Wayne's Weekly | September 2023 - Week 1

Dear all

I hope you are having a glorious week.

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Announcements & reports

• Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ) | Open letter calls for urgent Government action to prevent crises in the children’s secure estate - https://www.ayj.org.uk/news-content/open-letter-calls-for-urgent-government-action-to-prevent-crises-in-the-childrens-secure-estate
• BASW England | Response to Social Work England: Readiness for professional practice consultation - 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 & SWU landing page for Social Work England consultations - https://www.basw.co.uk/what-we-do/around-uk/england/social-work-england/consultations
• BASW statement on Illegal Migration Act - https://www.basw.co.uk/media/news/2023/jul/illegal-migration-act-basw-uk-statement
• Care Quality Commission | Business plan 2023-26 - https://www.cqc.org.uk/publications/business-plan
• Learning Disability England | Open letter to Maria Caufield MP re: Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Code of Practice - https://www.learningdisabilityengland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Mandatory-Training-code-of-conduct-Easy-Read-open-letter-2.pdf
• NHS Digital | Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, 2022-23 – Official Statistics - https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-capacity-act-2005-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-assessments/2022-23
• Social Work England | Our responses to consultations - https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/about/consultations/our-responses-to-consultations/
• Social Work England | Registration and fitness to practise data - https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/about/publications/Registration-and-fitness-to-practise-data
• Social Work England | Response to Home Office consultation on mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse – Click here
• Social Work England | Sustainability Plan 2023 to 2026 - https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/about/publications/sustainability-plan-2023-to-2026/?utm_source=e-shot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NewsletterJuly2023
• Social Workers Union (SWU) newsletter - September 2023 - Download from here
• Social Workers Without Borders (SWWB) | August newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/60ae7213a318/social-workers-without-borders-newsletter-aug23?e=[UNIQID]
• The Big Listen | Report on The Big Listen survey 2022-23: A Survey of Social Workers across London and the South East - https://www.liia.london/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/29.06.23-Big-Listen-Report.pdf
• The Brattle Group (via The Voice) | Report on Reparations for Transatlantic Chattel Slavery in the Americas and the Caribbean - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Brattle-Report_compressed.pdf
• Trades Union Congress (TUC) | Code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement consultation - https://www.tuc.org.uk/research-analysis/reports/code-practice-dismissal-and-re-engagement-consultation
• Trades Union Congress (TUC) | Every English region struggling to recruit childcare workers - https://www.tuc.org.uk/news/every-english-region-struggling-recruit-childcare-workers
• UK Parliament | House of Commons Library | Cost of living support for students - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/cost-of-living-support-for-students/
• UK Parliament | House of Commons Library | Dealing with immigration casework - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/dealing-with-immigration-casework/
• UK Parliament | House of Commons Library | Food poverty: Households, food banks and free school meals - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9209/
• UK Parliament | House of Commons Library | UK disability statistics: Prevalence and life experiences - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9602/

