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Dr Ciarán Murphy
@ciaranmmmurphy.bsky.social
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49% Irish, 47% Mancunian (4% Welsh).
Social worker, researcher, academic. Trustee Association of Child Protection Professionals
Associate Editor Child Abuse Review.
Diversity is beautiful. Black lives matter. Hope not hate.
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After 50 Years of ‘Protocolization’, What Is the Progress Towards Munro's Image of a More Flexible, Innovative and ‘Child‐Centred’ English Child Protection System? - Murphy - Child & Family Social Work - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
After 50 Years of ‘Protocolization’, What Is the Progress Towards Munro's Image of a More Flexible, Innovative and ‘Child‐Centred’ English Child Protection System?
Fifty years after the formation of England's child protection system, the country continues to reel from new instances of high-profile child death tragedies where children have been harmed despite pr...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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This is such an important initiative, and I'm proud to support it. Flossie and the other claimants need £500k to fund the legal challenge. They have started a crowdfunding page here www.crowdjustice.com/case/ban-sma... Please donate if you can and share widely youtu.be/n1pD25JOd5g?...
Should Phones Be Banned? Teen Takes Government to Court Over Phone Harms
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November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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This is what a hero looks like. Thoughts and prayers with Samir and his family.
November 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Source: The Guardian
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Only full abolition of two-child benefit cap will substantially cut poverty, thinktank says
Resolution Foundation says half-measures would have little or no meaningful impact on child poverty rates
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October 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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National safe working limits needed to stop social workers leaving profession, DfE told - Community Care
Absence of national workload guidance means some social workers work extra unpaid hours, have less time for direct work and feel unsafe, finds report
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October 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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The child abuse inquiry was meant to move the dial. Three years on, nothing has changed | The Independent share.google/S78sbvEQv2mP...
Child abuse inquiry was meant to move the dial. Three years on, nothing has changed
As the row surrounding the future Grooming Gang Inquiry deepens, Bryony Gooch reflects on the third anniversary of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, as those who were involved warn key ...
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October 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Dr Ciarán Murphy talking about his pathway into the “family business” of #childprotection #socialwork and his passion for this work
October 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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“My dad said, ‘come on, enough is enough’” – an exploration of why social workers have decided to leave England’s child protection workforce
Purpose. This paper reports on a study with 72 former child protection social workers.Design/methodology/approach. The study adopted an iterative mixed method design (comprising of focus groups, quest...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Ricky Hatton Memorial: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002l4x4 via @bbciplayer
Ricky Hatton Memorial
Coverage of the procession as people pay their respects to Ricky Hatton.
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October 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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UK poverty crisis laid bare as 500,000 children living in families trapped in benefits debt cycle | The Independent share.google/2Tk1oV5MNlJt...
UK poverty crisis as 500,000 children in homes trapped in benefit debt cycle
Exclusive: Tens of thousands of families are forced to take out loans to cover the five-week wait until their first universal credit payment – but many struggle to pay it back
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October 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Ricky Hatton funeral: 'Saint of Manchester' remembered as city prepares for farewell
BBC Sport speaks to the people of Manchester about Ricky Hatton and his life-long service to the city and its people.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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My Care Story: ‘Social workers witnessed my isolation, documented it and did nothing’ - Community Care
A care experienced woman recalls the emotional neglect and isolation she endured in foster care, and practitioners' failure to intervene
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October 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Children in care should have choice of where and with whom they live, says MacAlister - Community Care
Children's minister Josh MacAlister says giving children placement choice would require having 'lots of excess foster carers'
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October 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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£500 million for first ever fair pay agreement for care workers - GOV.UK share.google/tAIV3GsjMBKF...
£500 million for first ever fair pay agreement for care workers
Government invests £500 million into first ever fair pay agreement in major milestone for care worker pay.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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The Guardian view on child poverty: the scrapping of the two-child benefit cap can’t come soon enough | Editorial | The Guardian share.google/CeVJo6hjTzmM...
The Guardian view on child poverty: the scrapping of the two-child benefit cap can’t come soon enough | Editorial
Editorial: Extra services for poorer families are welcome, but real progress requires the raising of incomes
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October 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Covid school closures in UK damaged ‘very fabric of childhood’ | Covid inquiry | The Guardian share.google/8QIXieLTIxuZ...
Covid school closures in UK damaged ‘very fabric of childhood’
Inquiry hears of children exposed to pornography and suffering ‘grievous’ harm without protection of schools
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September 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Instagram still poses risk to children despite new safety tools, says Meta whistleblower | Internet safety | The Guardian share.google/adtPoecvBt9I...
Instagram still poses risk to children despite new safety tools, says Meta whistleblower
Meta rejects review findings, which claim two-thirds of new features designed to protect young people are ‘woefully ineffective’
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September 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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With a third of women who died during, or just after, pregnancy, known to social care, charity Birth Companions is looking to improve the care they get
'The high death rate of mothers involved with children's social care shows we need a new approach' - Community Care
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September 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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If you are interested in #socialwork and #socialworkeducation then you might like to read this article we wrote, with @ciaranmmmurphy.bsky.social, which was published in Community Care this week: www.geese.co.uk/news/article...
Article published in Community Care magazine - Geese Theatre Company
Our Artistic Director, Andy, discusses our training offer for social workers
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September 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Unforgettable Ricky Hatton turned boxing into a spectacle for his vast army of fans | Ricky Hatton | The Guardian share.google/fpy44gPT47BW...
Unforgettable Ricky Hatton turned boxing into a spectacle for his vast army of fans
The ‘Hitman’ was extraordinary in his fleeting prime with his career bringing adoration and the demons of fame
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September 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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'Bridging the theory-practice divide: how theatre can enhance social work education' - Community Care share.google/4qOlav4aF9HF...
'Bridging the theory-practice divide: how theatre can enhance social work education' - Community Care
By enabling social workers and students to experience real-world scenarios, theatre-based learning can help prepare them for practice
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September 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Devestated to learn this. One of the greatest sportsman and Mancunians of my generation. The most popular British boxer ever. A gentleman and peoples champion. Rip Hitman
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Ricky Hatton dead: Boxing champion Ricky Hatton found dead aged 46 - latest updates - BBC News
Boxing champion Ricky Hatton found dead aged 46
Tributes pour in for the Stockport-born boxer.
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September 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Cost of place in children’s care homes in England hits almost £320,000 a year
Private firms’ profits soar, watchdog says, as prices nearly double in five years
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September 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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BBC News - Cost of children's homes doubles but care can be poor, says report
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Cost of children's homes doubles but care can be poor
Huge sums spent on children's residential care in England do not represent value for money, says spending watchdog.
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September 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Stretford Memorial Hospital, Seymour Grove, c.1930s (Trafford Local Studies). Originally a private house, became Red Cross hospital in WW1, then maternity hospital 1925. I was born there 30 years later (one year before Joy Division's Ian Curtis). Closed 2015.
September 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM