Why I became an independent social worker
Czeslaw Polakowski tells Clare Jerrom why he became an Independent Social Worker and how being bilingual is beneficial in his chosen profession.
While becoming an Independent Social Worker after working in a local authority for many years can appear daunting or risky, it is a decision that experienced social worker Czeslaw Polakowski is very happy [...]
Children no longer know how to play post-COVID resulting in inappropriate behaviour at school
Children’s inappropriate behaviour in schools is escalating in schools as young people no longer know how to play together, a headteacher has warned.
Paula Derwin, headteacher at Hazelmere Junior School in Colchester, said that following the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns where children spent months being taught at home and out of the school environment, [...]
School behaviour management approaches do not take into account children’s mental health
Current responses to behaviour in school do not take into account young people and children's mental health problems, according to a survey.
Parents and children surveyed by the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition strongly agreed that behaviour is linked to young people’s mental health, but that current responses to behaviour in school do [...]
Extending the school day would tackle childcare challenge, says children’s commissioner
Extending the school day would be a solution to childcare challenges facing parents, the children’s commissioner for England has proposed.
In Dame Rachel de Souza’s report on her vision for childcare, she says that making childcare manageable and affordable by providing an extended school day would ensure that children can be cared for on school [...]
Why I don’t agree with celebrating Black History Month
Independent Social Worker Andrea Goddard, who has more than 20 years’ experience working with vulnerable children and families including 12 years frontline child protection work, outlines why she doesn't agree with Black History Month.
I don’t agree with celebrating Black History Month during October, because it should not be restricted to be celebrated in one [...]
World Mental Health Day: Young People’s mental health services must be transformed
The legacy of COVID combined with the cost-of-living crisis will be a tsunami of mental health problems emerging across the country among children and young people unless systems are put in place to ensure that people with mental ill health get the right support at the right time.
As we mark World Mental Health Day, [...]
