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Sally Pritchard

@Sally_Socwork

Lect in social work @angliaruskin. PrD Staying Put? An exploration of the decisions made by young people leaving foster care. Own opinions, might post others.

Joined May 2021
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‘One teaspoon of the chemical is enough to kill 1.25 billion honeybees… by destroying their nervous systems.’ No,This can’t be allowed to happen. What is an election promise for? theguardian.com/environment/20…


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💬 “When I turned 18, social services said [I had] to move out. It was scary. I didn't know how to do anything." - Duncan, a #CareExperienced young person we work with. Read why Duncan's calling for change & support our campaign to #EndTheCareCliff: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…


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BREAKING "Domestic abuse victims and care leavers under 25 to be exempt from any ‘local connection’ requirements." This will mean care leavers placed out of area and who have built lives for themselves, making new friends will no longer face downward social mobility. Care…


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Very cool to see research from our group discussed on @BBCAccessAll @sarasiobhan and Pam Bebbington @mylifemychoice1 talking about @NIHRresearch funded @OlderAhead project.

Imagine being 40 and being sent to bed at 5pm - or being 50 or 60 and not allowed in your kitchen in the evening to get yourself a drink That's the reality for many middle aged learning-disabled people as researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University discovered



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Thanks for all the comments (and outrage) about our special @therestismoney episode….. We have a follow up coming soon.,,,.

SPECIAL EP: Hundreds of millions £ profit is disappearing out of children's homes into hands of private investors. We look at why cash strapped councils are forking out so much and what needs to be done to make sure vulnerable children are not losing out. lnk.to/TheRestIsMoney…

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Tim Farron, "The unpleasantness about this debate is only matched by the lack of proper information" #BBCQT "85% of refugees settle in the country next to where they come from" "The French take 3x more refugees than we do" "The Germans take 4x more refugees than we do" "If…


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Are you a care leaver that is off to uni this year? Join the Opening Doors session "Everything You Need to Know Before You Go" on 11th September, 10-11:30am. Get tips for university transition and support networks. Find out more and book here: buff.ly/3z1IB4t

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Racism, misogyny, lies: how did X become so full of hatred? And is it ethical to keep using it? theguardian.com/technology/art…


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Still time to book your place: Social Work Histories of Complicity and Resistance. Important topic at an important time. Event presented on 24th September in collaboration with @SWHG1956 More details and booking of places here: kcl.ac.uk/events/social-…


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'Women of Punk' 1980 London. (Back row L-R) Chrissie Hynde, Debbie Harry, Viv Albertine, Siouxsie Sioux, (front) Poly Styrene & Pauline Black (photo by M.Putland) #WomensArt

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'We make mothers responsible, but don’t work with men': Brid Featherstone on child protection - Community Care communitycare.co.uk/2024/08/28/res…


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Recognising and responding to shame in child protection: key practice points - Community Care #archive communitycare.co.uk/2024/04/30/rec…


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67 states have taken action to ensure children have same protection from assault as adults. UK continues to shamefully lag behind, retaining common law defence of ‘reasonable chastisement’ from 1860.

Congratulations to Tajikistan 🇹🇯 on realising children’s rights to protection in law from all corporal punishment!❤️ "Tajkistan has taken a firm legal stand against violence against children & all corporal punishment" - Dilrabo Mansuri, Deputy PM 👉endcorporalpunishment.org/tajikistanproh…

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“Pensioners… rely on a functioning NHS, good public transport, strong national infrastructure.” There’s an obvious omission from this list, isn’t there? Couldn’t be clearer that #socialcare is not a priority. theguardian.com/politics/live/…


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@BBCr4today Your reporting on coercive control in social work education was unfairly one sided! Can you pls have a balanced response from SW education. Attacking a sector that is on its knees in this way may mean less social workers to protect the vulnerable. Pls offer balance!


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Would you like to represent social workers from the African region in the UN? The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) Africa is inviting applications for up to 3 volunteer positions as Regional Representatives to the UN Office. ifsw.org/call-for-appli…


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WOMEN are +51% of the population but +70% of the poor and +83% of single parents doing +66% of the work producing +50% of the food but earn just +11% of the pay and only +1% of the land In case you wondered why we still need feminism!


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No evidence scheme placing social workers in schools reduces need for social care, finds study #socialwork #schools #archive communitycare.co.uk/2023/03/30/no-…

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Today, the Taliban passed a law that bans women from showing their faces and having their voices heard in public. Their burqas must now entirely cover their faces and they are not permitted to speak in public or to look at any males that are not relatives. Perhaps it’s been an…

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