Wayne's Weekly | September 2023 - Week 2

Dear all

I hope you are having an impactful week.

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

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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
• Nuffield Family Justice Observatory | What do we know about adults in private law proceedings? Spotlight series - https://www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/what-do-we-know-about-adults-in-private-law-proceedings-spotlight-series
• 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 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
• UK Parliament | House of Commons Library | Asylum statistics - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn01403/
• 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 | Kinship carers in England - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn02967/
• UK Parliament | House of Commons Library | UK Prison Population Statistics - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn04334/
• UK Parliament | House of Commons Library | Unemployment – National: Key Economic Indicators - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn02797/
• UK Parliament | House of Commons Library | University strike action in the UK - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9387/
• UK Parliament | House of Commons Library | What happens if a council goes bankrupt? - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/what-happens-if-a-council-goes-bankrupt/
• UK Parliament | House of Commons Library | Youth unemployment statistics - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn05871/
• Wayne’s Weekly survey report 2023 (via LinkedIn) | https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/waynes-weekly-survey-report-2023-wayne-reid/

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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 | Family courts: Children forced into contact with fathers accused of abuse - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66531409
• 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 | DfE sets up group to tackle social worker workloads - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/09/08/dfe-sets-up-group-to-tackle-social-worker-workloads/
• Community Care | Mental health social workers vote to strike over ‘chronic staffing issues’ - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/09/06/mental-health-social-workers-vote-to-strike-over-chronic-staffing-issues/
• 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 | Social workers to take six days of strike action - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/09/12/social-workers-to-take-six-days-of-strike-action/
• 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/
• Critical Publishing | What is Wayne’s Weekly?? - https://thecriticalblog.wordpress.com/2023/02/06/what-is-waynes-weekly/
• Disability News Service | Autistic man to receive ￡20,000 from NHS after refusal of job interview adjustments - https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/autistic-man-to-receive-20000-from-nhs-after-refusal-of-job-interview-adjustments/
• Gurnam Singh (via LinkedIn) | Doing anti-racism without doing race! - https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/doing-anti-racism-without-race-gurnam-singh-phd-/ (re-added due to a weblink error last week! ??)
• INQUEST | SEAN RIGG: Police Watchdog issue unprecedented apology to family, 15 years on from Brixton custody death - https://www.inquest.org.uk/sean-rigg-iopc-apology
• Metro | The Taliban tried to recruit me so I escaped to the UK in the back of a lorry - https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/12/the-taliban-tried-to-make-me-into-a-suicide-bomber-19444609/ (TRIGGER WARNING!) ??
• 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 Work Today | Government appoints ninth children’s minister in just over six years - https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/News/Government-appoints-ninth-children%E2%80%99s-minister-in-just-over-six-years
• The Guardian | Black woman ‘grabbed by throat’ during incident in Peckham shop - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/12/police-investigate-incident-black-shopper-apparently-grabbed-by-throat (TRIGGER WARNING!) ??
• The Guardian | Caribbean nations set to demand royal family makes reparations for slave trade - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/10/caribbean-nations-set-to-demand-royal-family-makes-reparations-for-slave-trade
• The Guardian | Craig Pinkney: ‘Young people caught up in gang violence are traumatised’ - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/feb/11/craig-pinkney-criminologist-young-people-gang-violence-traumatised
• The Guardian | Deadliest legionella strain found onboard Bibby Stockholm - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/08/legionella-found-onboard-the-bibby-stockholm-is-most-deadly-strain
