On Probation Blog

An attempt to help explain the mysteries and magic that are part and parcel of 'probation'.

Sunday, 28 November 2021

I Was There - Were You?

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Hidden away in the dark recesses of the internet and only recently come to light thanks to a Facebook group, here we have a bit of Napo nost...
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Friday, 26 November 2021

Latest From Napo 229

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Email to members this afternoon:- PROBATION PAY UPDATE Unions reject final 2021/2022 pay offer Members to be asked to endorse a Trade Disput...
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Saturday, 20 November 2021

Guest Blog 84

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Reflections    Well, for a multitude of reasons it has taken some time to reflect on the circumstances and nature of my own departure from t...
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Wednesday, 17 November 2021

All's Well in Soma Land

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Comment left this morning:- Anyone on the national probation propaganda call yesterday would get the impression that everything is going we...
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Sunday, 14 November 2021

A Gem Of An Idea

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May I recommend “The Outlaws” on BBC 1, all available on iPlayer . I matured professionally and personally In Community Service (what a posi...
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Friday, 12 November 2021

Latest From Napo 228

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Two mailouts to members today:- JTU27-2021 12 November 2021 MEM...
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Monday, 8 November 2021

Walking a Tightrope

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Judging by this report  from Shelter, they had a good TR, but it's clear there's a price to pay when you get into bed with governmen...
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Monday, 1 November 2021

Napo AGM 2021: Jim Barton

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Members will have received details emailed to them of the Q & A on this coming Friday 5th November and for those who missed the AGM, her...
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Saturday, 30 October 2021

A Manufactured Crisis

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Preamble I've been a bit pre-occupied of late on domestic matters, but noticed that yesterday for no obvious reason the blog attracted 4...
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Monday, 25 October 2021

Newcastle Napo AGM 2021 Addresses

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I notice the AGM addresses by the General Secretary  and Chair  have been published on the Napo website and I've selected what I feel ar...
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Jim Brown
A grumpy, disillusioned, CQSW trained, generic, main grade probation officer based in a small English town. All my contemporaries have either left, retired or been promoted. Newer colleagues simply don't understand the journey I've been on from advise, assist and befriend. (If there is anyone of similar name in the NAPO handbook, it's not me).
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