Social Work in Schools: The post-Covid challenges of a junior school head
Clare Jerrom speaks to Headteacher Paula Derwin about supporting children in a deprived area to have dreams and aspirations.
Being a headteacher is no walk in the park in 2022 with a strong focus on post-COVID educational catch up, as well as the impact of the detrimental effect which lockdown had on many families including neglect, [...]
WillisPalmer’s School Social Work Service is launched!
By Lucy Hopkins, Head of Practice, WillisPalmer
WillisPalmer is delighted to announce the introduction of our School Social Work Service that commenced with a one term pilot at Hazelmere Junior School in Colchester.
There is an increasing level of responsibility placed on schools when it comes to safeguarding children, which is challenging and often time consuming [...]
School Social Work Service: What do we do?
WillisPalmer is a leading provider of multi-disciplinary assessments for children and families, based in Colchester.
Established for 18 years, we are proud to have been set up in Colchester and continued to be based there ever since, and currently we are based at the University of Essex’s campus.
Due to our roots being firmly established in [...]
Child Protection Practice: Learning from reviews and suggestions of practical changes you can make to your practice
By Lucy Hopkins, Head of Practice
Two weeks ago the ‘National Review into the Murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson’ was published. These reviews are always difficult to read as social workers and professionals who work with children, because we can identify with those at heart of the inquiries.
Arthur Labinjo-HughesWe have all worked with [...]
Ofsted to regulate independent provision for care leavers from 2023
Settings where children in care and care leavers are supported to live independently will be registered and regulated by Ofsted next year, the inspectorate has announced.
In January, the government announced that there would be national minimum standards and Ofsted-led registration and inspection for providers of unregulated accommodation for looked after children and care [...]
Schools are not as safe as they should be
Schools are not as safe for children as they should be and children’s interests do not always come first when allegations of sexual abuse are made, a report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has found.
The Inquiry heard evidence about ineffective safeguarding in schools during the past 20 years and the testimonies [...]
