Engage: How paedophiles speak to children online
The internet has transformed our lives. As of July 2016, around 40% of the world’s population was online – that’s nearly 3.5 billion internet users. Since it was created, the
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Call for Contributions: Safeguarding Across Transitions – Learning from each other
Research in Practice and their partners are interested to understand how councils are trying to enable closer and more fluid working between adult safeguarding and children’s safeguarding. Colleagues are in
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Consultation: SSSC – Standards in Social Work Education in Scotland
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have revised the Standards in Social Work Education (SiSWE), which underpin social work degree programmes in Scotland, to make sure they reflect the many
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1,000 student nurses to train on the job under apprenticeship scheme
Student nurses will be able to train on the job rather than having to do a traditional degree, the Health Secretary is to announce. Jeremy Hunt will unveil plans for
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Poetry: The View from Here Project – A Social Carers Week
The View from Here project are seeking contributions from practitioners to express their experiences of working in social services through poetry. The project, from the Institute for Research and Innovation
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Webwatch: Police Scotland launch online form for victims of stalking
A new form which enables stalking victims to report the crime online has been launched. Police Scotland hopes the form will encourage people who may be unable to go to
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Report: Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment – Care Inspectorate / SSSC
This guidance replaces the Scottish Government’s national guidance Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment (2007). Safer recruitment is about properly examining the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in
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Resources: New care planning document to empower patients in continuing care
A University of Plymouth graduate has co-designed a new care planning document, known as the ‘Tool’, for empowering care patients and helping carers to better understand their needs. Nicola Wheeler,
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Care provider to recruit 25 care assistants at Jobs Fair in Guildford
People considering a career in care can chat to Bluebird Care’s fully-trained workers at a ‘Care Job Fair’ at Guildford Job Centre next week. Learning a variety of key skills,
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QMU graduate offers insight into career as a Music Therapist
If you’ve ever considered a career in Music Therapy or wondered what career routes might be available, then this is sure to interest you. Here we explore the MSc in
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