• The Guardian | Don’t steamroll, and go easy on the stats: how to win an argument – without making things worse - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/08/how-to-win-an-argument-without-making-things-worse-from-the-people-who-do-it-for-a-living
• The Guardian | DWP stops woman’s benefits after she said she worked one second over limit - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/08/dwp-stops-womans-benefits-after-she-said-she-worked-one-second-over-limit
• 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 | Five former Met officers plead guilty to sending racist WhatsApp messages - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/07/five-former-met-officers-plead-guilty-to-sending-racist-whatsapp-messages
• The Guardian | Home Office ordered to stop work on ex-RAF base for asylum seekers - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/08/home-office-ordered-to-stop-work-on-ex-raf-base-for-asylum-seekers-raf-scampton
• The Guardian | How austerity (and ideology) broke Britain - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/10/how-austerity-and-ideology-broke-britain
• The Guardian | If you want to live a life rich in meaning, first you must learn how to do nothing - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/11/if-you-want-to-live-a-life-rich-in-meaning-first-you-must-learn-how-to-do-nothing
• The Guardian | I learned to love my disabled body – why can’t my non-disabled friends love theirs? - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/09/i-learned-to-love-my-disabled-body-why-cant-my-non-disabled-friends-love-theirs
• The Guardian | Indefinite sentences should be suicide risk factor, says prisons watchdog - https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/sep/09/indefinite-sentences-should-be-suicide-risk-factor-says-prisons-watchdog
• 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 | I’ve had my benefits cut off for working one second over the limit. How can the DWP be so vindictive? - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/08/benefits-cut-working-department-work-pensions
• The Guardian | Met chief ‘dismissed child safety warnings’ in wake of Baby P case, says former detective - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/10/met-chief-dismissed-child-safety-warnings-in-wake-of-baby-p-case-says-former-detective
• The Guardian | Millions of UK parents struggle with mental health, survey suggests - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/11/millions-of-uk-parents-struggle-with-mental-health-survey-suggests
• The Guardian | Only half of required number of trainee secondary teachers in England recruited - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/12/only-half-of-required-number-of-trainee-secondary-teachers-in-england-recruited
• The Guardian | Our elderly aunt won’t move into a sheltered home - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/10/our-elderly-aunt-wont-move-into-a-sheltered-home-philippa-perry
• The Guardian | Revealed: covert deal to cut help for pupils in England with special needs - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/10/revealed-covert-deal-to-cut-help-for-pupils-in-england-with-special-needs
• The Guardian | Rotherham honours Arthur Wharton, England’s first Black professional footballer - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/07/rotherham-honours-arthur-wharton-englands-first-black-professional-footballer
• The Guardian | School suspensions rise sharply among disadvantaged children in England - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/13/school-suspensions-rise-sharply-among-disadvantaged-children-in-england
• The Guardian | Suicide prevention drive launched in England amid concern for young people - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/11/suicide-prevention-drive-launched-in-england-amid-concern-for-young-people
• The Guardian | The Observer view on Birmingham council: it won’t be the last to fail until local government funding is overhauled – Click here
• The Guardian | The Tories are mistaken if they believe that immigration is still their trump card - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/10/the-tories-are-mistaken-if-they-think-that-immigration-is-still-their-trump-card
• The Guardian | The world can solve this migration crisis. A more humane approach is the answer - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/10/solve-migration-crisis-humane-windrush-generation
• The Guardian | TUC agrees ‘non-compliance’ strategy against anti-strike laws - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/11/tuc-agrees-non-compliance-strategy-against-anti-strike-laws
• The Guardian | TUC complains to UN watchdog over ‘undemocratic’ UK anti-strike law - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/10/tuc-to-complain-to-un-watchdog-over-undemocratic-uk-anti-strike-law
• The Guardian view on prisons: the escape from Wandsworth reveals a deeper crisis - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/10/the-guardian-view-on-prisons-the-escape-from-wandsworth-reveals-a-deeper-crisis
