Evidence-based decision making is shaped by knowledge of local populations, workforce & systems. As part of our Evidence into Practice offer we're working with 9 Partner Place local authorities of different sizes, geographies & Ofsted ratings 🗣️👇

It’s an honour to be leading this work. I’m looking forward to joining local authorities across regions to exchange learning on how they’re embedding Practice Guides and Guidebook programmes, and bringing evidence-based system and service design to life in practice.

BIG NEWS 📢 We've announced the 9 local authorities we're working with across England to drive transformation of children’s services through evidence use. foundations.org.uk/press-releas... Find out more 👇▶️

This week is #KinshipCareWeek, an opportunity to shine a light on the vital role of #KinshipCarers & the difference they make to the lives of children ❤️ Throughout the week, we'll be spotlighting our evidence on support for kinship carers, as well as the gaps in what we know 🔎

Brilliant leadership from our Principal social worker chairs #cclive2025

‘This is strength’: stories of enslaved Africans in Grenada made into searchable archive

Kicking of #blackhistorymonth with Green Park. Already some interesting stats and reflections on policy, neo middle class and the race inclusion gap, asymmetrical workforce ( report out tomorrow)

Watch ▶️ Our #Lab25 event 'Inside & outside the school gates', w/ @ippr.org & @csjthinktank.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ymk6mk5p Our Chief Exec Jo Casebourne was with @georgiagould.bsky.social, @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social, Ed Davies & @avneem.bsky.social, on giving children the best start in life 🌟 1/

🗣️ Our Deputy Chief Exec @donnamolloy.bsky.social is speaking now at our #Lab25 event - w/ Josh MacAlister MP, @annafeuchtwang.bsky.social, @lisaharker.bsky.social, Cllr Liz Parsons, & Jo Casebourne - setting out 3 ways to make transformation of children's services a reality 👇 1/

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...

@sahm-uk.bsky.social SWAS means breath We are creating a space so that we can understand and share our experiences and together improve how services safeguard south Asian people. The launch is open to all. Msg me if you would like to attend

This Thursday we launch the new Foundations Guidebook 🎊 With information on over 130 interventions, the Guidebook provides reliable evidence to support decision-making across the spectrum of #EarlyIntervention, services for children & families, and #ChildrensSocialCare.

Yesterday we held the @ukparliament.parliament.uk launch of the Mentoring & Befriending Practice Guide Good to hear from @janetdaby.bsky.social & Micheal who reminded us of the impact mentoring can have. foundations.org.uk/toolkit/prac...

Tools anyone ? 🔧🪚🔨🪓🗜️

WATCH ▶️ The #MentoringandBefriending Practice Guide provides evidence-based recommendations for local leaders to help them deliver effective support for care-experienced children & young people. Read the Practice Guide: foundations.org.uk/toolkit/prac...

NEW BLOG ✍ @nimaljude.bsky.social, Head of Foundations' new Practice Development Team, introduces the latest Practice Guide on #MentoringandBefriending, outlining the positive benefits of proven support for #CareExperienced children & young people: foundations.org.uk/building-the...

A collection of chapters by social workers and academics. Each takes an element of practice and considers it through an anti-racist lens. Order now and get a discount #arsw

Pass It on! World Social Work Day- this year’s theme is Strengthening Intergenerational Solidarity for Enduring Wellbeing. Some reflections…..

Yesterday’s CSPRP report underlines the urgent need to address race, culture & ethnicity in child safeguarding. We support the call for a sea change in practice & we’re committed to taking a proactive role in addressing these issues. Read more: foundations.org.uk/press-releas...

ICYMI 🔔 Last week we published a report with Coram, Family Rights Group, Daybreak & Data to Insight, exploring how we can collect #FamilyGroupConference data on a national level. We also launched a national data collection on FGCs. Find out more: foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

Last week, we published a new Practice Guide for local leaders and practitioners on Parenting Through Adversity – parents of babies & children 0 to 10 📑 Find out everything you need to know ✅ summarised in a handy round-up 🗞 #ParentingSupport mailchi.mp/foundations....

Today the Government announced young girls will not be placed in YOIs following recommendations from Susannah Hancock’s review. While a welcome first step, more needs to be done to meet gender-specific needs of girls in the justice system. Our comment: tinyurl.com/2apm73tr

Our evidence has shown that #FamilyGroupConferences can help keep children safely with their families, but access to services can vary widely across the country🫂 Find out more about the work we're doing with Coram & @familyrightsgp.bsky.social to address this: foundations.org.uk/our-work/cur...

