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On the evening, you will be greeted by James Thomas -Corporate Director, Children & Culture and Susannah Beasley-Murray - Director for Children and Culture, and hear about the vision for relationship-based practice and our children and families. You'll meet the Social Work Academy Team and learn about Steps to Success, our unique 3 year program to support you in your ASYE and beyond. Most importantly, you'll get to hear from some of our newly qualified social workers about their experiences of working with Tower Hamlets. You will also hear about our interview process and will also have the opportunity to ask us any questions you may have. hide

If you feel you would be interested, we encourage you to book by following the link below to the booking page. hide

Out of their work, a new vision for ‘creative social work’ has emerged. Learn how they work with social care professionals, artists and creative practitioners to collaborate, solve problems and support a creative attitude in policy and practice. hide

Come and hear how you can help in the struggles for justice, including getting involved in the radical People’s Tribunal on Police Killings. You can also watch Injustice, Migrant Media’s classic award winning documentary on the same subject here: https://vimeo.com/migrantmedia

Synopsis: Since 1969, over two thousand people have died at the hands of the police in the UK. Shootings, chokeholds, batons, gassing, suffocation, restraint and brutal beatings are some of the methods used. The number of deaths is escalating. Inevitably police officers involved are not convicted for these killings. In this documentary, the families of the victims of police violence demand justice. They ask why society ignores human rights abuses by agents of the state. This reflection on resistance is poignant and political, capturing the brutality and trauma as well as the unrelenting fightback of those who will not be silent about state violence.

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Patricia Coker - mother of Paul Coker who died in Plumstead Police Station in 2005. No officers were ever prosecuted. The case features in Ultraviolence

Faiza Mohammed - cousin of Nuur Saeed who died during a police raid in Woolwich in 2006. No officers were ever held responsible for his death. The case features in Ultraviolence.

Ken Fero - member of Migrant Media. Director of Injustice with Tariq Mehmood and of Ultraviolence and founding member of the United Families & Friends Campaign. Injustice which was released in 2001 and is banned by UK broadcasters

“the perfect reminder to everyone that Black Lives DO Matter” The Canary

“leaves a lasting, shocking impression” British Film Institute

"proudly, cussedly uncontainable” The Guardian

"hopeful in the power of people to resist" Flickering Myth

“intimate details give this essay on injustice its power” The Times

"fearless, unflinching, but above all compassionate filmmaking" Cine Vue

Special Jury Award - Queens World Film Festival 2021 hide

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This session is designed for all practice educators, new and old, supervisors and AYSE mentors and assessors. The workshop will introduces a number of creative models, tools, techniques  and approaches that can be used within supervision. This will enable supervisees to develop their skills in critical reflection, take ownership of the session, move from the descriptive to the analytical and help apply theory to practice.

Whilst the session is online, the approach will be interactive, so please do ensure that you have with you, paper, pens and a toilet roll!

Jo Finch is currently Reader in Social Work, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Social Work Research at University of East London. Jo has been a social work educator since 2002, working on both qualifying and post qualifying programmes. She now leads the Professional Doctorate in Social Work.

Please note that these workshops are only available for social care professionals working for Higher Education Institutes or Local Authority which is part of the North East London Social Work Teaching Partnership. hide