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Blair McPherson
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10 Aug 2017 - 06:41

null Fostering v Boarding school

  I worked in a residential boarding school run by the local authority for boys with poor school attendance and behaviour problems where it was thought they would benefit from being removed from their environment ( family). Typically they were young boys who came to the attention of the education welfare service before social services. Interestingly if they had come to social services... See more
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Blair McPherson
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16 Nov 2016 - 23:00

null What are managers and professionals getting over enthusiastic about this week?

What are managers and professionals getting over enthusiastic about this week? Education, housing, environment, leisure and social services there isn't a local authority service that isn't periodically subject to the claim that someone, somewhere has come up with a way of providing a better service more cheaply.    There are management fads and social work fads.... See more
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Blair McPherson
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12 Jul 2014 - 12:54

null Weekend food parcels for school children

  Another school fund raising event nothing particularly unusual in that we have all got use to the idea that parents are expected to do their bit to help hard up schools. Except these parents and pupils walking round the athletics field have given up their Saturday morning to raise money for weekend food parcels. The school started offering pupils food parcels when they realised that... See more
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