | 21-23/06/23 (in-person) - https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/plymouth-social-work-symposium-2023
• Unspoken Pleasures Conference | Philosophy and Social Work | 09/06/23 at 9:00am – 1:00pm (online) - https://unspokenpleasures.square.site/conference
• Westminster Conversations Conference | Challenging racisms in higher education and beyond | 11/05/23 at 9:00am – 8:00pm (in-person) - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/challenging-racisms-in-higher-education-and-beyond-tickets-598343540637?fbclid=PAAaZ8ZSDG50D_Ggw2O5Punk04OSVbAxZrkLIT0vmfzupEE28__tJ-hqhF8WI
• Whiting & Birch Ltd | Writing for the Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning | 25/05/23 at 6:00pm – 8:00pm (online) - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-for-the-journal-of-practice-teaching-and-learning-tickets-621690371637

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Opportunities & vacancies

• BASW | Advice and Representation support - https://www.basw.co.uk/membership/basw-member-benefits/advice-representation-and-support
• BASW | Current vacancies - https://www.basw.co.uk/jobs/work-with-us
• BASW England | Black & Ethnic Minority Professionals Symposium (BPS) | BPS competition - Download from here
• BASW England Greater Manchester branch – The Greater Manchester branch are looking for new members - Download from here
• BASW | External job vacancies webpage - https://www.basw.co.uk/home/vacancies
• BASW | Professional Social Work magazine | Guidance for contributors - https://www.basw.co.uk/professional-social-work-guidance-contributors
• Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Children’s Services | Children's Independent Reviewing Officer - https://jobs.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/JobDetails.aspx?msg=TRazvy8Q2YBUZgT2eaYY%2bnoiEZcQn8wCmtL%2f7BqTbNA%3d (ends 14/05/23)
• Care Leavers' Association (via Twitter) | Are you a Care Experienced Adult? Do you wish to talk about your experience in an environment with only other care experienced adults??Join our new monthly group therapy project based in Manchester… - https://twitter.com/CareLeavers/status/1652002752493498403
• C Barnard | Seeking mixed-ethnicity parents & parents-to-be - Download from here
• Centre for Mental Health | Take part in our research: Share your thoughts on mental health as a young Black person - https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/take-part-our-research-share-your-thoughts-mental-health-young-black-person
• Community Care | Write for Community Care - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/write-for-community-care/
• Devon County Council | Social Work Apprenticeship (Adults) - https://www.devonjobs.gov.uk/job/Social%20Work%20Apprenticeship%20(Adults)%20(Ref.4670)?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Orlo (ends 21/05/23)
• Durham County Council (via North East Jobs) | Enhanced Practitioners - Children in Care - https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/Default.aspx?page=jobdetail&module=jobs-userjobdetails&jid=243966&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=northeastjobsuk (ends 14/05/23)
• King’s College London | Raheem Sterling Scholarship - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/funding/raheem-sterling-scholarship (ends 28/05/23)
• Leeds Beckett University | Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Social Work (Fixed-term - Maternity cover) - https://vacancies.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/trenprod_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=163337HeEi&WVID=7412577lKO&LANG=USA (ends 12/05/23)
• Oldham Council (via Greater Jobs) | Head of Social Work Academy (Principal Social Worker) - https://www.greater.jobs/search-and-apply/job-details/SM3/OL-77704/ (ends 25/05/23)
• Race Equality Foundation | Trauma and Racism project - https://raceequalityfoundation.org.uk/projects/trauma-and-racism-project/ and/or email [email protected]
• Shabnam Ahmed | Play a role in my research study - Download from here
• Social Workers Union | SWU Assignment: World Social Work Day Student Essay Competition - https://swu-union.org.uk/world-social-work-day-student-essay-competition/ (ends 23/06/23)
• Sheffield City Council | Assistant Service Manager - Youth Justice Service - https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/job-listing/assistant-service-manager-youth-justice-service-sheffield-city-council-united-kingdom-JV_IC3414736_KO0,47_KE48,85.htm?jl=1008437567263 (ends 12/05/23)
• The Open University | Care Experienced Scholarship - https://www.open.ac.uk/courses/fees-and-funding/care-experienced-scholarship (ends 26/07/23)
• The Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust – Bursaries - https://tavistockandportman.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/financial-support/bursaries/
• The Transformed You | Intervention and Support Mentor - https://thetransformedyou.co.uk/we-are-hiring/ (ends 02/06/23)
• United Nations | Fellowship programme for people of African descent - https://www.ohchr.org/en/about-us/fellowship-programmes/fellowship-programme-people-african-descent (ends 15/05/23)
• University of Bristol | PhD Studentship: Black Feminism and Welfare Histories Scholarship - https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CZO224/phd-studentship-black-feminism-and-welfare-histories-scholarship (ends 30/05/23)
• Unspoken Pleasures Conference | Philosophy and Social Work | Submit abstract / podcast proposal - https://unspokenpleasures.square.site/podcast (ends 19/05/23)
• Wokingham Borough Council | Adult Safeguarding Quality & Development Manager - https://ats-wokinghamjobs.jgp.co.uk/vacancies/235254?ga_client_id=154e9c37-2f36-44f0-967f-b72a8417873c (ends 21/05/23)

