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Hi there folks, how are you all doing? Hope all is good in your worlds. It’s been a hectic couple of weeks, running around all over the place training and attending meetings which so often seem to be held for the sake of holding them, rather than actively...
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OK, there goes me street cred (if I ever had any, tho I did get asked the other day if I worried about such things at my age!).......but I found myself feeling a little sorry for Boris today. I suppose my unexpected feelings spring from an appreciation...
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Hands up who wants the children and young people they work with to grow up to be like Amy Winehouse. The “troubled singer” may have a voice to die for, fame and fortune but is she a good role model for young girls? A while ago a poll by Girlguiding UK...
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(If you only click one link in this blog post - click this one... ) I've had a pretty exciting and intense couple of days at the 2gether08 festival of ideas and action in Shoreditch in London. You can read a bit about what I was up to exploring models...
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Each week on a Tuesday we have a baby sensory group at the Leveller Children's Centre. Its popular and at least twelve parents regularly attend alongside their babies. It's a stirring experience watching the group of babies crawling around in...
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Achoo! Excuse me whilst I sneeze. Just blowing the dust and cobwebs off, as I stir from my silent Miss Faversham statue pose. Hello again my darlinks, Social Claire is back in business, wired for sound as Cliff used to say and raring to go. Since I put...
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The child poverty issue has raised its head again, and brings with it the familar feelings of guilt, hopelessness and frustration. Unless you're Gordon Brown or (hopefully) Barack Obama there's very little you can do. But it made me think about...
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CYP Now isn’t afraid to get controversial, no sir. This year’s Positive Images awards saw a slightly surprising winner – a teen girls magazine. These mags get brought up again and again as being negative influences on young people – especially young girls...
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( Cross posted from Tim's Blog ) [ Summary: seeking youth workers and young people interested in developing ideas at 2gether 08 on an innovation lab for youth work and digital technologies] I've just been putting together a pitch for a session...
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The RSPCA wants to ban animals in the classroom, urging teachers and nursery workers to instead get children to play with soft toys or use role play and drama. Furthermore, the animal charity continues, instead of helping care for the school hamster,...
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Summary: New mini-social network for exploring youth work and new technology launched. Join here... I've just been watching a fantastic presentation by Ewan McIntosh on how teaching should engage with social media and it provides yet another reminder...
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Today, with my Lib Dem hat on, I have been with a bunch of bloggers to Henley to interview our candidate in the by election, Stephen Kearney . I was privileged to get to ask the first question, what had motivated him to want to be involved in politics...
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A couple of weeks ago I got interviewed about the credit crunch by a journalist from the New Statesman I am quoted in this article "Drowning in Debt" pontificating on one of my favourite subjects, passive consumerism and its impact on young...
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This week on www.cypnow.co.uk we ran a story about a north of England council which has been fining parents for their children’s truancy. You’d hope the fine was the last straw and that the council has been meeting with parents to discuss their children...
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I have met Gordon Brown, quite a thrill in those days. He is a sincere and, in the flesh, a likeable man. I feel I know that the Prime Minister really champions Sure Start. After all Sure Start came out of the Treasury in the early, bright days of the...