✨ How do we give every child the best start in life? We’ll discuss this & more with @bphillipsonMP on Sunday evening at #Lab25, with our partners at @CfYoungLives. Join us for a fireside chat followed by a drinks reception and speeches from @NDIronsMP, @JoshDeanMP & more 👉 t.co/SI8cq8iQJA

We've published our Impact Report for 2024-2025 🎉 The report highlights the progress we're making in putting evidence into action to support children & families & explains how we're embedding lived experience in our work & decision-making. Read now 👉 foundations.org.uk/about-us/imp...

This weekend, we’re heading to Liverpool for #Lab25, where we’ll be hosting sessions on children's social care, parenting & family support, and the importance of evidence-based policy and practice for children and families. Here’s what we’re up to 👇 foundations.org.uk/foundations-...

Our study indicates that #KinshipCare mediation has the potential to reduce conflict, improve communication & help families reach more stable arrangements. 💬 @wearecoram.bsky.social's Hannah Lawrence on the significance of this work Read now 👉 foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

#KinshipCare mediation aims to improve communication and reduce conflict, however little is known about its impact on child outcomes 🔍 Our new study w/ Family Solutions & @Coram helps us understand how it could be scaled & evaluated in the future. foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

New report 📢 We’ve published a new study with Family Solutions and @Coram, which explores how #KinshipCare mediation could be successfully delivered to kinship families & evaluated on a larger scale in the future. Read now: foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

📢 We’re going to #LPC25! Join us in Liverpool for events w/ @BPhillipsonMP, @NestaUK, @CFYoungLives, @NCB, & more, exploring: 💡 Parenting & family support 💡 Gov ambitions for CSC 💡 The importance of ‘what works’ for a mission-driven gov ➡️ Foundations at Party Conference 2025 - Foundations

Less than a week left to apply 🔔⏰ Make sure to submit your application by 23:59 on Sunday to join our team as a Finance Officer. Apply now: foundations.org.uk/about-us/joi...

WATCH ▶️ Yesterday we published the findings of our Partnership for Change study, with @UofGlasgow & @NSPCC. This involved the co-production, with parent collaborators, of a new service to improve the mental health of children with a social worker. 📄 foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

NEW REPORT 📢 We've published a report w/ @uofglasgow.bsky.social on the co-production & feasibility RCT of Infant Parent Support, an intervention delivered by @nspcc.bsky.social which aims to improve the mental health of children under 5 with a social worker. 📄 foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

ICYMI 👉We're looking for a Finance Officer. Join our team and play a key role in ensuring financial integrity and compliance at Foundations. Apply now: foundations.org.uk/about-us/joi...

WE'RE HIRING💼 We're looking for a Finance Officer to help us manage our budgeting, reporting, and compliance with financial regulations. Closes: 23:59, Sunday 7 September 2025 Find out more & apply: foundations.org.uk/about-us/joi...

One week left to apply🔔⏰ Make sure to submit your application to join our team as an Evidence and Evaluation Officer by midnight next Monday (25 August). Apply now: foundations.org.uk/about-us/joi...

📢 Join our Board 💼 We're looking for two Trustees: 1️⃣ Financially qualified expert with charity experience 2️⃣ Children’s services expert – expertise in #EarlyIntervention & #ChildrensSocialCare. Find out more on Peridot Partner's website: peridotpartners.co.uk/jobs/trustee...

Meet our Experts by Experience Panel 🙌 Working closely with the panel is vital in ensuring our work to strengthen family support services achieves real impact for children, young people and families. Find out more: shorturl.at/FC5Uf

WE'RE HIRING 💼 We're looking for an Evidence and Evaluation Officer with strong research skills to help us generate and synthesise evidence on what works for children & families. Closes: 23:59, Monday 25 August Find out more & apply: foundations.org.uk/about-us/joi...

