Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
@lauriewroe.bsky.social
Associate Prof Durham Sociology
Co-founder and trustee at Social Workers Without Borders
“Lefty No Borders weirdo with a bullring through her nose”
Co-founder and trustee at Social Workers Without Borders
“Lefty No Borders weirdo with a bullring through her nose”
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Race, class and the weaponisation of child safety
"Race, class and the weaponisation of child safety" published on 24 Feb 2025 by Policy Press.
shorturl.at
Myself and @drleona.bsky.social have edited a new Special Collection for Critical and Radical Social Work:
'Race, Class and the Weaponisation of Child Safety'
- now available online!
Editorial here: shorturl.at/nj4O9
Links to the other papers in the thread below (almost all Open Access!) 👇
'Race, Class and the Weaponisation of Child Safety'
- now available online!
Editorial here: shorturl.at/nj4O9
Links to the other papers in the thread below (almost all Open Access!) 👇
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
✨Wear and share your social work solidarity!✨
How about gifting someone with a SWWB t-shirt, tote bag or sticker this festive season? Order by Friday for Christmas delivery!
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Every purchase supports our work!
#WeAreSocialWorkersWithoutBorders
How about gifting someone with a SWWB t-shirt, tote bag or sticker this festive season? Order by Friday for Christmas delivery!
social-workers-without-borders.teemill.com
Every purchase supports our work!
#WeAreSocialWorkersWithoutBorders
December 17, 2025 at 10:25 AM
✨Wear and share your social work solidarity!✨
How about gifting someone with a SWWB t-shirt, tote bag or sticker this festive season? Order by Friday for Christmas delivery!
social-workers-without-borders.teemill.com
Every purchase supports our work!
#WeAreSocialWorkersWithoutBorders
How about gifting someone with a SWWB t-shirt, tote bag or sticker this festive season? Order by Friday for Christmas delivery!
social-workers-without-borders.teemill.com
Every purchase supports our work!
#WeAreSocialWorkersWithoutBorders
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
New research reveals that thousands of children in the UK are having life changing decisions made about them without being heard. Read the joint report 'Raising Children: Safeguarding Children in Parental Deportation Decisions' here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/law/research...
December 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
New research reveals that thousands of children in the UK are having life changing decisions made about them without being heard. Read the joint report 'Raising Children: Safeguarding Children in Parental Deportation Decisions' here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/law/research...
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
‼️New research reveals that thousands of children in the UK are having life changing decisions made about them without being heard.
This is the first empirical study of the legal and procedural protections afforded to children with a parent facing deportation.
Full report: tinyurl.com/46m9n5r8 1/
This is the first empirical study of the legal and procedural protections afforded to children with a parent facing deportation.
Full report: tinyurl.com/46m9n5r8 1/
December 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
‼️New research reveals that thousands of children in the UK are having life changing decisions made about them without being heard.
This is the first empirical study of the legal and procedural protections afforded to children with a parent facing deportation.
Full report: tinyurl.com/46m9n5r8 1/
This is the first empirical study of the legal and procedural protections afforded to children with a parent facing deportation.
Full report: tinyurl.com/46m9n5r8 1/
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
‼️An exciting opportunity. Could you be our next Managing Director?
⚡ We're looking for someone who is energised by, and committed to, our work and values, and who will bring new vision and fresh energy!
Find out more about the role & apply here: tinyurl.com/mvyadpue. Closing date: 9am on 12th Jan
⚡ We're looking for someone who is energised by, and committed to, our work and values, and who will bring new vision and fresh energy!
Find out more about the role & apply here: tinyurl.com/mvyadpue. Closing date: 9am on 12th Jan
Vacancies - Social Workers Without Borders
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December 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
‼️An exciting opportunity. Could you be our next Managing Director?
⚡ We're looking for someone who is energised by, and committed to, our work and values, and who will bring new vision and fresh energy!
Find out more about the role & apply here: tinyurl.com/mvyadpue. Closing date: 9am on 12th Jan
⚡ We're looking for someone who is energised by, and committed to, our work and values, and who will bring new vision and fresh energy!
Find out more about the role & apply here: tinyurl.com/mvyadpue. Closing date: 9am on 12th Jan
Come and work with us! @socialworkerswb.bsky.social
Our dedicated and inspirational Managing Director, Naomi, has decided it is time to hand the baton to someone new.
📣 We're looking for our next Managing Director, to build on the work that has come before, and to lead Social Workers Without Borders into our next phase.