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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
• BBC News | Lauren Bridges: Out-of-area patient died in 'cry for help', inquest jury finds - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-66687008
• Care Management Matters | Paving the way in excellence: Supporting older people with learning disabilities to lead good lives - https://www.caremanagementmatters.co.uk/feature/paving-the-way-in-excellence-supporting-older-people-with-learning-disabilities-to-lead-good-lives/
• Community Care | ‘Agency social work is a response to demand and a flexible choice for staff – so rules curbing it won’t work’ – Click here
• Community Care | Biggest social work union will not strike over local government pay despite positive votes for action - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/08/23/biggest-social-work-union-will-not-strike-over-local-government-pay-despite-positive-votes/
• Community Care | Children’s social care gets fifth minister in two years - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/08/31/childrens-social-care-gets-fifth-minister-in-two-years/
• Community Care | Is racism driving Black and ethnic minority social workers into agency work? - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/08/02/is-racism-driving-black-and-ethnic-minority-social-workers-into-agency-work/
• Community Care | Racism driving Black and minority ethnic social workers into agency work, finds research - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/07/28/racism-driving-black-and-minority-ethnic-social-workers-into-agency-work-finds-research/
• Community Care | Seven lessons for practitioners from the review of children’s social care in Northern Ireland - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/08/29/seven-lessons-for-practitioners-from-the-review-of-childrens-social-care-in-northern-ireland/
• Community Care | Should unions settle their pay dispute with councils? - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/09/01/social-work-pay-unions-settle-dispute-or-strike/
• Community Care | Social Work England consults on best interests assessor training standards – Click here - Help influence and shape the BASW England response (see below)
• Community Care | ‘Very bad’ employers exploiting overseas social care staff, warns government migration adviser - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/08/01/very-bad-employers-exploiting-overseas-social-care-staff-warns-government-migration-adviser/
• Community Care | Will price caps solve the pay gap between agency and permanent social workers? - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/08/24/will-price-caps-solve-the-pay-gap-between-agency-and-permanent-social-workers/
• Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | Social work with adults| Social work's vital role in disaster situations - https://socialworkwithadults.blog.gov.uk/2023/09/05/social-works-vital-role-in-disaster-situations/
• Gurnam Singh (via LinkedIn) | Doing anti-racism without doing race! - https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/doing-anti-racism-without-race-gurnam-singh-phd-/
• Mental Capacity Law and Policy | Guest post by Lorraine Currie: I wouldn’t start from here – A blog about the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards – Click here
• Metro | ADHD linked to depression and suicidal thoughts - https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/05/adhd-linked-to-depression-and-suicidal-thoughts-19451167/ (TRIGGER WARNING!) ??
• Metro | Dementia at 58 made me feel like life was over – but it was an incredible gift - https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/04/i-love-to-sky-dive-it-may-surprise-you-that-i-also-have-dementia-19441398/
• Metro | How to ‘weaponise your competence’ to get recognition at work - https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/06/weaponise-your-competence-to-get-recognition-at-work-19427595/
• Metro | I couldn’t get a single job interview, until I made my name sound more white - https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/28/i-couldnt-get-a-single-job-interview-until-made-my-name-sound-more-white-19406134/
• Metro | I was 14, he was in his 30s – I didn’t realise he’d groomed me - https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/29/i-was-14-he-was-in-his-30s-i-didnt-realise-hed-groomed-me-19383390/ (TRIGGER WARNING!) ??
• Metro | My dad never admitted he was an alcoholic – but booze ruined his life - https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/03/i-loved-my-dad-despite-his-alcoholism-but-he-died-alone-19420577/ (TRIGGER WARNING!) ??
• Metro | My dad sacrificed everything for a better life for us in the UK - https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/05/my-dad-sacrificed-everything-for-a-better-life-for-us-in-the-uk-19444066/
• Metro | The Home Office warned I had less than 24 hours to move to the Bibby Stockholm barge - https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/29/bibby-stockholm-the-home-office-gave-me-less-than-24-hours-to-move-19405841/
• Metro | The Met Police won’t attend mental health calls – I’m overjoyed - https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/01/the-met-police-wont-attend-mental-health-calls-im-overjoyed-19423584/
• Morning Star | Social worker students unable to live on inadequate bursaries - https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/social-worker-students-unable-to-live-on-inadequate-bursaries
• Now Then | "One of Sheffield’s most significant landmarks": The history of SADACCA - https://nowthenmagazine.com/articles/rob-cotterell-one-of-sheffields-most-significant-landmarks-the-history-of-sadacca ??????