Services supporting children who have experienced #DomesticAbuse are vital. Our new research helps us to measure success in a way which captures the things that matter most to those involved. 💬 Dr Emma Howarth on the value of the core outcome set. foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

Our new research is a key milestone in our work to build the evidence base on #DomesticAbuse. The next step is for these outcomes & measures to be put into practice ➡️ 💬 Director of Evidence, Aoife O'Higgins on the importance of using these findings 📄 foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

We welcome this new research by @foundationsww.bsky.social which marks a significant step forward in our ability to measure the impact of domestic abuse services on child outcomes. Find out more below! 👇

📣 A report by @foundationsww.bsky.social on selecting and validating outcomes for interventions aimed at improving outcomes for children exposed to domestic abuse has just been published. The work builds on the core outcome set developed in previous CPRU work foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

Our new research, with the University of Sussex, builds on the development of the domestic violence and abuse core outcome set to identify valid and reliable outcome measures for use with children & families 🫂 Find out more about how this worked & what we found 👇 foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

NEW BLOG 📝 Dr Emma Howarth, University of Sussex, unpacks the findings of our new research on domestic abuse outcome measures, explaining why this is a step forward in ensuring effective support for children & families experiencing #DomesticAbuse. Read now: foundations.org.uk/whats-the-be...

Increased feelings of fear & lack of safety are just some of the effects felt by children who experience domestic abuse. To deliver effective support, we need to know if services make a difference to the things we know matter. Read our new research: foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

Domestic abuse programmes often measure different outcomes for children in different ways. Our new reports help us understand how we can consistently measure the impact of services & ensure children get effective support. 💬 Our Chief Exec, Dr Jo Casebourne foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

WATCH ▶️ By identifying how to consistently measure agreed outcomes for children experiencing #DomesticAbuse, our research will help build a more robust evidence base to inform policy & practice. 📄 foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/selecting-and-validating-outcome-measures-for-the-dva-cos/

NEW REPORTS 📢 Today we've published new research, conducted by the University of Sussex, which identifies valid and reliable tools to measure the impact of services on the outcomes of children who experience #DomesticViolence and abuse. Read the reports 👉 foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

🔔⏰ One week left to apply 🔔⏰ We're looking for local authorities to work with us to turn evidence into action to help strengthen children's services. Find out more: foundations.org.uk/launch-of-ne...

The new Practice Guide on parenting disabled children & young people highlights the importance of intervening early in a child's life 🗣👇 The evidence shows parenting interventions for parent carers of children under 6 are most effective in improving child outcomes: foundations.org.uk/toolkit/prac...

ICYMI 🔔 Yesterday we published the latest in a series of Practice Guides for senior local leaders 📑 Find out more about how to design & deliver #ParentingSupport for parent carers of disabled children & young ppl that improves outcomes: foundations.org.uk/toolkit/prac...

NEW BLOG ✍ Advisory Group member Lisa Coffman reflects on the critical role of parent carers in shaping the latest Practice Guide on parenting disabled children & young people, and those with SEN: foundations.org.uk/parenting-di...

Parent carers of disabled children & young people often need specialised support 🗣 👇 Caroline Coady – Council for Disabled Children. The new Practice Guide is rooted in a review of the evidence on #ParentingSupport for these families: foundations.org.uk/toolkit/prac...

New Practice Guide 📢 Parenting Disabled Children & Young People with and those with #SEN. Find out more about actionable evidence-based #ParentingSupport to improve language & communication, reduce behavioural challenges + increase parental confidence: foundations.org.uk/toolkit/prac...

We need to know more about how to support minoritised ethnic children & young people in kinship care. 💬National Kinship Care Ambassador, Jahnine Davis, on our new funding call & the importance of listening to the voices of marginalised children 👇 foundations.org.uk/launch-of-ca...

Minoritised ethnic #kinship families face heightened challenges, shaped by inequalities & experiences of racism. To understand how to support these children, we need to understand their views & needs. Our new funding call aims to fill this evidence gap 👉 foundations.org.uk/launch-of-ca...

