The Trustees and Company Secretary
of The Social Education Trust (SET) have great pleasure in publishing
our report "Social Pedagogy and Social Education",
which is designed to take forward our objective of making
things better for children.
The report is based upon two workshops that were held in July 2000 and January 2001 and which brought together a wide range of participants who shared the view that residential care and communal living could be a valuable and rewarding experience for many people. We focused upon children and young people, particularly those who were likely to experience residential living as part of being "looked after" by a local authority. We were keen to see where practical settings, in the United Kingdom, as well as continental Europe might help develop insight, innovation and, above all, good practice founded on clear principles and formalised training.
It is no surprise that the Trustees believe that the European concept of social pedagogy or social education can make a real and positive contribution to caring for children within the United Kingdom. Regrettably, the biggest stumbling block is the terminology, which in a British setting has historical connotations, not shared with the rest of Europe. This said, we hope you will read the report and decide for yourself whether we are correct in our thinking.
We are keen to encourage dialogue and an exchange of views and experiences. Our specific actions are contained within Section 11 of the report and we are progressing with each of those actions now. Our web-site www.children.uk.co will give further information about our actions as they are developed. We hope you will take the opportunity of discovering for yourselves what may be of value to you and the young people you represent or are involved with.
Yours sincerely
Chair of Trustees
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