It is a crisp November morning. Inside a packed London tube train, commuters are buried in their newspapers carrying stories of the death of baby P. There is a hush across the carriage as we read of the tragedy, and the failure of the public services. The images are disturbing. They tap into our collective consciousness, they raise strong emotions - a deep sadness, anger and sense of outrage. How could this have happened again?
Here I intend to link the strength of public response surrounding the deaths of children in our communities and to propose the use of this 'energy' for the collective good. We can use these tragedies to inform learning, and within early years settings we can initiate partnership with parents in making safeguarding children a truly shared responsibility. The aim is to:
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