Kate

Principal Children and Families Social Worker for Leicester City. All views are my own.

[Samantha Merry @SamYouthMerry]

We’re hiring! Want to lead on Leicesters Youth Joint Action Groups? Want to work with young people to ensure they have their say on community safety in our City? Want to work in an amazing team? What are you waiting for?
Apply here https://t.co/i3OBvSA10l

#communitysafety

[emma ranger 🇺🇦 🌻 💙 @emranger1]

Today we took time to celebrate the many many successes for Leicester City Children’s Workforce including foster carers and independent visitors. ⭐️ 🎈 🎂 @Sarah_Westcotes @PCFSWLeicester @SamYouthMerry @KhoosalJ

[Kate @PCFSWLeicester]

@SamYouthMerry @raakheevaria @LongsterLouise

[Policy Press @policypress]

What does the future of #ChildrensRights in the UK look like?

In this #podcast, @robin_23_99 and @SWConcern speak to @jesscmiles about the recent ‘once in a generation’ #MacAlisterReview of #ChildrensSocialCare in England. #SocialWork
https://t.co/DGl4eNgT6M

[LGAChildren @LGAChildren]

Welcome to all the new councillors elected last week, and welcome back to many more! A quick reminder that all councillors (including those in district/borough councils) are corporate parents to children in care - our guide for councillors is here to help: https://t.co/0sxa1aHBFX

[Martin Samuels @MartinACCWlincs]

The rights-based approach has been transformative for the work with children, young people and families in #leicester. This has been repeatedly noted by external observers. It’s a really great team here. 🏆

[Kate @PCFSWLeicester]

Recent ofsted front door visit commended our direct work and the commitment of colleagues to working for Leicester. We are a strengths and rights based authority, developing a trauma informed approach and committed to anti-racist practice @emranger1 @SamYouthMerry

[Kate @PCFSWLeicester]

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced SW with passion for working with families, sharing their skills & developing new social workers. Consultant SW role with ⁦@FrontlineSW⁩ based in Leicester, a GOOD authority. ⁦@MartinSamuelSCE⁩ https://t.co/0ScNaFl4sO

[Kate @PCFSWLeicester]

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced SW with passion for working with families, sharing their skills & developing new social workers. Consultant SW role with ⁦@FrontlineSW⁩ based in Leicester, a GOOD authority. ⁦@MartinSamuelSCE⁩ https://t.co/0ScNaFl4sO

[emma ranger 🇺🇦 🌻 💙 @emranger1]

Spring 2023 cohort of Leicester @signsofsafety training pathway completed 👍 introduction, all elements of the framework and ending with planning to bring it all together…. @PCFSWLeicester @ToteCaroline @MartinSamuelSCE @WendyHillSW

[Kate @PCFSWLeicester]

Happy World Social Work Day. A big thank you to all social workers and social care staff working hard to support children, adults and families. Proud to be a social worker 👍

[Samantha Merry @SamYouthMerry]

Todays the day! The relaunch of our Children in Care Council (CIC) & our Care Experienced Consultants (CEC - for care leavers). We welcome any Leicester children who are looked after aged 9+, and any care leavers up to the age of 25 (the space will be split)! #LAC #careleavers

[Kate @PCFSWLeicester]

1st Safeguarding, QA, Rights, Participation and Practice Excellence Service Event today. So great to be together, hear all the fantastic work going on and reaffirm our commitment to strengths and rights based trauma informed and anti racist practice @emranger1 @SamYouthMerry

[Kate @PCFSWLeicester]

@Leicester_News Really proud of the hard work of our 1st social work apprentices. Great to have 10 new sw bringing all of their experience to their new role. Trailblazers for SW apprenticeship in Leicester. Can’t believe cohort 4 start this week! Good luck 🤞 #homegrown #socialworkers @PSWJoD

[Samantha Merry @SamYouthMerry]

At #NationalPlayDay today at #Leicester #TownHall, we asked children and young people what they think their rights are. Here are some lovely examples of what they said! #ChildrensRights #UNCROTC #RightOfTheChild #Articletwelve #Participation #Lundy #Voice @Leicester_News ☀️

[Kate @PCFSWLeicester]

Really proud of all the hard work, commitment, creativity and flexibility of our first qualified social workers to complete the apprenticeship programme and those who have supported them. You are all an asset to the SW profession. @IsabelleTrowler @PCFSWNetwork @Leicester_News

[Raakhee Varia @raakheevaria]

Such a great day, love the work of the Rights and Participation Service! @LeicsCityCEC @LeicesterYpc @ProfLauraLundy @PCFSWLeicester

[Kate @PCFSWLeicester]

So proud of our young people and parent champions who motivated and inspired colleagues across the #eastmids to focus &think creatively about promoting rights, listening to and really hearing the voices of those we work with and the impact this has @LongsterLouise @raakheevaria

[Samantha Merry @SamYouthMerry]

So this happened this morning! #Leicestershire #Derby #Derbyshire #Lincolnshire #Northamptonshire #Nottingham #Nottinghamshire and #Rutland all joined us, our young people, parent champions as well as @ProfLauraLundy to launch the roll out of #Lundy across the #EastMidlands #DFE

[Martin Samuels @MartinACCWlincs]

Yet again, the brilliant #LeicsCityCEC team and our other amazing young people, supported by the fantastic team at #sceleicester take it to another level. So totally proud of them all. 👏👏👏

[Kate @PCFSWLeicester]

We’ve signed up. @SamYouthMerry is on the case!

[Martin Samuels @MartinACCWlincs]

@LindseyBampton @dez_holmes @ToteCaroline @PCFSWLeicester Sounds fascinating! We definitely need to look at this closely.

[Leicester City Council @Leicester_News]

Congratulations to Ciara and Farah, our award-winning #ParentChampions!
They help other parents to make the most of our services. We’re very proud of them for gaining national recognition at the @CoramFamChild awards.

More here: https://t.co/FXvzBspWID

[Samantha Merry @SamYouthMerry]

So, so proud of our Parent Champions! Very well deserved recognition from @CoramFamChild 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
#parentchampions #EarlyHelp #volunteer #coram #community #parents #leicester #Participation #RAP @LongsterLouise @raakheevaria @PCFSWLeicester