Tag Archives: children

Unsure about Sure Start

Posted on July 11, 2011 | Leave a comment

This 30 minute long podcast is an episode of Radio 4’s Analysis series which was broadcast by the BBC on 11 Jul 11 for a general public audience.

In this episode of Analysis, Fran Abrams asks if Sure Start is worth saving and what it has done for children.

Podcast link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/analysis/all The podcast can be downloaded as a 13MB mp3 and kept.

A transcript and an article by Fran Abrams for BBC News are also available from the programme home page. Together with the podcast, these make quite a thought-provoking trigger for a debate.

Leaving care was the best day of my life

Posted on May 24, 2011 | Leave a comment

This is an audio recording from The Guardian’s wide range of audio and podcasts.

In this two and a half minute recording, young people talk about their experiences of leaving care, as part of a sound installation at the Stories of the World exhibition at the Foundling Museum. This recording was originally published on 24 May 2011 for a general public audience. It can be downloaded as an mp3 and kept.

I think recordings like these are particularly valuable as they can reduce the need for service-users to give their accounts repeatedly.

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/audio/2011/may/24/leaving-care-young-people-foundling-exhibition-audio

Understanding Resilience

Posted on April 6, 2011 | 1 comment

This is one of 22 multimedia learning resources published by Scotland’s Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services. The resources are designed for social work students and practitioners, but will also be valuable to others working with children and families.

Understanding Resilience is a 10 minutes long animated multimedia presentation from 2006 by Brigid Daniel & Sally Wassell. The objective is to explain the concept of ‘resilience’ and the value of ‘protective factors’ in planning to support vulnerable children.

It is a self-contained package comprising four sections and including a glossary, references and text transcripts. It requires Adobe Flash Player on your computer on your computer and the package cannot be downloaded for keeping.

I think this presentation summarizes the concepts well, but students might want more up-to-date references – the most recent is 2002. I particularly like how easy it is to navigate between the individual elements.

Link: http://content.iriss.org.uk/understandingresilience