• Now Then | Piece of Hair for Peace of Mind - https://nowthenmagazine.com/articles/piece-of-hair-for-peace-of-mind-black-bacbershops-male-mental-health-masculinity ??????
• Professional Social Work | Birmingham City Council declares itself 'effectively bankrupt' - https://www.basw.co.uk/resources/psw-magazine/psw-online/birmingham-city-council-declares-itself-effectively-bankrupt
• 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 | Ten concerns about the Illegal Migration Act every social worker should know - https://www.basw.co.uk/resources/psw-magazine/psw-online/ten-concerns-about-illegal-migration-act-every-social-worker
• Professional Social Work | ‘There’s far too much good will in social work’ - https://www.basw.co.uk/resources/psw-magazine/psw-online/%E2%80%98there%E2%80%99s-far-too-much-good-will-social-work%E2%80%99
• Social Workers Union | “Warm words but no action” on English social work bursaries - https://swu-union.org.uk/2023/08/warm-words-but-no-action-on-english-social-work-bursaries/
• Social Work News | How does Social Work regulation perpetuate White Supremacy? - https://www.mysocialworknews.com/article/how-does-social-work-regulation-perpetuate-white-supremacy
• The Guardian | Antoinette Sandbach’s relatives owned slaves – and so did mine. We have to atone for that as best we can - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/01/antoinette-sandbach-relatives-slaves-ancestors
• The Guardian | Bibby Stockholm: ministers accused of playing Russian roulette with asylum seekers’ lives - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/30/bibby-stockholm-government-playing-russian-roulette-with-asylum-seekers-lives
• The Guardian | Children reaching UK in small boats sent to jail that houses adult sex offenders - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/27/children-reaching-uk-in-small-boats-sent-to-jail-for-adult-sex-offenders
• The Guardian | Children with mild anxiety better off in school, says Chris Whitty - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/05/children-with-mild-anxiety-better-off-in-school-says-chris-whitty
• The Guardian | Councils in England in crisis as Birmingham ‘declares itself bankrupt’ - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/05/councils-in-england-in-crisis-as-birmingham-declares-itself-bankrupt
• The Guardian | Data on insecure work in UK shows ‘structural racism in action’, TUC says - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/14/tuc-says-uk-insecure-work-structural-racism-in-action-black-minority-ethnic-workers
• The Guardian | Domestic abusers leaving prison to wear electronic tags in pilot scheme - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/01/uk-to-pilot-electronic-tagging-for-domestic-abusers-leaving-prison
• The Guardian | Early intervention is key to protecting children from county lines gangs - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/01/early-intervention-is-key-to-protecting-children-from-county-lines-gangs
• The Guardian | Eleven people listed on first Rwanda flight staged hunger strike - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/23/eleven-people-listed-on-first-rwanda-flight-staged-hunger-strike
• The Guardian | England’s special educational needs crisis ‘out of control’ amid record complaints - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/03/special-educational-needs-provision-crisis-england-record-complaints
• The Guardian | Exploitation and low pay causing poverty among care workers, TUC finds - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/29/exploitation-and-low-pay-causing-poverty-among-care-workers-tuc-finds
• The Guardian | Ex-prison officer jailed for possessing white supremacist ‘murder manual’ - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/31/ashley-podsiad-sharp-ex-prison-officer-jailed-white-supremacist-murder-manual
• The Guardian | Ex-Tory MP apologises for ancestors’ links to slavery - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/01/ex-tory-mp-apologises-for-ancestors-links-to-slavery
• The Guardian | Family of former British PM apologises for enslaver past in Guyana - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/26/family-of-former-british-pm-william-gladstone-apologises-for-enslaver-past-in-guyana
• The Guardian | Fire safety report demanded five changes on Bibby Stockholm - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/31/fire-safety-report-demanded-five-changes-on-bibby-stockholm
• The Guardian | Home Office defies high court by placing 100 asylum-seeker children in hotels - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/01/home-office-defies-high-court-by-placing-100-asylum-seeker-children-in-hotels
• The Guardian | Home secretary orders review into ‘political activism’ within policing - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/02/home-secretary-orders-review-into-political-activism-within-policing
• The Guardian | How I turned prisoners’ misery into reading pleasure: the brilliant story of Bang Up Books - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/04/how-i-turned-prisoners-misery-into-reading-pleasure-the-brilliant-story-of-bang-up-books
• The Guardian | Hundreds of children thrown out of school in English county lines hotspots - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/aug/29/hundreds-of-children-thrown-out-of-school-in-english-county-lines-hotspots
• The Guardian | ‘Invisible, endless, relentless’: the reality of care work in England - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/29/invisible-endless-relentless-the-reality-of-care-work-in-england
• The Guardian | ‘It stops you cold’: the 272 enslaved people sold to fund Georgetown - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/31/georgetown-college-slavery-272-book-rachel-swarns
