Haringey recruits North American social workers

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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter on October 1, 2010 at 12:24

What an enormous cost is occasioned by the failure to grapple with this issue. We know that, in the wake of the Baby P tragedy, Haringey's Director of Children's Services was taken on at a salary circa 30% greater than that of the Prime Minister.

Were ordinary social workers at the "coal face" used as scapegoats?

At a recent employment tribunal, social workers Gillie Christou and Maria Ward claim they were unfairly sacked and point to the conduct of their boss, Senior Team Manager Sue Gilmore.

A senior social worker described Baby P’s mother as a ‘lovely’ parent and filmed an interview with her for staff training, a tribunal heard yesterday.

Mrs Gilmore was favourably impressed with Tracy Connelly. She (Gilmore) made the DVD of Tracey Connelly as grave concerns over the baby’s welfare emerged, it was said.

Report in the Daily Mail.
Social workers 'called Baby P's mother a lovely parent then filmed her for a training DVD'

How can ordinary social workers – let alone the wider public – have confidence in the way this important service is managed?

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Permalink Reply by RuthE on October 5, 2010 at 11:19

I was wondering why there is no social work trainee scheme this year with Haringey council, must be cheaper to recruit people from the US???

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