Foster Carer/Author A life spent caring for other people’s children. My Autobiography’ ‘A Life in the Shadowlands’ tells the story.
Yate, England
Joined October 2012
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Foster Caring for 35 years. A life spent caring for other people’s children. My autobiography ‘A Life in the Shadowlands’ is now available to order online at Amazon, Waterstones and other main retailers or via alifeintheshadowlands.co.uk
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RIP - Bristol Bus Boycott: Civil rights campaigner Dr Paul Stephenson dies aged 87
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Outside a hotel in Redcliffe, Bristol - the hotel is being protected by hundreds of Bristolians shouting ‘We are many, you are few. We are Bristol, who are you?’ to a group of around 100 protesters who had marched on the hotel
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The best of Bristol outside the hotel in Redcliffe
please do read 👇🏼
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Recently shortlisted for the Children and YA category of @RuberyBookAward, @JenBurkinshaw's Happiness Seeker was our Book of the Week last week.
Buy Happiness Seeker now from beatentrackpublishing.com/ha…. Look out for our next #bookoftheweek this Thursday.
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As Breaking the Chains' @ShpresaPrograme young Immigration Champions break up for summer, they are still hard at work to induct new staff at MiCLU and @IslingtonLawCen. We are very grateful to be a child/young person-led organisation
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I'm loving seeing Happiness Seeker sporting its snazzy new stickers from the Rubery Book Award!
#yafiction #bookaward #thriller
Congratulations Jennifer. Well deserved !
@JenBurkinshaw's Happiness Seeker, published by Beaten Track, has been shortlisted for the International @RuberyBookAward. Happy news! #YA #bookawards #thriller
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We must move away from the failing 1950s model of foster care, which is inadequate for the modern world. Fundamental changes are needed, not superficial tweaks. #FosterWiki #ReformFosterCare
What a brilliant achievement ! Esme and her colleagues do such amazing work.
🎉 Thrilled to announce that @EsmeMadill from @MiCLUteam Islington Law Centre has won the LALY award 4 Social Welfare Law! Her incredible journey from social work to law and her impact through Breaking the Chains has inspired us all. Congrats,Esme! #LALYAwards #BreakingTheChains
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🎉 Thrilled to announce that @EsmeMadill from @MiCLUteam Islington Law Centre has won the LALY award 4 Social Welfare Law! Her incredible journey from social work to law and her impact through Breaking the Chains has inspired us all. Congrats,Esme! #LALYAwards #BreakingTheChains
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Final judgment issued in ECPAT UK case against @Kent_cc and the @ukhomeoffice on the use of hotels to accommodate unaccompanied children!
The use of so called 'Section 11' notices by Kent have no apparent statutory basis.
➡️Read the full decision
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Thank you so much for to the Paperbound team - who play such an important role in MG & YA reading & writing - for this thoughtful, no-spoilers review of Happiness Seeker.
#thriller #YAFiction #bookreviews #lovestory
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English teachers/librarians, writing workshops give your students lasting inspiration & tools. Recently, I've had writing sent me from a year 7 & 12 from events months ago, using my IGLOO & Happiness Seeker.
DM for info.
#gsceenglishlanguage #ks3english #Edutwitter #teamenglish
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The awesome Esme Madill, driving force behind our Breaking the Chains project, which supports Albanian children in the UK, has been listed as a Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year finalist! We are so pleased she has received recognition for her huge dedication and groundbreaking work 🙌
9) Social Welfare Law - sponsored by @DoughtyStreet
Eleanor Bulmer - Butler & Co
Sabira Kashmiri - South West London Law Centres
Esme Madill - Islington Law Centre
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Legal reps for young Albanians: Check out this very helpful new paper from @gardencourtlaw summarising and citing new COI on trafficking and organised crime in Albania and how it applies to asylum claims. Huge thanks to authors Claudia and Micah Neale bit.ly/4amdcGH
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Foster carers are classified as neither workers nor employees, meaning they are denied fundamental employment rights, leaving those who look after and accommodate the country’s most vulnerable children, without any protection or security #FosterWiki
