Two Open University/BBC co-produced programmes have won prestigious awards presented by Royal Television Society (RTS). The Secret History of Our Streets won the history category and Protecting Our Children won the documentary category.
The three-part documentary Protecting Our Children, appeared on BBC2 in January 2012 and followed the work of Bristol’s child protection teams and the challenging role social workers face and how changes over the last 10 years have impacted on them and their duty to safeguard children.
Dr Barry Cooper and Dr Lucy Rai, both Senior Lecturers in Social Work in the Faculty of Health and Social Care, were consultants on the series and worked with the production team for over a year giving advice on social work practice and policy development. In addition, Debbie Stringer, Senior Lecturer in Law provided support as part of the module team.
The Royal Television Society is Britain’s leading forum for television and related media. Held annually, the RTS Programme Awards aim to recognise the work of exceptional actors, presenters, writers and production teams, as well as celebrating the programmes themselves.
Find out more:
- Study social work with the OU
- Free social work learning resources
- Secret streets interactive
- Royal Television Society
Posted: 20 March 2013
