by Jonny Matthew | Jun 3, 2019 | Policy, Practice
Children sometimes fail to understand the things we say to them. And yet, often, we don’t even realise this.Kids from troubled, traumatised or attachment disordered backgrounds are particularly susceptible to speech and language problems.So I asked my friend and...
by diviadmin | Nov 13, 2018 | Policy, Reports, Youth Justice
After delaying the publication of this post for nearly a year, the death of another young person in custody has spurred me to go ahead… In December 2016 the government finally published the long-awaited and much-leaked Taylor Review of youth justice. Time for...
by Jonny Matthew | Jun 26, 2018 | Policy, Youth Justice
Dr Robert Jones of the Welsh Governance Centre has produced an excellent document which pulls together all the available data on imprisonment in Wales. Get tons more content, including video and audio posts, for a small monthly subscription on Jonny 24/7 –...
by diviadmin | Feb 22, 2018 | Policy, Reports
The Wales Children’s Commissioner’s office have published their guidance for organisations on how to implement a children’s rights approach. Subscribe & get my FREE e-book: “Connecting With Troubled Young People” – click...
by diviadmin | Dec 9, 2017 | Policy, Practice, Safeguarding
This week the BBC reported on the latest online threat to children – live streaming. Here’s the deal… Live streaming is the ability to appear live on-screen for others to see you. This can be done on any internet enabled electronic device: phone,...
by diviadmin | Jul 7, 2017 | Policy, Practice, Teens, Youth Justice
First impressions matter. So does the language we use. This is particularly the case in services dealing with troubled teenagers. Get tons more content, including video and audio posts, for a small monthly subscription on Jonny 24/7 – here… Why...