I have spent the last year doing introductory and a level 2 support teaching and learning. I want to go on to do level 3 and SEND training also to work alongside children. However, it never occurred to me until now I do not have any criminal convictions or even a blemish on my criminal record. However, my eldest son who is 18 now, at 14 was groomed into a gang. I realised very early on something had changed in my sons behaviour and he very quickly become unmanageable. I called social services myself to seek help. Due to the severity of my sons behaviour my other children were subject to child protection as he had bullied them during this time and during that period he wasn't to be left alone with them. I worked with social services fully, and the police also, which meant reporting him as missing if he was half hour late home, reporting any behaviour to SW, at its worst i even reported my son for taking a knife from the home. Something i got alot of stick for however, my view was i either report him and he gets picked up or the unimaginable happened and he uses it on another person or someone takes it from him and uses on him there wasnt even a second thought when i realised i picked up the phone straight away and reported it. At first we could not find proof of him being involved in a gang apart from missing periods each reported obviously, his behaviour and also his moods which suggested cannabis use but no solid proof. Thankfully one day I gained access to his phone while he slept (he usually hid his phone) and managed to find everything that was needed to show social services the school and police that he had been groomed into a gang, however this did lead him to assault me (I was 6 months pregnant at the time)when he found out, and I had to report this as he was arrested for this. The result in long run was it was decided he was to be taken into care for his own safety and the safety of my other children. Once he left the household my other children were removed from the plan as it was deemed the risk was no longer present. My son went downhill and did end up subject to a DOL (deprivation of liberty) which sounds bad, but honestly had it not been for that I think I would be visiting his grave now and not rebuilding a relationship. He is now in an amazing place training for a career he has a real passion In and has finally realised everything I'd been trying to tell him from day one. However, that aside I didn't stop and think that a child protection plan could affect future prospects job wise. I intend to be honest with employers as I am not ashamed of reaching out to social services I alone could not of pulled my son out that circumstance, but I am now worried this will mean I have effectively worked hard for the past year for nothing. Any advice would be greatly appreciated x