Absolutely not. As a nurse I worked 6 months in paediatrics and it was the child protection cases that made me decide not to continue in paeds. I found it too hard seeing children returned to unsafe situations again and again. The worst was a mother who was drugging one child, that child was removed from her care but the sister was left with the not her. It still makes me sick to think about it.
I admire people who do work in child protection but I don't think I would be able to work within the system.
I would. I went into teaching with the aim of working on the pastoral side - which includes dealing with abuse cases.
TBH, growing up in an abusive household, the stories that I hear make me want to escalate things and ensure that children are looked after. I know it doesn't always happen - but I want to be able to do as much as I can, rather than just thinking "oh, I hope that little girl is OK" and leaving it. Or even reporting it then not knowing what's going on afterwards. I'm not saying I'm a hard person, I just want to do what I can to protect people.
Although in teaching, this is not always an everyday occurance. So it is a bit different to other child protection roles.
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