NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
OF SOCIAL
WORKERS IN
EDUCATION
Founded 1884
ASSOCIATION
OF SOCIAL
WORKERS IN
EDUCATION
Founded 1884
LinksNASWE would like to make our Scottish members aware of the Pupil Inclusion Network - Scotland. PINS is a Scottish Government funded resource which offers support to employees in both the voluntary and statutory sectors who work to support the education of vulnerable and excluded children & young people. Membership is free and PINS provides a web-based resource at www.pinscotland.org that is updated monthly and informs its members about some of the latest research developments and resources useful to practitioners in the field. PINS also facilitates regular free seminars on a range of educational issues, i.e. there's no charge to attend! More information can be found at: http://www.pinscotland.org/events-laac-education.html.
Introducing NCB Schools Network: a free subscription service for all schools in England.
Whether you've organised an assembly for Anti-Bullying Week using an Anti-Bullying Alliance teacher's briefing or developed playground activities with help from Play England, then your school has worked with projects and services that are part of NCB.
NCB is the leading national charity which supports children, young people, families and those who work with them. We have been working with education professionals for more than 40 years and for the first time we are bringing together our expertise and guidance in a free subscription service called NCB Schools Network.
Find out how we can help your school:
Open to all schools in England, free membership includes a fortnightly roundup of resources from across the sector.
To join, simply send an email to schoolsnetwork@ncb.org.uk to start receiving advice and support rightaway specially tailored for you!
Get a free taster pack of NCB resources
To make sure NCB Schools Network and the services we provide to schools are useful for you and your staff, we've put together a short survey at www.ncb.org.uk/schoolssurvey.
To say thank you, we'll send you a free taster pack of NCB products for education and schools.
Download NCB's latest PDF publications catalogue: www.ncb.org.uk/publicationcatalogue
Approximately 160,000 children miss school every day in the United States for fear of being bullied. More than 50 suicides have been linked to prolonged bullying. Approximately 85 percent of school shootings have revenge against bullies as a major motive. In this article Dr Ted Zeff indentifies 6 signs to be aware of regarding bullying.
In this article Dr Ted Zeff suggests Five Strategies to Prevent your Sensitive Son from Being Bullied.
Dr. Ted Zeff is the author of The Strong, Sensitive Boy For more information please visit www.drtedzeff.com.
The Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 comes into effect in Autumn 2008 and the Government is committed to do all it can, working with schools, local authorities and communities, to tackle the issue of forced marriage which is a form of child abuse.
New materials have just been developed in consultation with schools, young people, local authorities and voluntary sector organisations, and these have been designed to be eye-catching and appealing to young people, with content that's appropriate to them.
The DCSF are sending copies out to every secondary school and Ministers are encouraging staff to use these materials in order to both raise awareness of this important child protection issue and inform young people of sources of support.
For access to the latest materials and more information regarding forced marriage and tackling "honour" based violence in communities visit the website Every Child Matters.
This is a comprehensive online resource aimed at Social Workers and people in a similar position working with children and young people. The website provides practical information broken down in to highly targeted bite sized chunks. Problems are described in layman's language, defined with topics to think about, sensible suggestions to consider, what not to do's and when to consider more specialist help. Once you have accessed the site, it is highly possible that you may subsequently decide to re-visit it again to uncover further helpful advice on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour.
The content has benefited from the feedback of many professionals in the field and is constantly evolving as more feedback is received.
Beatbullying has recently re-launched its main website
www.beatbullying.org.
In addition there is also a young people's site at www.bbclic.com.
Change for Children is a new approach to the well-being of children and young people from birth to age 19 Every Child Matters
School Attendance Links Links which you may find useful.
Improving Attendance and reducing Persistent Absence Manual
Improving behaviour and attendance for all
National School and Local Authority achievement and attainment tables, including attendance rates.
For a broader perspective on the world of school social work try the International Network for School Social Work.
The Department for Children, Schools and Families www.dcsf.gov.uk Check out the School Attendance area.
The Department for Education and Skills www.dfes.gov.uk Check out the Department School Attendance area.
Information on the latest policy developments relating to www.childpolicy.org.uk children and young people in each of the four nations and across the UK.
The Audit Commission is an independent body responsible for ensuring that public money is used economically, efficiently and effectively.
The official website of the Scottish Executive, the devolved government of Scotland.
Information about the Welsh governing body, established in 1998
For information on the Northern Ireland Assembly, which is the prime source of authority for all devolved responsibilities and has full legislative and executive authority.
Unison the union that fights for social workers in education!
Confed is the professional association representing education officers, managers and advisers who work in the management of education and children's services authorities in England and Wales.
Ofsted is at the heart of the government's drive for high quality public services.
Launched in 1999 by Confed the College is a development company which designs and organises professional development opportunities for education and children='s services managers and advisers.
On line learning and support from BBC Education
Online education news http://education.guardian.co.uk
Teaching Ideas and Resources www.tes.co.uk
EMIE is one of the NFER's information services and part of the local government family the network includes England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Aspect The Association of Professionals in Education and Children's Trusts represents senior professionals and managers in education and children's services.
