by Olga Dunne | Nov 13, 2020 | Blog, Frontline programme, Latest blog
For me, being a mum is the single most important thing in my life. When I first applied to the Frontline programme, I wasn’t sure how I would manage demanding academic work, a full-time job, and having caring responsibilities. It’s tough, but it’s also worth it! ...
by Sandeep Virdi | Oct 5, 2020 | Blog, Frontline programme, Latest blog
Over the past months, we’ve been reflecting on how Frontline as an organisation can do more to confront all forms of racism head-on. We know that almost a third of the children who social workers support identify as Black, Asian or minority ethnic, but the social work...
by Phil Spencer | Sep 25, 2020 | Blog, Latest blog, GRADUATE PROGRAMME, Frontline programme participants, Frontline programme
Child trafficking often goes under the radar and is an issue very few professionals have a high level of knowledge or awareness around. In order to change this Frontline Fellow Phil Spencer, who now works in a mission aligned role at Every Child Protected Against...
by Michaela Berry | Sep 7, 2020 | Blog, Latest blog, GRADUATE PROGRAMME, Frontline programme participants, Frontline programme
Just over a year ago Frontline fellow Michaela was one of a number of fellows who, as part of a Fellowship retreat, went to the Netherlands to learn more about a revolutionary nursing model called Buurtzorg first hand. The reason Buurtzorg is so different is because...
by Sophie Grant-Foale | Aug 17, 2020 | Blog, Latest blog, GRADUATE PROGRAMME, Frontline programme participants, Frontline programme
Over the past year Radio 4 journalist Andrew Bomford has been following James, one of our Frontline programme participants in Hertfordshire, as he works with mother Emily. Emily has had nine children, all of whom have been taken into care, and she has recently given...
by Charlotte Street | Aug 7, 2020 | Blog, Latest blog, Frontline programme, Practice models
On the Frontline programme, we use motivational interviewing to encourage the children and families we work with to believe they can bring about and maintain meaningful change. It helps families see themselves as experts in their own lives, working alongside...
