Living on a railway line. Turning the tide of child abuse & exploitation in the UK & overseas
By Andrew Rowland, 2021
Fellow’s Profile
Andrew Rowland
Fellow’s Profile
Andrew Rowland
Living on a railway line: turning the tide of child abuse and exploitation in the UK and overseas
Fellowship
Themes
Focus
Improving outcomes for vulnerable children by identifying those at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation or trafficking
Countries
Fellowship year
2014
Locality
North West
Biography
I have a portfolio career as a lead employer medical director, consultant in children's emergency medicine, honorary professor (children's rights, law and advocacy), Non-Executive Director of M'Lop Tapang (an international non-governmental organization) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of SicKids, a charity registered in England and Wales.
I have many years of national and international clinical and leadership experience and expertise. This includes several years in non-executive board-level director roles in multimillion-euro and multimillion-dollar organisations.
My Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree was in children's rights, law and advocacy, and explored building child-safe communities with children and young people at their hearts. I have clinical and research interests in the development of early warning systems in emergency medicine, safeguarding vulnerable people and promoting children's rights.
My Fellowship was associated with key policy and legislative changes to better protect children and young people. Further detail is available in my five-year follow-up report, Life on the Tracks, and in my PhD thesis.
Ideas
Activity
July 2023 Fellow's update: Andrew Rowland
Professor Andrew Rowland (CF 2014) was given an Alumni award by the University of Nottingham on 19 July 2023. This is in recognition of his work in medicine and expertise in safeguarding children and protecting children’s rights.
By Andrew Rowland, 2023
March 2023 Fellow's update: Andrew Rowland
Honorary Professor at Salford University Andrew Rowland (CF 2014), has been appointed as the next Officer for Child Protection at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) for an initial three year term of office. The RCPCH works to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people internationally, by supporting paediatricians, shaping policy, and improving practice. The Officer for Child Protection is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction in all aspects of child protection, safeguarding children, and Looked After Children (LAC) across all four nations of the UK.
By Andrew Rowland, 2023
September 2021 Fellows' update: Andrew Rowland
Professor Andrew Rowland (CF 2014) has led the implementation of the ChildSafe initiative at Salford University this month. As a result, the university has become the first in the world to achieve Child Safe certification, which will enable students to support children in their community.
By Andrew Rowland, 2021
May 2021 Fellow's update: Andrew Roland
Professor Andrew Rowland (CF 2014) published a PhD thesis that explores how legislation, advocacy and research can improve the health and wellbeing of children. The thesis follows from Andrew’s Fellowship, which explored child abuse and exploitation.
By Andrew Rowland, 2021
November 2020 Fellow's update: Andrew Rowland
Recommendations from Professor Andrew Rowland (CF 2014) on banning smacking became law in Scotland on 7 November. Andrew’s Fellowship research informed the Scottish Government’s decision to legislate against parents using physical punishment towards their children.
By Andrew Rowland, 2020
Protecting children’s rights during Covid-19
By Andrew Rowland, 2020
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
Activity
July 2023 Fellow's update: Andrew Rowland
Professor Andrew Rowland (CF 2014) was given an Alumni award by the University of Nottingham on 19 July 2023. This is in recognition of his work in medicine and expertise in safeguarding children and protecting children’s rights.
By Andrew Rowland, 2023
March 2023 Fellow's update: Andrew Rowland
Honorary Professor at Salford University Andrew Rowland (CF 2014), has been appointed as the next Officer for Child Protection at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) for an initial three year term of office. The RCPCH works to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people internationally, by supporting paediatricians, shaping policy, and improving practice. The Officer for Child Protection is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction in all aspects of child protection, safeguarding children, and Looked After Children (LAC) across all four nations of the UK.
By Andrew Rowland, 2023
September 2021 Fellows' update: Andrew Rowland
Professor Andrew Rowland (CF 2014) has led the implementation of the ChildSafe initiative at Salford University this month. As a result, the university has become the first in the world to achieve Child Safe certification, which will enable students to support children in their community.
By Andrew Rowland, 2021
May 2021 Fellow's update: Andrew Roland
Professor Andrew Rowland (CF 2014) published a PhD thesis that explores how legislation, advocacy and research can improve the health and wellbeing of children. The thesis follows from Andrew’s Fellowship, which explored child abuse and exploitation.
By Andrew Rowland, 2021
November 2020 Fellow's update: Andrew Rowland
Recommendations from Professor Andrew Rowland (CF 2014) on banning smacking became law in Scotland on 7 November. Andrew’s Fellowship research informed the Scottish Government’s decision to legislate against parents using physical punishment towards their children.
By Andrew Rowland, 2020
Protecting children’s rights during Covid-19
By Andrew Rowland, 2020
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