📣 We're looking for our next Managing Director, to build on the work that has come before, and to lead Social Workers Without Borders into our next phase.
December 28, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Come and work with us! @socialworkerswb.bsky.social
Exciting #socialwork job with Social Workers Without Borders! Please take a look and share!
@socialworkerswb.bsky.social
socialworkerswithoutborders.org/vacancies/
@socialworkerswb.bsky.social
socialworkerswithoutborders.org/vacancies/
October 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Exciting #socialwork job with Social Workers Without Borders! Please take a look and share!
@socialworkerswb.bsky.social
socialworkerswithoutborders.org/vacancies/
@socialworkerswb.bsky.social
socialworkerswithoutborders.org/vacancies/
As more and more bad actors weaponise notions of child safety to legitimise racist attacks on immigration/migrants it’s so important to see cross-sectoral opposition! 💥
September 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
As more and more bad actors weaponise notions of child safety to legitimise racist attacks on immigration/migrants it’s so important to see cross-sectoral opposition! 💥
New paper considering the state of play of UK child welfare responses to extra-familial harm for the British Journal of Social Work with Rachael Owens, Jenny Lloyd and @carlenefirmin.bsky.social
#extrafamilialharm #contextualsafeguarding #childrenssocialcare
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#extrafamilialharm #contextualsafeguarding #childrenssocialcare
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From ‘risky choices’ to ‘risky contexts’? The state of play of UK child welfare responses to adolescent ‘extra-familial harm’. National and international implications
Across the globe young people are significantly harmed in relationships and spaces beyond their families and family homes. The UK appears distinct in integ
academic.oup.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
New paper considering the state of play of UK child welfare responses to extra-familial harm for the British Journal of Social Work with Rachael Owens, Jenny Lloyd and @carlenefirmin.bsky.social
#extrafamilialharm #contextualsafeguarding #childrenssocialcare
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
#extrafamilialharm #contextualsafeguarding #childrenssocialcare
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
Antonio La Picirella, Day 3 on ‘Handala’
July 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Antonio La Picirella, Day 3 on ‘Handala’
Back on strike! Sign the petition below to demand Durham University management rule out compulsory redundancies & work with @ducu.bsky.social to find non-staff cost savings!
ON STRIKE as a member of Durham UCU in response to Durham University management’s proposed staff cuts of £20m. University management has refused DUCU requests to stop compulsory redundancies & to work with us to find non-staff cost savings. Sign the petition: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join UCU
Why join UCU? Over 120,000 of your colleagues have chosen to belong to UCU - the largest union and most effective voice for people like you working in post-school education.
www.ucu.org.uk
June 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Back on strike! Sign the petition below to demand Durham University management rule out compulsory redundancies & work with @ducu.bsky.social to find non-staff cost savings!
Re-posting, in light of Casey report
Myself and @drleona.bsky.social have edited a new Special Collection for Critical and Radical Social Work:
'Race, Class and the Weaponisation of Child Safety'
- now available online!
Editorial here: shorturl.at/nj4O9
Links to the other papers in the thread below (almost all Open Access!) 👇
'Race, Class and the Weaponisation of Child Safety'
- now available online!
Editorial here: shorturl.at/nj4O9
Links to the other papers in the thread below (almost all Open Access!) 👇
Race, class and the weaponisation of child safety
"Race, class and the weaponisation of child safety" published on 24 Feb 2025 by Policy Press.
shorturl.at
June 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Re-posting, in light of Casey report
Back on strike! Sign the petition below to demand Durham University management rule out compulsory redundancies & work with @ducu.bsky.social to find non-staff cost savings!
✊🏼❤️
✊🏼❤️
ON STRIKE as a member of Durham UCU in response to Durham University management’s proposed staff cuts of £20m. University management has refused DUCU requests to stop compulsory redundancies & to work with us to find non-staff cost savings. Sign the petition: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join UCU
Why join UCU? Over 120,000 of your colleagues have chosen to belong to UCU - the largest union and most effective voice for people like you working in post-school education.
www.ucu.org.uk
June 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Back on strike! Sign the petition below to demand Durham University management rule out compulsory redundancies & work with @ducu.bsky.social to find non-staff cost savings!
✊🏼❤️
✊🏼❤️
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
As we gear up for strike action tomorrow & Saturday, we'd like to take a moment to extend heartfelt thanks to those who've donated to our hardship fund, including: IWW Northumbria Branch (£300), UCU Birmingham (£100), the OU branch (£250) and numerous individuals giving generous personal donations.