• The Guardian view on the professional enablers taskforce: anti-immigration policy unhinged - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/07/the-guardian-view-on-the-professional-enablers-taskforce-anti-immigration-policy-unhinged
• The Guardian | Voter ID in England led to racial and disability discrimination, report finds - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/11/voter-id-in-england-led-to-racial-and-disability-discrimination-report-finds
• The Guardian | Wandsworth prison escape highlights the need for penal reforms - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/11/wandsworth-prison-escape-highlights-the-need-for-penal-reforms
• The Guardian | We know what works to prevent suicide. What we need now in England from ministers is the money and commitment to do it - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/12/prevent-suicide-ministers-england-money-funding-samaritans (TRIGGER WARNING!) ??
• The Guardian | We were held on Suella Braverman’s Bibby Stockholm barge – and we’re terrified of going back there - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/12/suella-braverman-bibby-stockholm-terrified-asylum-seekers-ministers (TRIGGER WARNING!) ??
• The Guardian | Young people leave care, then are hung out to dry. Why don’t we help them get to university instead? - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/11/young-people-leave-care-university-uk
• The Independent | Fears prisons could be run by gangs as thousands of guards quit - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prisons-hmp-jail-officers-daniel-khaliffe-b2410020.html
• The Independent | Home Office told girl, 5, she must leave UK while mother fights deportation to Nigeria - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/home-office-visa-deportation-nigeria-b2407090.html
• The Independent | Protests after shocking video shows woman accused of theft ‘strangled’ in shop - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/peckham-hair-cosmectics-shop-video-arrest-b2409767.html (TRIGGER WARNING!) ??
• The Voice | Call to boycott Black hair stores after woman is assaulted - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2023/09/12/call-to-boycott-black-hair-stores-after-woman-is-assaulted/
• The Voice | Cops face discipline over ‘excessive force’ against 14-year-old - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2023/09/07/cops-face-discipline-over-excessive-force-against-14-year-old/
• The Voice | Cops WhatApp: “What’s the difference between a Black and a white kid? The white kid has a dad” - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2023/09/08/cops-whatapp-whats-the-difference-between-a-black-and-a-white-kid-the-white-kid-has-a-dad/
• The Voice | Culture of fear over wearing natural hair at work - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2023/09/12/black-job-seekers-fear-discrimination-over-hair-and-dress-choices-research-finds/
• The Voice | Home Office to separate Nigerian mum from daughter, 5, who faces deportation - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2023/09/12/home-office-separate-nigerian-mum-from-toddler-who-faces-deportation/
• 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
• 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 | Criminal Justice group event – RECONNECT – NHS Digital | 03/10/23 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm (online) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/basw-england-criminal-justice-group-event-%E2%80%93-reconnect-%E2%80%93-nhs-digital
• 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 & Download flyer from here
• 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 | Norfolk branch event | The 'Illegal' Migration Act in 2023 in Practice | 21/09/23 at 6:00pm – 8:00pm (online) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/illegal-migration-act-2023-practice
• 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 | Worcestershire branch AGM | Celebrating and analysing the relationship between Social Work and Food | 28/09/23 at 7:00pm – 9:00pm (hybrid) - https://www.basw.co.uk/events/basw-england-worcestershire-branch-agm
• Black British Book Festival | 2023 Festival Schedule | 27-28/10/23 (in-person) | Multiple events - https://blackbritishbookfestival.com/festival-schedule/#
• 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
• 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
• Manchester Metropolitan Research and Practice Twilight session | 27.09.23 at 6:00pm – 7:00pm (online) - Download flyer from here
• 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
• Sheffield Anti-Racist Education (SHARE) | Decolonising medicine in Sheffield with Dr Annabel Sowemimo | 28/10/23 at 2:00pm – 4:00pm (online) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/decolonising-medicine-in-sheffield-with-dr-annabel-sowemimo-tickets-706282348517
• 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
• 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

