Welcome to Frontline’s podcast, where I’ll be chatting to social workers and sector experts about the key topics impacting them and the children and families they support. We’ll also share reflections and takeaways along the way, so you can continue to learn from other professionals to do your best work with children and families. My name is Hannah and I work at the social work charity Frontline as a principal practice tutor. Since qualifying as a social worker, I’ve worked both in the volunt...
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Welcome to Frontline’s podcast, where I’ll be chatting to social workers and sector experts about the key topics impacting them and the children and families they support. We’ll also share reflections and takeaways along the way, so you can continue to learn from other professionals to do your best work with children and families. My name is Hannah and I work at the social work charity Frontline as a principal practice tutor. Since qualifying as a social worker, I’ve worked both in the volunt...
"If it's not good enough for our children, why is it good enough for the children we care for?" with Mark Riddell
The Frontline podcast
42 minutes
4 years ago
"If it's not good enough for our children, why is it good enough for the children we care for?" with Mark Riddell
Mark Riddell is the National Implementation Adviser for Care Leavers at the Department for Education. A care leaver himself, Mark spent years working with a range of organisations to campaign for better support for care leavers before training as a social worker in 1990. In 2017 he received an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours list for his outstanding contribution to children in care and care leavers. In this episode, Mark shares his journey, what inspires him, and his advice on...
The Frontline podcast
Welcome to Frontline’s podcast, where I’ll be chatting to social workers and sector experts about the key topics impacting them and the children and families they support. We’ll also share reflections and takeaways along the way, so you can continue to learn from other professionals to do your best work with children and families. My name is Hannah and I work at the social work charity Frontline as a principal practice tutor. Since qualifying as a social worker, I’ve worked both in the volunt...