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Episode 20: Child C - "A child's voice, however honest and true, is meaningless to those who've forgotten how to listen"
This Child Safeguarding Practice Review has recently been published by Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership and looks into the case of Child C who was sexually abused by their male…
Episode 19: Learning from the Manning family
Today’s episode focuses on a review recently published by Lambeth Safeguarding Children Partnership and refers to a family the report calls the Manning Family. This review was deemed necessary after…
Episode 18:Bethany and Darren–Learning from their murder
Bethany (aged 26) and her son Darren, better known as DJ (aged 9) were both murdered at their family home by Bethany’s former partner in the May of 2021 following a period of physical and…
Episode 17: Learning from the death of a 3 week old baby at the hands of their Father
9 out of 10 children who are subject to Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews are previously known to children’s services. However, what about that 1 in 10 case? What lessons can be learnt? This…
Episode 16: What can we learn from Child V’s death?
In January 2023, Child V died at the age of 7 years old. Child V had complex health needs and disabilities and there had been significant contact with both health and social care practitioners due to…
Episode 15: How did Abiyah’s death go undiscovered for 2 years?
The body of Abiyah Yasharahyalah lay undiscovered in the back garden of a house in Birmingham for two years. His post-mortem was inconclusive however at the time of his death, Abiyah was suffering…
Episode 14: Learning from Mara’s experiences
This episode looks at the Child Safeguarding Practice Review published by Lambeth Safeguarding Children Partnership into Mara’s experiences. This review was initiated due to suspected child sexual…
Episode 13: Learning from Operation ACORNE
Operation ACORNE was a large scale and complex multi-agency investigation into child sexual abuse in the Gloucestershire area. It developed over several years and encompassed a number of children and…
Episode 12: Alfie Steele - Learning from his murder
In February 2021, Alfie Steele was murdered at his home in Droitwich after being subject to months of abuse. His mother and her partner were subsequently found responsible and are currently serving…
Episode 11: Learning from George and Oliver’s Story
George and Oliver were both under the age of 13 when emergency services were called to a life threatening incident at their family home. Fortunately, both children managed to get to safety. The…
Episode 10: Child X and Y: ‘No one saw this coming, everyone trusted him, didn’t they?
This episode looks at the review carried out by Mid & West Wales following the sexual abuse of two adolescent boys by their foster carer. Child Y disclosed the abuse in April 2020. Child X…
Episode 9: Jaden Moodie- learning from his murder
In 2019, 14 year old Jaden Moodie was knocked off the moped he was riding and stabbed to death. Jaden was one of the youngest victims of knife crime on the streets of London at the time. This episode…
Episode 8: Sydney: “I kept running but the running didn’t keep me safe”
Sydney was just 13 years old when she went missing for 5 days from the Children’s Home she was living in at the time. Upon her return, she disclosed that she had been held against her will, sexually…
Episode 7: Child G – Moving from “What is wrong with you” to “What has happened to you?”
This podcast episode highlights the key learning points from the review published by Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership for a young person, Child G, who experienced trauma and instability…
Episode 6: Leiland-James Corkhill – learning from his death at the hands of his adopter
Leiland-James Corkhill was murdered by his prospective adopter Laura Castle in January 2021. This episode looks at the findings of the review published by Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership. …
Episode 5: Skye- learning from her death
Skye was 17 years old when she died after being found unresponsive in her bedroom in the commissioned residential home in Scotland that she was living in at the time. This episode covers the findings…
Episode 4: Child Q: “Things need to change with all organisations involved. Even I can see that”
In 2020, Child Q, a Black female child of secondary school age, was strip searched by female police officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). The search, which involved the exposure of…
Episode 3: The Pattisons-The story behind the murder of Emma and Lettie Pattison
Emma Pattison and her 7 year old daughter Lettie were both murdered by their husband and father, George Pattison in February 2023 at their house on the grounds of Epsom College, where Emma was…
Episode 2: Logan Mwangi-Learning from his murder
In late July 2021, Logan Mwangi was murdered by his mother, step-father and a teenage boy. This episode examines some of the findings from the Child Practice Review Report published by Cwm Taf…
Episode 1: Scarlett Jenkinson-The story behind Brianna Ghey’s murderer
In February 2023, 16 year old Brianna Ghey was murdered by two other young people, Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe. This episode examines some of the findings from the Child Safeguarding…
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R.I.S.E has published 21 episodes since March 2025, covering topics in Education, True Crime.
R.I.S.E is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 21m.
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