Regular readers and casual visitors will have noticed some problems on this site recently!
Due to a rogue plugin, the whole site has been offline for some time. In addition, when I finally got it working the same post seems to have been published about 500 times! Agh!
I think the issue is now resolved, but I want to apologize (especially to those using the rss feed) for the inconvenience.
There will be no more posts for the next 2 weeks as I’m on ...
The following links are items that I have read and shared through Google Reader in the last 7 days. Some will be youth work or youth ministry related, while others are of personal interest. You can view my full shared items here.clear the air, not the room [feedly]21 May 2009 Youth Work Values Under Threat19 May 2009 - In Defence of Youth Work's response to a YWN article.Just how innocent are you? [feedly]18 May 2009 - A cheeky summary of the change to UK ...
I've just seen this over on DOPCANDY, the Christian Schools Work Conference is coming up on 23rd June in Guildford.
Back by popular demand The Christian Schools Work Conference offers Schools Workers the opportunity to hear from some of the counties leading practitioners as well as network to your hearts content. The theme is ...
Monday morning meeting! #
@nathanlock welcome to twitter! it certainly has its uses in reply to nathanlock #
I've been very quiet on twitter recently. Sorry about that! #
Just back from youth group. Now for The Apprentice. #
In the office... thinking..! #
Ok, I'm up! #
@beatdetective haven't seen 13 but thought 12 was terrible! ...
The following links are items that I have read and shared through Google Reader in the last 7 days. Some will be youth work or youth ministry related, while others are of personal interest. You can view my full shared items here.ContactPoint database ready to go live17 May 2009 - It's still going ahead!New Toolkit on Evaluating Participation Work17 May 2009 How kids use the net now, from danah boyd17 May 2009 - A link to an interesting article on using ...
The following is a short article I wrote that was published in Youth Work Now Magazine (A supplement of Children & Young People Now) this week. In addition to the print copy, it can be found on the CYPNow website here.
Partnerships can be a pain, but they are key
A few weeks back, I had to deal with an older teenager hanging around ...
I read with interest, this scathing critique of the new Vetting and Barring Scheme being launched (and postponed) in the UK this year by the new Independent Safeguarding Authority.
If you are one of the 11.3 million people who might, in the course of your work, come into contact with children or “vulnerable adults”, you will be paying for the privilege of being vetted by this new authority. Its net will catch almost everyone in the NHS, even ...