• The Guardian | Junior and senior doctors in England to strike together for first time in NHS history - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/31/junior-doctors-nhs-england-vote-to-continue-strikes-through-winter
• The Guardian | Merseyside police to offer Childline help for young people in custody - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/06/merseyside-police-to-offer-childline-help-for-young-people-in-custody
• The Guardian | Monthly number of people per small boat crossing Channel hits new high - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/01/monthly-number-people-small-boat-crossing-channel-high
• The Guardian | Most English schools handing out clothes and food to children - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/07/most-english-schools-handing-out-clothes-and-food-to-children
• The Guardian | Number of offenders with indefinite sentences recalled to prison soars - https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/sep/03/number-of-offenders-with-indefinite-sentences-recalled-to-prison-soars
• The Guardian | On policing, Suella Braverman is asking the impossible - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/06/on-policing-suella-braverman-is-asking-the-impossible
• The Guardian | People deemed unable to work ‘face having benefits reduced under DWP plan’ - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/05/people-deemed-unable-to-work-face-having-benefits-reduced-under-dwp-plan
• The Guardian | Police reject Black applicants at higher rate than white, data reveals - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/31/police-reject-black-applicants-at-higher-rate-than-white-data-reveals
• The Guardian | Poor people ‘surviving not living’ as UK social contract collapses, says report - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/04/poor-people-surviving-not-living-as-uk-social-contract-collapses-says-report
• The Guardian | Professor Hakim Adi shortlisted for prestigious Wolfson award - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/05/professor-hakim-adi-shortlisted-for-prestigious-wolfson-award
• The Guardian | Race equality leader hits out at UK’s denial of institutional racism - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/30/race-equality-leader-hits-out-at-uk-denial-of-institutional-racism
• The Guardian | Record asylum backlog deals another blow to Sunak’s immigration pledges - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/24/record-asylum-backlog-deals-another-blow-to-sunak-immigration-pledges
• The Guardian | Sent home: how Kenyan’s dream of life as a UK care worker turned sour - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/03/sent-home-how-kenyans-dream-of-life-as-a-uk-care-worker-turned-sour
• The Guardian | Slavery reaches into the heart of Life in the UK - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/04/slavery-reaches-into-the-heart-of-life-in-the-uk
• The Guardian | Suella Braverman restates wish for UK to leave European court of human rights - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/28/suella-braverman-restates-wish-for-uk-to-leave-european-court-of-human-rights
• The Guardian | ‘The challenges are real’: TUC taskforce to examine AI threat to workers’ rights - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/03/tuc-taskforce-examine-ai-threat-workers-rights
• The Guardian | The cure for sick Britain? Restore public spending - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/aug/24/the-cure-for-sick-britain-restore-public-spending
• The Guardian | The racist Florida shooter’s ideology extends to ordinary people - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/30/florida-shooter-racist-ideology-manifesto
• The Guardian | Theresa May says she regrets using term ‘hostile environment’ - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/31/theresa-may-says-she-regrets-using-term-hostile-environment
• The Guardian | ‘They were earning ￡10,000 more than me!’ What happens when colleagues come clean about pay - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/31/they-were-earning-10000-more-than-me-what-happens-when-colleagues-come-clean-about-pay
• The Guardian | Tory party does not want to solve the small boats crisis - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/17/tory-party-does-not-want-to-solve-the-small-boats-crisis
• The Guardian | UK cannot ignore calls for slavery reparations, says leading UN judge - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/22/uk-cannot-ignore-calls-for-slavery-reparations-says-leading-un-judge-patrick-robinson
• The Guardian | UK university staff poised to strike for five days in freshers’ week - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/06/uk-university-staff-poised-to-strike-for-five-days-in-freshers-week
• The Guardian | UN highlights ‘psychological harm’ to UK man jailed since 2012 for phone theft - https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/sep/03/un-highlights-psychological-harm-to-uk-man-jailed-since-2012-for-phone-theft
• The Guardian | UN torture expert urges UK government to review indefinite sentences - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/30/un-torture-expert-urges-uk-government-to-review-all-indefinite-sentences
• The Guardian | ‘Utter disgrace’: BBC presenter Clive Myrie tells of family’s Windrush pain - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/02/clive-myrie-bbc-presenter-family-windrush-memoir
• The Guardian view on extreme poverty: the law should make essentials affordable - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/31/the-guardian-view-on-extreme-poverty-the-law-should-make-essentials-affordable
• The Guardian | When is it OK for white people to ask about other people’s ethnicity? - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/02/when-is-it-ok-for-white-people-to-ask-about-other-peoples-ethnicity
