Gypsy Roma and Traveller Children in Care Dr Dan Allen d.allen1@salford.ac.uk
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children in care. Throughout Europe there are over one million children growing up in care. “Eradicate Gypsy existence and culture” (Liegeois, 1986; McVeigh, 1997; Fraser, 1995; Vanderbeck, 2005) Conceptual difficulties (numbers, placements and experiences)?
England Northern Ireland 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total 30 40 50 60, 910 64, 460 65,520 67,080 68,110 68,840 Travellers of Irish heritage 30 40 50 60 70 Gypsy/ Roma 90 120 180 210 (Department for Education (2014) Children Looked After in England (Including Adoption and Care Leavers) Year Ending 31 March 2014, London: DfE, accessed 8 April 2013, at www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/ s001084/sfr20-2013.pdf) Ethnicity Boys Girls Total Number in care 15,210 14,252 White 7,200 7,009 Refused/ Unknown 7,581 6,813 Other 291 272 Traveller 63 96 Black 41 26 Chinese 27 23 Indian sub-continent 7 13 From the Department for Health, Social Services and Public Safety (2012) Children’s Social Care Statistics for Northern Ireland 2011/12, Stormont: Community Information Branch, accessed 8 April 2013, at www. dhsspsni.gov.uk/children_s_social_care_statistics_for_northern_ireland_2011-12.pdf
Disproportionality?
RESILIENCE An example of concern 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PROTECTIVE 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROTECTIVE FACTORS ADVERSITY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Gordon, R. et al, (2000) The Child’s World Training & Development Pack, NSPCC VULNERABILITY
RESILIENCE An example of concern 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PROTECTIVE 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROTECTIVE FACTORS ADVERSITY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Gordon, R. et al, (2000) The Child’s World Training & Development Pack, NSPCC VULNERABILITY
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Reference Sam Taylor, Angie Hart And Hove Park School The Resilient Classroom: A Resource Pack for Tutor Groups and Pastoral School Staff http://www.youngminds.org.uk/assets/0001/1548/The_resilient_classroom.pdf Young Minds - http://www.youngminds.org.uk/training_services/academic_resilience