Children of prisoners: an introduction

Part of e-Learning courses

This resource provides an introduction to the experience of having a parent in prison through the use of video footage. There is then a quiz to test your knowledge of key facts and figures relating to this area. By the end of this resource you should have a better understanding of: who children of prisoners are and what they may have to go through; why it is important to know about these children; how many children are affected; the social and emotional impact of parental imprisonment on a child; key facts and figures; and the legislation that relates to this group.

Learning together to safeguard children: developing a multi-agency systems approach for case reviews

This guide summarises SCIE Report 19: Learning together to safeguard children: developing a multi-agency systems approach for case reviews. In it the key concepts of the model are explained before the process of putting them into practice is described

Teaching, learning and assessment of law in social work education

This knowledge review looks at how law is taught in social work education and to what effect. It describes what knowledge is available, highlights the evidence that has emerged and draws practice points from the evidence.

Types and quality of knowledge in social care

This knowledge review looks at what types of knowledge SCIE should draw on and how to distinguish good quality knowledge in policy making and practice. This review underpins all of SCIE's research and publications and will also be useful for other researchers.

Effectiveness of childminding registration and its implications for private fostering

This position paper considers the registration of childminders in private fostering and whether this would help to safeguard children