• The Guardian | Women still have right to equal pay, says UK government, despite scrapping of EU law - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/30/women-still-have-right-to-equal-pay-says-uk-government-despite-scrapping-of-eu-law
• The Independent | Furious inquiry chair hits out at Post Office accused of trying to hide ‘n-word’ - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/post-office-scandal-inquiry-n-word-b2405009.html
• The Independent | ‘Just a gimmick’: Suella Braverman criticised over plans to tag migrants - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/suella-braverman-migrants-tags-asylum-b2400486.html
• The Independent | ‘Like a prison’: Asylum seeker tagged by Home Office describes ‘shame’ of being tracked 24/7 - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/migrants-electronic-tag-home-office-small-boats-b2403319.html
• The Independent | Mental health patients waited last year in A&E for ‘over 5.4m hours’ - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/mental-health-patients-wait-time-b2403050.html
• The Independent | No 10 crackdown on racism as minister warns officials n-word slurs won’t be tolerated - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/racist-slur-n-word-uk-government-b2395394.html
• The Independent | Police watchdog launch investigation after mixed-race man dies in custody - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/iopc-probe-man-death-custody-b2403277.html
• The Independent | Reforms to disability benefits hopes to encourage more people into employment as charities voice concern - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/disability-benefits-work-from-home-mel-stride-b2405445.html
• The Independent | Sex offenders are using virtual reality to ‘groom and abuse children’ - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sex-offenders-virtual-reality-abuse-children-b2404874.html (TRIGGER WARNING!) ??
• The Independent | Small Axe star Alex Wheatle: I want my prostate cancer diagnosis to raise awareness for Black men - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/alex-wheatle-prostate-cancer-black-men-b2401700.html
• The Independent | The asylum backlog by numbers: what has driven waiting lists to record highs? - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/asylum-backlog-migration-numbers-b2398742.html
• The Independent | The truth about Black, Caribbean carnivals like Notting Hill and Spicemas - https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/notting-hill-carnival-spicemas-black-festivals-grenada-b2401159.html
• The Independent | Thousands more refugees facing homelessness after government eviction rule changes - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/refugees-homelessness-hotels-evictions-home-office-b2405326.html
• The Lead | Racial literacy training should be mandatory for teachers - https://thelead.uk/racial-literacy-training-should-be-mandatory-teachers
• The Voice | Apprenticeship bias must end - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/opinion/comment/2023/09/01/apprenticeship-bias-must-end/
• The Voice | Black refugee kids imprisoned with adult sex offenders - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2023/08/29/black-refugee-kids-imprisoned-with-adult-sex-offenders/
• The Voice | Double whammy for Black workers with rise in insecure work and unemployment - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2023/08/30/double-whammy-for-black-workers-with-rise-in-insecure-work-and-unemployment/
• The Voice | Ex-Tory MP ‘tries to hide family slavery links’ - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2023/09/01/ex-tory-mp-tries-to-hide-family-slavery-links/
• The Voice | Government doesn’t understand the Windrush community - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/opinion/comment/2023/09/01/government-doesnt-understand-the-windrush-community/
• The Voice | Lammy – the only Black person in the Labour village - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2023/09/05/lammy-the-only-black-person-in-the-labour-village/
• The Voice | Legal action considered after university sack popular history professor - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2023/08/31/legal-action-considered-after-university-sack-popular-history-professor/
• The Voice | Pay up, reparations campaigners tell family of British ex-PM Gladstone - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2023/09/04/pay-up-reparations-campaigners-tell-family-of-british-ex-pm-gladstone/
• The Voice | ‘Racist pub’ escapes sanction over golliwog dolls - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2023/09/06/racist-pub-escapes-sanction-over-golliwog-dolls/
• The Voice | Welcoming migrants is our humanitarian duty - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/opinion/comment/2023/08/15/welcoming-migrants-is-our-humanitarian-duty/
• Trades Union Congress (TUC) | An alarming rise in the number of BME workers in insecure work - https://www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/alarming-rise-number-bme-workers-insecure-work
• Trades Union Congress (TUC) | Number of BME workers in insecure work has "boomed” over past decade, TUC warns - https://www.tuc.org.uk/news/number-bme-workers-insecure-work-has-boomed-over-past-decade-tuc-warns
• Trades Union Congress (TUC) | The law on flexible work is changing - here's what your employer needs to do - https://www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/law-flexible-work-changing-heres-what-your-employer-needs-do
• UNISON | Migrant care staff in UK ‘exploited and harassed’ by employers, says UNISON - https://www.unison.org.uk/news/press-release/2023/07/migrant-care-staff-in-uk-exploited-and-harassed-by-employers-says-unison/