June 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
As we gear up for strike action tomorrow & Saturday, we'd like to take a moment to extend heartfelt thanks to those who've donated to our hardship fund, including: IWW Northumbria Branch (£300), UCU Birmingham (£100), the OU branch (£250) and numerous individuals giving generous personal donations.
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
Times & places for today's strike action:
8.30–11.00 Pickets at main crossroads entrance (by the 'What Lies Beneath' map)
11.00–12.30 SGIA Teachout: Whose History? Statues and the Politics of Decolonisation, online & in Dunelm House B16
Friday 12.30–14.30 Branch Strategy Session, Dunelm House Lounge
8.30–11.00 Pickets at main crossroads entrance (by the 'What Lies Beneath' map)
11.00–12.30 SGIA Teachout: Whose History? Statues and the Politics of Decolonisation, online & in Dunelm House B16
Friday 12.30–14.30 Branch Strategy Session, Dunelm House Lounge
June 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Times & places for today's strike action:
8.30–11.00 Pickets at main crossroads entrance (by the 'What Lies Beneath' map)
11.00–12.30 SGIA Teachout: Whose History? Statues and the Politics of Decolonisation, online & in Dunelm House B16
Friday 12.30–14.30 Branch Strategy Session, Dunelm House Lounge
8.30–11.00 Pickets at main crossroads entrance (by the 'What Lies Beneath' map)
11.00–12.30 SGIA Teachout: Whose History? Statues and the Politics of Decolonisation, online & in Dunelm House B16
Friday 12.30–14.30 Branch Strategy Session, Dunelm House Lounge
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
Our new paper is out led by @lauriewroe.bsky.social & with Delphine Peace on learning from #Contextualsafeguarding Across Borders with refugee young people in Germany. Interesting to be bilingual researcher on the project - reminder of how language/trajectories shape contexts & concepts.
New article for European Journal of Social Work with co-authors @nhuegler.bsky.social & Delphine Peace!
Learning from the Contextual Safeguarding Across Borders research project with #refugee young people in Germany, part of the #contextualsafeguarding programme
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Learning from the Contextual Safeguarding Across Borders research project with #refugee young people in Germany, part of the #contextualsafeguarding programme
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘Contextual safeguarding across borders’: learning about the ‘contextual safeguarding’ framework and youth ‘extra-familial’ harm in Germany
We share learning from a collaborative project involving researchers at Durham university in England and an International Non-Government Organisation (INGO) supporting refugee girls in Germany. The...
www.tandfonline.com
June 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Our new paper is out led by @lauriewroe.bsky.social & with Delphine Peace on learning from #Contextualsafeguarding Across Borders with refugee young people in Germany. Interesting to be bilingual researcher on the project - reminder of how language/trajectories shape contexts & concepts.
#Socialworkers! #Migrantjustice activists - give Social Workers Without Borders @socialworkerswb.bsky.social a follow on here 👀❤️
June 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
#Socialworkers! #Migrantjustice activists - give Social Workers Without Borders @socialworkerswb.bsky.social a follow on here 👀❤️
New article for European Journal of Social Work with co-authors @nhuegler.bsky.social & Delphine Peace!
Learning from the Contextual Safeguarding Across Borders research project with #refugee young people in Germany, part of the #contextualsafeguarding programme
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Learning from the Contextual Safeguarding Across Borders research project with #refugee young people in Germany, part of the #contextualsafeguarding programme
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘Contextual safeguarding across borders’: learning about the ‘contextual safeguarding’ framework and youth ‘extra-familial’ harm in Germany
We share learning from a collaborative project involving researchers at Durham university in England and an International Non-Government Organisation (INGO) supporting refugee girls in Germany. The...
www.tandfonline.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
New article for European Journal of Social Work with co-authors @nhuegler.bsky.social & Delphine Peace!
Learning from the Contextual Safeguarding Across Borders research project with #refugee young people in Germany, part of the #contextualsafeguarding programme
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Learning from the Contextual Safeguarding Across Borders research project with #refugee young people in Germany, part of the #contextualsafeguarding programme
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
Day two of the strike, and we've ben getting a lot of questions from students about the action. What's it for, why are we doing it now, and how can they help.
