Renaisi has posed an interesting blog written by:Ā John Hitchin.Ā Renaisi is an award-winning social enterprise committed toĀ making improvementsĀ to communities, puttingĀ local people at theĀ centre of positiveĀ change. The blog considers the distinction between impact, quality and process - very topical! Read more: How to improve the power of your impact tracking.
The Home Office is seeking views on the draft statutory multi-agency practice guidance on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The public consultation seeks views on the content and detail of new statutory guidance on FGMĀ to be commenced towards the end of 2015. The Home Office is particularly keen to hear from safeguarding professionals. More information is … Continue reading Practice Guidance on Female Genital Mutilation – England
Research conducted jointly between the UK childrenās charity Coram and the University of Bristol Ā shows that the quality of children's life story books varies considerably. The research has helped to address an absence in the academic literature of adoptersā perspectives on their childrenās life storybooks. Forty adopters from England and Wales participated in either focus … Continue reading Life story work
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The Advanced Practice Module for Independent Reviewing Officers and Independent Case Conference Chairs was developed at the request of, and in close collaboration with, managers active in the West Midlands Regional IRO Managersā Network. About the module This post-graduate module is rooted in the existing literature on the work of the IRO. It examines core … Continue reading Advanced Practice Module for IROs
Read more about theĀ successful workshop heldĀ in June 2015. Topics covered Pre Planning -Ā Edge of Care Planning for children in Long Term Foster Care SGOĀ - what we should be looking for Issues Pre Adoption Exit Planning Read more here: East Midlands Regional IRO workshop paper And information about future events can be found at: East Midlands … Continue reading The East Midlands Region IRO Network
Held on 29THĀ JUNE 2015 ā HOSTED BY TOWER HAMLETTS Every other year the London IRO Managerās group organise a themed conference for London IROās. The conference is open to any IRO who works for a London Authority whether they are permanent or agency members of staff. It is recognisedĀ that there is very little training specifically … Continue reading London IRO Bi-Annual Conference – Making A Difference
Source: Community Care Research from Northumbria University finds guardians offer a head start in planning, which leads to fewer requests for additional reports. Cases averaged 23.5 weeks when family court advisers were involved before the case went to court, as opposed to 26.1 weeks when families did not have an adviser pre-proceedings. The pilot study … Continue reading Care cases shorter if family court advisers are involved in pre-proceedings practice