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Consultations, petitions & surveys

• BASW England | Committee voting | The nomination period has ended and voting is now open for the BASW England Committee vacancies - https://www.basw.co.uk/basw-england-committee-voting (ends 06/10/23)
• BASW England | Social Work England consultation on education and training approval standards for Best Interests Assessors (BIA’s) | Help influence and shape the BASW England response - Download flyer from here or send your views to [email protected] (ends 03/10/23)
• BASW England | Working Together to Safeguard Children: changes to statutory guidance survey – Click here
• Department of Health and Social Care | Oliver McGowan draft code of practice - https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/oliver-mcgowan-draft-code-of-practice (ends 19/09/23)
• Disability Unit and Equalities Hub | Disability Action Plan 2023 to 2024 consultation - https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/disability-action-plan-2023-to-2024 (ends 06/10/23)
• Skills for Care | New survey launched to capture the experiences of those working in adult social care - https://skillsforcare-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/new-survey-launched-to-capture-the-experiences-of-those-working-in-adult-social-care
• Social Work England | Consultation on education and training approval standards for Best Interests Assessors – Click here (ends 24/10/23)
• The Guardian | NHS workers: have you left the health service in the last year? - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/29/nhs-workers-have-you-left-the-health-service-in-the-last-year
• The Guardian | UK dementia carers: tell us about your experience looking after family - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/31/uk-dementia-carers-tell-us-about-your-experience-looking-after-family