ICYMI Timely evidence- based resource to help review your current offer for supporting parents who are experiencing a range of challenges. #parentingsupport #parenting

Emma Ford from @WarringtonBC welcomes the new Practice Guide adding: "...putting this guidance into action. This involves enabling the how – ensuring that implementation is practical & impactful..." 📑 foundations.org.uk/practice-guides/parenting-through-adversity-0-10

Practice Guide targeted at senior leaders in children’s social care ⬇️ #parenting #socialwork #familes #children #babies

Follow this page ⬇️ @foundationsww.bsky.social to make sure you don’t miss out on the publication of an evidence-based Practice Guide on supporting parents through adversity in children’s social care

Monday is Martin Luther King Day. Period.

Pls spend from now until Tuesday eve celebrating a truly great American: Martin Luther King Jr. Don't let a racist adjudicated rapist take away from MLK Day!

We support National Women’s Justice Coalition's call for a Women’s Justice Board to reduce women’s imprisonment, often tied to abuse, trauma, or inequality. Read the open letter and join the call for change: wearenwjc.org.uk #WomensJusticeBoard

Are reports and papers too long? This popped up on my memories (no, not that old yet) Does this still ring true, or have we recently got better? #reports #reading

Back to work tomorrow after a couple of weeks in #Andalusia I quite fancied becoming a sherry drinking Flamenca dancer. Nearly even bought the shoes. Apparently I’ve got the right expressions for it.

My blog yesterday, on how we better support care-experienced & estranged students in higher ed, reflecting on the findings from the @smfthinktank.bsky.social's report & TASO’s role in driving effective support & evaluation. taso.org.uk/insights-and...

Is it time to decolonise #attachmenttheory in #socialwork? Discuss. Links to papers welcomed.

Just back from #Ncasc24 Social battery drained (not usual for me) good to reconnect with colleagues and exchange rewards and opportunities

Annie Hudson (National Child Safeguarding Panel) recognising that the Panel has been - and still is - on its own journey re anti-racism. Has been an increased focus on Black & minoritised children in its work. #ncasc24

Up now: Anna Gianfrancesco (Asst D in Brighton) sharing work to develop anti-racism. Attending to info captured, trust / engagement with families. Practitioners need time & permission to do the emotional & mental work. System change not just training. #ncasc24

Sobering messages from the CSA Centre. They find sexual abuse is as common as other child abuse, but significantly under-identified #ncasc24

#NCASC24 hearing from Centre from Child Sexual abuse and April Bald from Barking and Dagenham

Cllr David Fothergill - can’t ’fix the nhs’ without reforming social care. Reforms that politicians have not achieved (or frankly imo, attempted) in the past 29 years. A review *might* be the answer. (I’m not at all convinced a review will add anything) #ncasc24

First up at #ncasc24 is the @socialcarefuture.bsky.social Big Chat with Stockport, Working Together for Change and Gloriously Ordinary Lives: successful change starts with building trust. Trust starts with listening and being prepared to feel uncomfortable.

Very good to see this from the #LGA and good to be hearing from @aroojshah.bsky.social talking about the needs of babies, children and young people #NCASC24 www.local.gov.uk/publications...

#NCASC Andy Smith president of ADCS getting lots of applause during the opening speech.

…and it’s good morning from #Liverpool #NCASC24

Come to our session and hear about some of the best available evidence for supporting Kinship Carers and hear from the first ever Kinship Ambassador. #ncasc24 www.linkedin.com/posts/founda...

I’m in Liverpool for a few days for work. Why is it that I catch myself putting on a cockney accent? Or at least exaggerating the London accent I have??

Dr Agnes Bryan reminds us of what dynamic listening means in anti-racist work #antiracisum #arm #ICU #ISeeYou

All set up for our conference today #ICU -Iseeyou# The fight against racism is critical, there collective care must be intentional

@theadcsltd.bsky.social great to see #ADAS here Hoping we get some good coverage on this platform from the #NCASC conference next week Hands up you will be there!

Feeling hopeful for kinship families after online event this morning, bringing together local leaders to explore the Kinship Care Practice Guide in more detail and consider how local areas can begin to implement the recommendations lnkd.in/eb6JNGP8 www.linkedin.com/posts/nimal-...