Call for research proposals 📢🔔 We're looking for organisations or consortiums to conduct qualitative research on the experiences of minoritised ethnic children and young people in #KinshipCare. Closes: 12pm, Thurs 18 September 2025 Find out more: foundations.org.uk/opportunity/...

NEW BLOG ✍ @nimaljude.bsky.social, Head of Practice Development on how our new Evidence into Practice call for local areas goes beyond delivering a programme – it is a chance to collaborate to build a culture of evidence use in services for children & families: foundations.org.uk/evidence-int...

Comment 🗣 👇 Gov's new ‘Best start in life’ strategy + the roll out of #FamilyHubs across the country gives welcome priority to improving children’s outcomes by focussing on the #EarlyYears and making family services more widely available & easier to access. More: foundations.org.uk/press-releas...

👋📢 Calling all local authorities 📢 👋 Find out more about our new major funding call and how to apply to become a Partner Place by attending one of our one-hour webinars. Visit our events page to book your spot: foundations.org.uk/news-and-eve...

ICYMI 🔔 "Evidence use is the new cutting edge of innovation in #ChildrensSocialCare, and the support on offer from Foundations will help embed a culture of evidence use in every region.” 🗣 Isabelle Trowler, Chief Social Worker 👇Find out more – new funding call: foundations.org.uk/launch-of-ne...

Our new Evidence into Practice funding call offers 9 local authorities the opportunity to work with Foundations to embed evidence-led practice and share learning across regions & nationally 🗣 @nimaljude.bsky.social, Head of Practice Development 👇 Find out more: foundations.org.uk/opportunity/...

Calling local authorities 📢 *Evidence into Practice* work with us to turn evidence into action to help strengthen children's services 👇 Find out more about our major new call to select 9 local authorities to partner with us to transform children’s outcomes: foundations.org.uk/launch-of-ne...

Understanding the key elements of effective multi-agency working in child #safeguarding is crucial to keeping vulnerable children safe 🗣 👇 Maria Neophytou, Director of Strategy & Knowledge at NSPCC. Read the full report on Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASH): foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

MASH involve close collaboration between agencies, including CSC, health & the police 🤝 💬 NPCC's lead for MASH, Rachel Jones, on the opportunity that our new research provides to drive improvements in multi-agency working. 📄 foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/multi-agency-safeguarding-hubs/

Multi-agency working is a core part of our safeguarding & child protection system 🤝 Our new briefing sets out 4 key implications for policy makers & senior leaders, based on what we now know about MASH. 📄 foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/multi-agency-safeguarding-hubs/

New report 📢 To find out more about how Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs work, we commissioned @tcru-ucl.bsky.social and @newcastleuni.bsky.social to carry out an evaluation of MASH - with funding from DfE 🔎 Read the report: foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/multi-agency-safeguarding-hubs/

New report 📢 We've also published a feasibility study looking at the Southwark Fathers Group, an intervention developed by @lb-southwark.bsky.social that aims to support fathers to be more engaged in their children's lives and in CSC involvement 👨‍👧 📝 By Anna Freud 📄 tinyurl.com/kjjc84vz

New report 📢 We've published an evaluation of ISAFE, a Fatherhood Institute training programme that aims to improve how children's services engage with fathers. We found that ISAFE led to improved social worker confidence & competence 🌟 📝 By @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social 📄 tinyurl.com/2ddvjbrv

We're pleased to see new investment in today's #SpendingReview for early intervention to support vulnerable children & families before they reach crisis point. Read Chief Exec Dr Jo Casebourne's response in full 👉 foundations.org.uk/press-releas...

The What Works Innovation Fellowship offered by @ukri.org in partnership with Foundations is an opportunity to be embedded in our Evidence Team, collaborating on strengthening evaluation of #DomesticAbuse programmes. Find out more: www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

We’re pleased to be working with @foundationsww.bsky.social and @wearecoram.bsky.social on this important research project exploring how Family Group Conferences (FGCs) are offered to families in England. The newly published rapid evidence review is the first step in this vital work.