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Events & training

• AFRUCA - Safeguarding Children | Farmed Children, Barrel Children: Historic Black UK Child Rearing Practices | 06/10/23 at 5:30pm – 8:30pm (in-person) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/farmed-children-barrel-children-historic-black-uk-child-rearing-practices-tickets-708500553227
• Age UK Bath and North East Somerset | From Pixels To Patients: Who Gets Left Behind When Healthcare Goes Digital? | 12/09/23 at 11:00am – 12:00pm (online) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-pixels-to-patients-who-gets-left-behind-when-healthcare-goes-digital-tickets-708459349987
• Anti Racist Cumbria | Anti Racist Cumbria Summit 2023 | 02/11/23 at (9:00am – 4:45pm (in-person) - https://antiracistcumbria.org/anti-racist-summit-2023-tickets-on-sale-now/
• BASW England 80-20 Campaign Lunch & Learn Webinar | Time For Social Work through Family Safeguarding | 27/09/23 at 12:00pm – 1:30pm (online) - Click here
• BASW England and the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse | Identifying and Responding to Child Sexual Abuse | Multiple dates (online) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/identifying-and-responding-child-sexual-abuse
• BASW England | Annual Members Meeting and Conference 2023 | 18 - 19/10/23 (online) - https://www.basw.co.uk/basw-england-annual-members-meeting-and-conference-2023 & Download flyer from here
• BASW England & several partners | Anti-Racist perspectives and the AMHP role | 17/10/23 at 09:30am – 11:30am (online) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/anti-racist-perspectives-and-amhp-role-presented-basw-england
• BASW England | Coventry & Warwickshire branch meeting | Setting the Agenda for BASW England Coventry & Warwickshire Branch | 20/09/23 at 6:30pm – 8:00pm (online) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/setting-agenda-basw-england-coventry-warwickshire-branch
• BASW England | Lincolnshire branch event | The true experience of being poor and working together to address social issues and prevent harm to children and families | 20/09/23 at 12:30pm – 2:00pm (hybrid event) – Click here
• BASW England | London branch event | "Who Do I Turn To?" - What to do if you encounter or witness racism in the workplace | 20/09/23 at 6:00pm – 8:00pm (online) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/who-do-i-turn-what-do-if-you-encounter-or-witness-racism-workplace
• BASW England | Social Work in Disasters CPD Training - Employer Engagement Event | 03/10/23 at 12:00pm – 12:45pm (online) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/social-work-disasters-cpd-training-employer-engagement-event
• BASW England | Social Work in Disasters CPD Training - Practitioner Engagement Event | 03/10/23 at 1:00pm – 1:45pm (online) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/social-work-disasters-cpd-training-practitioner-engagement-event
• BASW England | Social Work in Disasters training modules launch event | 08/09/23 at 12:00pm – 1:30pm (online) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/social-work-disasters-training-modules-launch-event
• Black British Book Festival | 2023 Festival Schedule | 27-28/10/23 (in-person) | Multiple events - https://blackbritishbookfestival.com/festival-schedule/#
• Child Welfare Inequalities Network | EuSARF - Child welfare Inequalities Network Launch Event! | 12/09/23 at 2:00pm – 5:00pm (in-person) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eusarf-child-welfare-inequalities-network-launch-event-tickets-673089949157?aff=oddtdtcreator
• City Lit | Mental Wealth Festival 2023 programme | Multiple dates (ends 14/10/23) - https://www.citylit.ac.uk/events/mental-wealth-festival/programme
• Community Trauma Conference UK | Black Men, Trauma and Mental Health | 28/10/23 at 9:45am – 5:30pm (online) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-men-trauma-and-mental-health-tickets-678397935487?aff=oddtdtcreator
• Ghanian Social Workers Association (GHASWA) | Social Work Conference 2023 flyer | 29/09/23 at 09:30am – 12:30pm (online) – Download flyer from here
• Harambee Organisation of Black Unity | Book Launch: The Psychosis of Whiteness by Kehinde Andrews | 07/09/23 at 6:00pm – 8:00pm (in-person) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-the-psychosis-of-whiteness-by-kehinde-andrews-tickets-700732899967?aff=oddtdtcreator
• Kent Research Partnership | Kent Research Partnership's Celebration of Social Care Research! | 28/09/23 at 10:00am – 3:30pm (online) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kent-research-partnerships-celebration-of-social-care-research-tickets-653845929777
• Kingston University London | New Directions in Mental Health Social Work | 29/11/23 at 9:45am – 1:00pm (online) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rescheduled-new-directions-in-mental-health-social-work-tickets-654756021887?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
• Learning Disability England | Pandemic Stories | 15/09/23 at 10:00am – 11:30am (online) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pandemic-stories-tickets-676634902207
• National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) | Free training workshops | Multiple dates (online) - https://www.ndti.org.uk/free-training-workshops-run-by-young-people
• Online Events | The Psychology of Supremacy in Counselling & Psychotherapy – Dr Dwight Turner | 16/09/23 at 10:00am – 1:00pm (online) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-psychology-of-supremacy-in-counselling-psychotherapy-dwight-turner-tickets-641037168427
• Skills for Care | Involving people in care planning – Practical and person-centred ways to involve the people you support | 21/09/23 at 10:00am – 11:00am (online) – Click here
• Social Workers Union | SWU Annual General Meeting 2023 | 29/09/23 at 2:00pm – 4:00pm (online) - https://swu-union.org.uk/2022/12/swu-annual-general-meeting-2023/
• Southampton Safeguarding Partnerships | Learning from Reviews - Safeguarding Children with Complex Health Needs | 11/10/23 at 12:00pm – 1:00pm (online) – Click here
• St Gemma's Hospice Academic Unit of Palliative Care | Free End of Life Care Training | Multiple dates (online) - https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/free-end-of-life-care-training-2161039
• The Guardian Live | Kehinde Andrews: The Psychosis of Whiteness | 12/09/23 at 8:00pm – 9:00pm (online) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kehinde-andrews-the-psychosis-of-whiteness-tickets-681721014907?_eboga=1885121003.1689252889
• Windrush 75 Network | What is happening to mark Windrush 75? - Multiple dates (ends 12/11/23) - https://www.windrush75.org/events

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Opportunities & vacancies

• AFRUCA | Multiple vacancies - https://afruca.org/work-with-us
• Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Advanced Social Worker - https://barnsley.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/3851/0/400539/1042/advanced-social-worker-42-503-45-495 (ends 02/10/23)
• BASW | Advice & 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 | 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
• Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Bradford Children and Families Trust Service Manager - https://bradford.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/3571/0/393477/15138/bcft-service-manager-sm0506
• British Airways | British Airways announces multi-million pound investment in new pilot cadet scheme, making a career as an airline pilot a realistic option for all - https://mediacentre.britishairways.com/pressrelease/details/17264 (applications open September 2023)
• Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust | Volunteers needed for a podcast – Download from here
• Community Care | Write for Community Care - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/write-for-community-care/

