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Safeguarding Podcast – Contextual Safeguarding with Dr Carlene Firmin MBE

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In this safeguarding podcast we talk with Dr Carlene Firmin MBE about Contextual Safeguarding and the social theory of Pierre Bourdieu. We also discuss why Contextual Safeguarding is counter cultural to traditional child care systems and why the dynamics of adolescence are an absolute nightmare to children’s services. http://traffic.libsyn.com/safetonetfoundation/SafeToNet_Foundation_podcast_-_Contextual_Safeguarding_with_Carlene_Firmin_MBE.mp3 There’s a lightly edited transcript below […]

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Safeguarding Podcast – Tech for Good with Chris Ashworth of Nominet

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In this podcast we discuss Tech for Good with Chris Ashworth of Nominet. We ask why is Nominet, a Domain Name Registrar buried deep within the online digital context infrastructure concerned about the online experience of children and how they will benefit 1,000,000 young people through their public benefit strategy of promoting greater connectivity, inclusivity and security. We

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Putting it all into context

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Contextual Safeguarding was developed at the University of Bedfordshire out of Dr Carlene Firmin’s research, working alongside practitioners and agencies and has been incorporated into HM Government’s statutory guidance ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018’. What is Contextual Safeguarding and how does it apply online? Contextual Safeguarding recognises that harm to young people happens in

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