So let's run through some Strike Questions! 🧵
So let's run through some Strike Questions! 🧵
April 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Day two of the strike, and we've ben getting a lot of questions from students about the action. What's it for, why are we doing it now, and how can they help.
So let's run through some Strike Questions! 🧵
So let's run through some Strike Questions! 🧵
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
Also, while we're talking about our strike, a lot of students have been asking how they can support us (being fully aware of who actually has their backs in this uni), and what it means to cross (or not cross) a picket line in this case. We'll defer here to our excellent Instagram team on this one.
April 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Also, while we're talking about our strike, a lot of students have been asking how they can support us (being fully aware of who actually has their backs in this uni), and what it means to cross (or not cross) a picket line in this case. We'll defer here to our excellent Instagram team on this one.
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
Very proud as UCUC treasurer to have authorized a payment of £500 to the Good Law Project today!
We've written a blog post full of steps everyone can take, right now, to support trans people following the Supreme Court ruling and the EHRC interim guidance. Thanks especially to @hagenilda.bsky.social for all her work on it! 🏳️⚧️
open.substack.com/pub/ucucommo...
open.substack.com/pub/ucucommo...
Take action now for trans rights.
Some practical ways you can show your support for trans people in the wake of the 16th April Supreme Court ruling.
open.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Very proud as UCUC treasurer to have authorized a payment of £500 to the Good Law Project today!
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
Mgt just refuses to call off compulsory redundancies, saying they want to prioritise “voluntary” severance.
This is a classic risk aversion dilemma—the more people believe the Uni will sack them anyway, the more likely they are to take the VS £ although they’d rather stay.
That’s not voluntary!
This is a classic risk aversion dilemma—the more people believe the Uni will sack them anyway, the more likely they are to take the VS £ although they’d rather stay.
That’s not voluntary!
ON STRIKE as a member of Durham UCU in response to Durham University management’s proposed staff cuts of £20m. University management has refused DUCU requests to stop compulsory redundancies & to work with us to find non-staff cost savings. Sign the petition: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join UCU
Why join UCU? Over 120,000 of your colleagues have chosen to belong to UCU - the largest union and most effective voice for people like you working in post-school education.
www.ucu.org.uk
April 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Mgt just refuses to call off compulsory redundancies, saying they want to prioritise “voluntary” severance.
This is a classic risk aversion dilemma—the more people believe the Uni will sack them anyway, the more likely they are to take the VS £ although they’d rather stay.
That’s not voluntary!
This is a classic risk aversion dilemma—the more people believe the Uni will sack them anyway, the more likely they are to take the VS £ although they’d rather stay.
That’s not voluntary!
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
Sign sign sign!
Our jobs are on the line!
Our jobs are on the line!
ON STRIKE as a member of Durham UCU in response to Durham University management’s proposed staff cuts of £20m. University management has refused DUCU requests to stop compulsory redundancies & to work with us to find non-staff cost savings. Sign the petition: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join UCU
Why join UCU? Over 120,000 of your colleagues have chosen to belong to UCU - the largest union and most effective voice for people like you working in post-school education.
www.ucu.org.uk
April 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Sign sign sign!
Our jobs are on the line!
Our jobs are on the line!
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
Solidarity with UCU members at Durham Univeristy Striking today.
Staff are standing up against job cuts and defending the future of education! ✊
#ProtectEducationNow #UCU
Staff are standing up against job cuts and defending the future of education! ✊
#ProtectEducationNow #UCU
April 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Solidarity with UCU members at Durham Univeristy Striking today.
Staff are standing up against job cuts and defending the future of education! ✊
#ProtectEducationNow #UCU
Staff are standing up against job cuts and defending the future of education! ✊
#ProtectEducationNow #UCU
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
Rally time! Jamie lays it out!
April 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Rally time! Jamie lays it out!
Reposted by Dr Lauren Wroe ~ she/her
Great turnout today on @ducu.bsky.social pickets. On strike to protect professional services staff jobs.
An attack on one is an attack on all!
Management tried to pit academics against professional services staff - they've failed!
We are *all* the university!
An attack on one is an attack on all!
Management tried to pit academics against professional services staff - they've failed!
We are *all* the university!
April 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Great turnout today on @ducu.bsky.social pickets. On strike to protect professional services staff jobs.
An attack on one is an attack on all!
Management tried to pit academics against professional services staff - they've failed!
We are *all* the university!
An attack on one is an attack on all!
Management tried to pit academics against professional services staff - they've failed!
We are *all* the university!