• Derbyshire Fire & Rescue (via Indeed) | Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) - https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5b8cfe72a9f5e4b1 (ends 17/09/23)

• National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) | Internships Work is a new project which will enable 4500 young adults, aged 16-25 with additional needs, to benefit from a supported internship per year by 2025 – Click here
• Social Workers Without Borders (SWWB) | Have you thought about volunteering with SWWB? Here's some information about how you can get involved… - https://twitter.com/SocialWorkersWB/status/1667162086001065988
• South Gloucestershire Council | Children's Improvement Partner - https://apply.careers.southglos.gov.uk/vacancies/4069/children-s-improvement-partner.html (ends 10/09/23)
• Trades Union Congress (TUC) | TUC Black Activist Development Course - https://www.tuc.org.uk/BlackActivistCourse

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Research & resources

• African & Black history (via Twitter/X) | "If you are silent about your pain, they'll kill you and say you enjoyed it." —Zora Neale Hurston - https://twitter.com/AfricanArchives/status/1697264322723143895
• African, Caribbean and Asian Lawyers For Justice (via Twitter/X) | As a direct descendant of her slave owning family, she claims a right to be forgotten. It’s white privilege personified… - https://twitter.com/BameFor/status/1697153053558780094
• 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 | Quality Assurance in Practice Learning (QAPL) refresh 2022 - https://www.basw.co.uk/system/files/resources/qapl-fourth-edition.pdf??? ?
• BASW | PCF/PEPS/QAPL - By the profession, for the profession banner – Download from here
• Black Women Exist Business App (via Google Play) | Introducing the "Black Women Exist Business App" – Your Passport to Empowering Black Women Entrepreneurs Globally! - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.britishwomen.app&pli=1
• BPS & WW competition winner | Tosin Sofowora | Reflective essay on ‘Anti-racism in Social Work’ presentation by Pam Shodeinde? 2021 -- Download from here | Winning submission of the BPS writing competition (BPS competition flyer available for download – for information only)??????
• Bree Newsome Bass (via Twitter/X) | “I’m not guilty for the sins of my ancestors or people who were here before me.”… - https://twitter.com/BreeNewsome/status/1696663969404968976
• Bristol University Press | Safeguarding Young People Beyond the Family Home: Responding to Extra-Familial Risks and Harms - https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/safeguarding-young-people-beyond-the-family-home
• Creative Life Story Work | Podcast Season 2: Episode 11 – The Studio of the Fostered Heroes - https://creativelifestorywork.com/resource/podcast-season-2-episode-11-the-studio-of-the-fostered-heroes/
• Goldie (via YouTube) | Sea of Tears - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY37izMpcsc
• No More Exclusions | Latest resources - https://www.nomoreexclusions.com/resources
• Nova Reid (via Twitter/X) | ‘White privilege’ is almost giving me as much disdain as ‘bias’ - if we keep using a more palatable ‘white privilege’ -when we really mean white supremacy and ‘bias’ when we mean racism… - https://twitter.com/novareidoffic/status/1697690605810245970
• Research in Practice | Promoting anti-racism in social work presentation - https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/content-pages/videos/promoting-anti-racism-in-social-work/
• Stop Workplace Bullies (via Twitter/X) | You really gotta watch how people "joke" with you. People throw a lot of hate and jealously on the low and cover it with a laugh. - https://twitter.com/Stopworkplacebu/status/1697404680794456315
• The Guardian | The word that will get you out of any situation! - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2023/jun/24/the-word-that-will-get-you-out-of-any-situation
• Theodore Roosevelt | The Man in the Arena quote - Download from here
• Tony Benn | The way a government treats refugees is very instructive... quote - Download from here
• Tupac Shakur | Even if you hear a bad story about me... quote - Download from here
• Unknown | #GrowingUpBlack when you're the only Black person in your class... image - Download from here
• Unknown | During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act – quote - Download from here
• Unknown | If this child was strong enough to survive it, your child is strong enough to learn about it... image - Download from here
• WW advert | A Bird's Eye View - UK & Ireland map image - Download from here
• WW advert | Jet ski shark attack image - Download from here
• WW advert | Omnipresent image - Download from here
• WW advert | The Engine Room image - Download from here
• WW advert | “Would you repeat your definition of ‘woke’ again, please?” image - Download from here

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