2014 Gathering Leicester – Wednesday 0925 – Andrew Turnell

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What is this Gathering About? Dr Andrew Turnell

What’s  this  about?     Signs  of  Safety  has  always  been  a  practitioners’   model.   Its  always  first  and  foremost  about  practice  –   what  it  looks  like,  walks  like  and  smells  like,       So  above  everything  this  is  about  hearing  and   learning  from  practitioners  and  families  about   what’s  working  and  where  we  need  to  grow.     This  is  fragile  work   We’re  keeping  a  rumour  alive   Keeping  the  Rumour  of  Good  Child  Protection  Practice  Alive!  

Also  at  a  Unique  moment  .  .  .    

Moving  from  cottage  industry  to  .  .  .    

 Signs  of  Safety  is  now  crystalising  within  an   organised  international  community  that  can   seriously  influence  and  offer  a  vision  of  reform   to  child  protection  systems  anywhere  in  the   overdeveloped  the  world.    

Putting  children,  parents  and  the  people   naturally  connected  to  them  back  at  the  centre   of  childrens  care.     Practice,     Theory,     Research,     Leadership   and  Organisation  

This  is  fragile  work!   Keeping  the  Rumour  of  Good  Child  Protection  Practice  Alive!  

Like  a  Rumour   The  practice  is  fragile,  never  perfect,   we’re  hesitant  cautious,  always   uncertain  –     and  by  god  we  need  these  stories.        To  all  presenters     thank  you  for  your  courage     you  are  going  to  be  brilliant!   This  is  fragile  work!   Keeping  the  Rumour  of  Good  Child  Protection  Practice  Alive!  

Presentation Arrangements Presenters: Viv and I will stick to time 5 minutes from end we walk onto and sit on side of the stage 2 minutes out we stand up 1 minute out we walk beside you

So we’re gathered here from around the world. Hands up if you’re from: USA, Canada, Australia, NZ?, Japan (apologies) Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria

Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Leicester (Fox Badge) and . . .

Netherlands!!