That It Has Come To This

2012

One to ones and lone working in educational settings

"This factsheet aims to provide clear, practical guidance to ATL members who, in the course of their duties, may find themselves in one-to-one situations with children or vulnerable adults. All organisations with staff that may be expected to work with children and vulnerable adults on a one-to-one basis should provide clear guidance.

Employers owe their staff a duty of care and, mindful of this, should strive to minimise any risk to staff’s health and safety. There is also potential for staff to be accused of inappropriate behaviour in one-to-one situations. It is therefore essential that, when working on a one-to-one basis, all reasonable precautions have been taken."

http://www.atl.org.uk/Images/ADV56%20one%20to%20ones%20and%20lone%20working%20-%20May%202012.pdf

Take Advice, From Politics', Failed, Version of Laurel And Hardy? - We Don't Think So

Fine Mess

Got Us Into

April 14, 2013 5:54 pm

Reid and Blunkett warn Miliband on policy

"Ed Miliband came under fire from two of Tony Blair’s closest advisers at the weekend as pressure mounted on the Labour leader from some of the most high-profile members of the last Labour government.

David Blunkett and Lord Reid, who were both home secretary under Mr Blair, on Sunday urged Mr Miliband to do more to show his party was a government in waiting.

Mr Blunkett wrote in The Observer newspaper that Labour “cannot and should never be simply [about] the avoidance of the most obvious injustice. It has to be about a great deal more than politics built on grievance and the unhappiness of a resentful and selfish public sphere”.

Lord Reid, meanwhile, told the BBC: “You have to move from being a voice of protest to offering solutions as you move from being an effective opposition to a potential government.”"

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b7afac2c-a518-11e2-8777-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2QTaNiqz0