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My journey: from vulnerability to Changing the Script on social work 

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My journey: from vulnerability to Changing the Script on social work 

Clair Graham talks about overcoming childhood challenges, the path to transformation, and champions social work's true impact.

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A solution-focused approach to social work supporting interventions

Posted by: Luke Goldie-McSorley, Posted on: 23 November 2023 - Categories: Working in children's social care
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Luke Goldie-McSorley, Practice Supervisor for the DBIT Service and Essex Solution Focused Centre, tells us about his experience working with a Solution Focussed approach and the difference it makes to working with families.

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Supporting social workers on their development journey to leadership

Posted by: Rochelle, Posted on: 14 November 2023 - Categories: Leadership, Working in children's social care
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The Pathways programme is a fantastic opportunity to develop the leadership skills of social workers. Rochelle, a social worker and team leader tells us about her experience of the programme.

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“No matter what walk of life you come from, you can make a difference.”

Posted by: Joseph Kaley CertHE (Law), Posted on: 25 October 2023 - Categories: Care leavers

Joseph Kaley CertHE (Law), shares his experience of working on the internship scheme, from how he got there and the application process, to how he has progressed since.

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Our same-sex adoption story

Posted by: Ian Tomney-Bell, Posted on: 16 October 2023 - Categories: Adoption

Ian Tomney-Bell shares his family’s inspiring adoption journey - from challenging parts of the journey, to the special moment they met their daughter Aspen.

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My kinship care journey

Posted by: Shanayd Warren, Posted on: 2 October 2023 - Categories: Kinship care
Shanayd smiling with the child she cares for as a kinship carer.

Shanayd Warren tells us about her personal experience of kinship care, and how she supported her elder sister and her niece in unexpected circumstances.

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Being an Independent Visitor to a looked after child

Posted by: Jayne Yerou, Posted on: 14 September 2023 - Categories: Wellbeing

Jayne Yerou, commercial insurance lead at the Department for Education explains her experience of being an Independent Visitor. As a naturally warm and supportive person, she has thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the young person she visits, and they have developed a strong bond.

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Providing a safe, nurturing environment through foster care

Posted by: Maria Ekeke, Posted on: 24 May 2023 - Categories: Foster care
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Maria and Robert have been foster carers since 2010 and have fostered over 50 children and young people to date. In this blog, Maria shares their journey to becoming foster carers and how they support children and young people.

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Creating a smooth transition from education into the world of work

Posted by: Kate James, Posted on: 29 March 2023 - Categories: SEND & Alternative Provision

As a job coach, Kate James shares advice for helping young people with SEND to gain and sustain suitable paid employment.

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Starting a career in children's social work

Posted by: Natalie - Step Up graduate, Posted on: 24 March 2023 - Categories: Working in children's social care
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Natalie qualified as a social worker in April 2021 and shares her experience of the Step Up to Social Work alongside advice for others looking to join the programme or current undergraduates.

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The Step Up to Social Work journey

Posted by: Isaac - Step Up graduate, Posted on: 23 March 2023 - Categories: Working in children's social care
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Isaac graduated from the Step Up to Social Work programme this year and shares his journey throughout the training programme.

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