I grow weary. Apparently, and despite being thoroughly CRB checked, I will need yet another check under the newly introduced Vetting and Barring scheme. I have yet to find any credible reason for this decision and find it utterly bizarre especially as the Criminal Records Bureau will oversee these new checks.. The necessity for a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘child protection’
Can any please explain why……?
Posted in Children, Politics, tagged child protection on March 25, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Should home educators pay the price for Khyra Ishaq?
Posted in Children, Education, Parents, Politics, tagged child protection, Education, government, legislation on February 27, 2010 | 13 Comments »
I read the harrowing case of Khyra Ishaq just before I cuddled my own daughter (3) to sleep last night. As I wrestled my arms out from under her, I held my face next to her podgy cheek. My thoughts turned to Khyra and, inevitably, food. My daughter loves breakfast. In the morning she takes [...]
Can Bureaucracy Save Our Children?
Posted in Children, Education, Parents, Politics, tagged child protection, childcare, government, safeguarding, under fives on February 9, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In last night’s Panorama , Jeremy Vine examined the role of the new Independent Safeguarding Agency. Anyone who works or volunteers with children once a week or more will need to be checked by the new agency. Let me state at the beginning that of course convicted paedophiles should be barred from working with children, [...]
