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Monday 14 November at 6 pm
at University of East London
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Learning from Baby P
Learning from Baby P
is published in paperback by
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
at £15.99.
Seminar and book launch at the
Centre for Social Work Research, University of East London

Sharon Shoesmith
Learning from Baby P

The politics of blame, fear and denial

What gets in the way of making effective decisions in child protection work?

The deaths of children at the hands of their parents and carers in recent years have often made headlines. Examples include Victoria Climbie, Peter Connelly (Baby P), Daniel Pelka and, most recently, Liam Fee. Social work is often castigated as a failing profession and is continually accused of failing to intervene appropriately when child abuse is suspected or identified. The public and politicians target, blame and scapegoat individual social workers, managers and directors of children’s services. Research shows how difficult it is to identify signs of abuse at the time rather than with hindsight. The defensiveness of organisations may contribute to the failure of social work professionals to react correctly. Nevertheless, child protection in the UK, as measured by the relatively low levels of child abuse deaths, compares favourably with other countries in Europe.

The Centre for Social Work Research presents a seminar on this issue of great concern, in which Dr Andrew Whittaker, Dr Anna Gupta and Dr Sharon Shoesmith will discuss the differences between theory and practice and will consider what gets in the way of effective decision making in child protection work, and how we can make better decisions in these cases.

After the seminar, there will be the book launch of Learning from Baby P. Sharon Shoesmith will introduce the book and read excerpts from it.

Forthcoming events


Wednesday 29 May at 7.30 pm
at The Wanstead Tap

David Rosenberg
Rebel Footprints
in conversation with Asad Rehman

Wednesday 17 July at 7.30 pm
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Ronnie le Drew
Duncan Barrett and Nuala Calvi
Zippy and Me

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David Adam
The Man Who Couldn’t Stop
and The Genius Within

Pete Brown
Pie Fidelity
In Defence of British Food

Carol Ann Duffy
Poetry for the Insect Population
with Andrew McMillan, Matthew Hollis, Imtiaz Dharker, Zaffar Kunial,
Mark Pajak, Hannah Sullivan,
Sean Borodale, Ella Duffy
and Yvonne Reddick

David Hepworth
A Fabulous Creation
How the LP Saved Our Lives

5x15 on The Future of Education
with David Kynaston, Priya Lakhani, Alex Beard, Owen Jones,
Melissa Benn and Kate Clanchy

Cold War Steve
The Festival of Brexit
in conversation with Martin Rowson

Lucinda Gosling
Shirley Baker and Vintage Britain

Robert Elms
London Made Us
A Memoir of a Shape-Shifting City

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Michael Rosen
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Bobby Seagull
The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers

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Suresh Singh
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Duncan Barrett
Hitler’s British Isles

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Kate Thompson
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Regeneration Songs

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Asian Noir:
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Luke Turner
Out of the Woods

Danny Dorling
Rule Britannia
Brexit and the End of Empire

Doreen Fletcher, Paintings
with The Gentle Author

Benjamin Zephaniah
The Life and Rhymes
of Benjamin Zephaniah

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Peggy Seeger
First Time Ever

E. Foley and B. Coates
What Would Boudicca Do?

Bobby Seagull
The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers

Will Ashon
Chamber Music
Enter the Wu-Tang (in 36 Pieces)

Robin Ince
I’m a Joke and So Are You
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What Makes Us Human

Nicola Streeten and Cath Tate
The Inking Woman

Iain Sinclair
Living with Buildings

1968 and After:
Culture and Education

An evening with
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Martin Rowson
The Pen is Mightier Than the Word

Ed Vulliamy
When Words Fail

Marcus Sedgwick & Dr Sam George
The Battle of the Books:
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Kenney Jones
Let the Good Times Roll

Ben Okri and special guests
Rise Like Lions

Adam Dant
Maps of London & Beyond

Sarah Ivens
Forest Therapy

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Viv Albertine
To Throw Away Unopened

Melanie McGrath
Pie & Mash Down the Roman Road
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James Bloodworth
Hired
Six Months Undercover
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Chris Difford
Full Acoustic Show
Some Fantastic place

Michael Rosen
So They Call You Pisher!

David Hepworth
Uncommon People
The Rise and Fall of the
Rock Stars 1955-1994

Liam Young and Simon Hannah
The Labour Party, past and present

Misha Glenny: McMafia
Seriously Organised Crime

Helen Pankhurst: Deeds Not Words
The Story of Women’s Rights,
Then and Now

Laura James and Jessie Hewitson discuss autism

Literary Natives
Writers of Colour Meet Up

John Davies: The Red Atlas
How the Soviet Union
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