• 10000 Black Interns | Apply for an Internship - https://10kbi.pinpointhq.com/register-your-interest/new
• 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
• Newham Council | Team Manager Children’s Qualified Social Work – Turnaround Project - https://elyq.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/job/2676 (ends 17/09/23)
• Social Work England | Head of Strategic Engagement - https://jobs.socialworkengland.org.uk/vacancy/head-of-strategic-engagement-536512.html (ends 20/09/23)
• 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

• @creative.clinical.psychologist | Social factors can weigh heavily on mental health outcomes – Download from here
• Bath Spa University (via YouTube) | Ordinary Black people doing extraordinary things - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgkKJ9o0uMs
• 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 England (via YouTube) | Social Work in Health group event – Presentation by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7xAkGi5pz4
• BASW | PCF/PEPS/QAPL - By the profession, for the profession banner – Download from here
• Bayard Rustin | What we need in every community… quote - Download from here
• BBC iPlayer | Champion - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0frq6zd/champion
• BBC iPlayer | Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001qgww/laura-kuenssberg-state-of-chaos
• BBC Sounds | Best of Today | Messy Fostering Guest Edit - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0g501v2
• BPS & WW writing competition winner | Tosin Sofowora | Reflective essay on ‘Anti-racism in Social Work’ presentation by Pam Shodeinde? 2021 -- Download from here
• Centre for Mental Health | Fact sheet: Muslim Mental Health - https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/fact-sheet-muslim-mental-health
• Channel 4 News | "When you’re a Black person in a white dominated space, you become acclimatised to a level of racism, which we shouldn’t do.” - https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1700116776116535386
• Deborah Coles (via Twitter/X) | Only after prison escapes or riots is there any political interest in prisons. Every year, there’s an unacceptable death toll and shocking levels of self-harm. Warnings ignored… - https://twitter.com/DebatINQUEST/status/1699835329224798550
• King’s College London | Transcripts from witness seminars on social worker registration and the Care Certificate published - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/transcripts-from-witness-seminars-on-social-worker-registration-and-the-care-certificate-published
• LTJ Bukem Featuring MC Conrad (via YouTube) | Progression Sessions 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lItXDXxwvgk
• NHS Employers | Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES) 2022 key findings and actions - https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/workforce-disability-equality-standard-wdes-2022-key-findings-and-actions
• Ruth Sinhal (via Twitter/X) | If you work in a school in #Leicester #Leicestershire or #Rutland you’re invited to join the 25 schools already committed to The #AntiRacism Pledge for Schools… - https://twitter.com/ruthsinhal/status/1702021082767634528
• Shabnam Ahmed (via Twitter/X) | Took my nieces (20 and 15 months) and my nephew (10) down to the shop to get treats before they head home. A group of people my age decided to shout racial abuse at us… - Click here (TRIGGER WARNING!) ??
• Social Work Sorted: The Podcast | Social work and media with Wayne Reid - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1926820/12998600-social-work-and-media-with-wayne-reid
• Sonia Sparkles | Communication is... infographic - Download from here
• Taylor & Francis Online | Mapping Communities of Mothering: Where Race, Class, Gender, and Space Intersect - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10428232.2023.2173473
• The Guardian | Ben Jennings on the UK’s crumbling political landscape – cartoon - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/commentisfree/picture/2023/sep/07/ben-jennings-on-the-uks-crumbling-political-landscape-cartoon
• The Guardian | Nicola Jennings on the UK’s most wanted – cartoon - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2023/sep/10/nicola-jennings-on-the-uks-most-wanted-cartoon
• The Guardian | Science Weekly podcast | Teen mental health and social media: what does the evidence tell us? - https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2023/sep/12/smartphones-and-teen-mental-health-what-does-the-evidence-tell-us-podcast
• The Guardian | The best UK universities 2024 – rankings - https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2023/sep/09/the-guardian-university-guide-2024-the-rankings
• 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
• The Howard League for Penal Reform | Escape from Wandsworth prison - https://howardleague.org/escape-from-wandsworth-prison/
• Tony Benn | The way a government treats refugees is very instructive... 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
• Unknown | It's not that I gave up.? I chose to wise-up… quote - Download from here
• Unknown | Where are you from? 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

“One world, one race… the human race!” ???????