Research & resources

• @I_amMukhtar (via Twitter) | Auntie Shola said we're not moving on until you pronounce my name right - https://twitter.com/I_amMukhtar/status/1656258746157260802
• 5 News (via YouTube) | 5 News meets an incredible woman who's set up a charity to support black people's mental health - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnG7bztATPI
• Antonia Ogundayisi (via Twitter) | “There is more to black life than pain and trauma. Joy is an essential part of our life and experiences…” - https://twitter.com/AntoniaOgun/status/1654496828358795265
• BASW England | Black & Ethnic Minority Professionals Symposium (BPS) | Resources webpage - https://www.basw.co.uk/black-ethnic-minority-professionals-symposium-bps
• BASW England | Criminal Justice group | Resources webpage - https://www.basw.co.uk/criminal-justice-group
• BASW England | Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS) refresh 2022 - https://www.basw.co.uk/system/files/resources/peps-review.pdf?& promotional video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1c-Eld7Fh8?
• BASW England (via YouTube) | Promotional Video for Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS) Refresh 2022 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1c-Eld7Fh8
• BASW | Quality Assurance in Practice Learning (QAPL) refresh 2022 - https://www.basw.co.uk/system/files/resources/qapl-fourth-edition.pdf????
• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy | Racism, racial trauma and anti-racism podcasts - https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-us/advancing-the-profession/influencing-decision-makers/racism-podcasts/
• Channel 4 News (via Twitter) | "They're not asylum shoppers they're asylum seekers... That's not true." - https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1656355549032660994
• CoramBAAF (via YouTube) | Adoption & fostering video resources - https://www.youtube.com/@Adoptionfostering/videos
• Fela, the Alien Superstar (via Twitter) | There is not a single minority... - Download from here
• Franky Wah (via YouTube) | Franky Wah - Come Together (Visual) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgxQ2vz6p9E
• Haydee Waldron Jones | SATs Don’t?- Download from here
• Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust | Microaggressions toolkit - https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-toolkits/microaggressions-toolkit
• Laureus (via Facebook) | The moment Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce reflects on being named the 2023 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year World Athletics | Olympics #Laureus23 - https://www.facebook.com/LaureusSportForGood/videos/the-moment-shelly-ann-fraser-pryce-reflects-on-being-named-the-2023-laureus-worl/626013829099190/
• Matt Green (via Twitter) | How’s your Diversity and Inclusion? - https://twitter.com/mattgreencomedy/status/1293832340645523457?s=20
• Minoritised NHS Manager (via Twitter) | Is anyone else triggered by all the… - https://twitter.com/minoritisedNHS/status/1653839894874079232
• North East London Social Work Teaching Partnership (via YouTube) | Anti Racist Social Work Practice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UctA9i76FQQ
• Oxford Brookes University | Creating an anti-racist university experience - https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/units/hls/projects/anti-racist-university-experience/
• Professor Carlene Firmin (via Twitter) | Can't wait to get stuck into this one! - https://twitter.com/carlenefirmin/status/1381653681481867266?s=20
• Restraint Reduction Network | RRN launches new Restraint Inequalities Toolkit - https://restraintreductionnetwork.org/resources/restraint-inequalities-toolkit/
• Restraint Reduction Network | RRN publishes new ‘How I should be cared for in a mental health hospital’ resources for people receiving care in inpatient units - https://restraintreductionnetwork.org/resources/inpatient-resource-toolkit/
• Skills for Care | Registered Manager Networks - https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/resources/documents/Support-for-leaders-and-managers/Support-for-Registered-managers/Networks/Registered-managers-network-directory.pdf
• Social Workers Union (via YouTube) | Talk to SWU interview with Dr Neil Thompson for Stress Awareness Month 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owHLQM1Omq8
• Social Workers Union (via YouTube) | Talk to SWU: Workplace issues webinar - 30 March 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ2ODb-ako8
• The Guardian | Kids review – a startling, unprecedented look at children in care - https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/10/kids-review-a-startling-unprecedented-look-at-children-in-care
• The Silverlining Brain Injury Charity | Our Groups - https://www.thesilverlining.org.uk/about-us/our-groups/
• The Systemic Way podcast (via Spotify) | Reclaiming Attachment Theory and the Interplay Between Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology and Systemic Thinking: In conversation with Graham Music - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Yep18HErlzHdaK1QwGhef
• Toni Tone (via Twitter) | Sometimes people won't consider you BECAUSE they recognise your value... - Download from here
• Unknown | Parents listen to their sons transplanted heart beat in the chest of recipient... - Download from here
• Unknown | Skeletons - Download from here
• Unknown | Woke Mob definition - Download from here
• Wayne's Weekly advert | The money trap image - Download from here
• Wholehearted School Counselling | What to do when I make a mistake infographic - Download from here

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