It’s good to talk about GIRFEC (and Jimmy Savile)

Further to our recent post on the Scottish Government’s Engage for Education website, in particular the first in a series of blog posts by members of the GIRFEC Programme Board, we were once again becoming concerned that some ‘engaging’ comments might have vanished into the Read More …

Engage for education, or sign up for surveillance?

The Scottish Government’s Engage for Education website has been set up to enable all those interested in education to ‘have their say’.  According to the blurb: “Engage is the Scottish Government’s ground-breaking online project that enables the public and practitioners to discuss education, learning, Read More …

Supporting children and families? Aye, that’ll be right!

Under the dubious headline of Supporting children and families, Scottish Minister for Children and Young People, Aileen Campbell, has dutifully launched a consultation on the Scottish Government’s forthcoming Children and Young People Bill. She’s from the government and is here to help, don’t Read More …

Early Intervention and Universal Surveillance

By Sheila Struthers (first published on SubRosa blog, 11 December 2010) Early intervention and universal surveillance: “the sort of thing Hitler talked about”    Tony Blair  on early intervention, identifying  tomorrow’s “problems“ in the womb. Chilling stuff. ‘This one about identifying Read More …