Talking Research in Children’s Social Care Podcast (What Works For Children's Social Care)
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| 10 Jul 2020 | The COVID-19 response in North Yorkshire - with Martin Kelly OBE | 00:18:41 | |
In this episode of the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast, Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, is talking with Martin Kelly, OBE, Assistant Director for Children and Families at North Yorkshire County Council. Martin discusses participating in a virtual inspection of their youth justice service, ensuring their strengths-based, relational approach to practice was maintained, even when face-to-face contact was more difficult, and what the future may hold - a blended approach of in-person and virtual (a pragmatic response in a local authority the size of Luxembourg!). If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC | |||
| 15 Aug 2022 | Strengthening Families, Protecting Children - Family safeguarding with Cambridgeshire County Council | 00:23:04 | |
In this episode we discuss our pilot evaluation of Family Safeguarding, part of the Strengthening Families Protecting Children (SFPC) programme commissioned by the Department for Education. SFPC aims to support local authorities to introduce one of three models of practice into their own area. These models hope to enable more children to stay in safe and stable family environments, so that fewer children need to be taken into care. This was the first report we published as part of SFPC in June 2021. Family Safeguarding was launched in Cambridgeshire in February 2020 just before the COVID-19 lockdown. The initiative is a multi-disciplinary approach to safeguarding, with adult specialist practitioners in mental health, substance misuse and domestic abuse working alongside children’s social workers. Contributors: Presenter Nimal Jude, our Head of Practice Development, talks to the report’s research lead Hannah Collyer. Later in the podcast Nimal catches up with Sam Howlett, Head of Family Safeguarding at Cambridgeshire County Council, to hear about her experience of being part of the Family Safeguarding pilot. Contact: If you’d like to find out more about the latest research into children’s social care, sign up for our newsletter or have an idea for a future podcast, please get in touch: You can also read the pilot report in full here: Family Safeguarding | |||
| 24 Sep 2020 | Inclusion and Care in Schools During Covid with Rachael Pryor -Bristol City Council | 00:18:00 | |
Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Rachael Pryor, Head of Service, Inclusive City and Virtual School Headteacher at Bristol City Council. In this episode, Rachael discusses how lockdown helped herself and her team think differently about how they organise their time more effectively, in particular with children who are being educated outside of the local authority. Rachael also considers the complexities of assessing when it is right for children, families and carers to take up the opportunity to return to school. Listen to the episode to hear more about how Rachael and the HOPE School team are working to encourage positive cultures in schools, so they are inclusive and understanding of attachment and trauma. Follow the HOPE School on Twitter @HOPE4CiC If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC | |||
| 15 Aug 2020 | Relationships and partnerships - Jenny Turnross discusses how Birmingham are responding to COVID-19 | 00:35:03 | |
Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this episode, Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, talks to Jenny Turnross, Director Of Practice at Birmingham Children’s Trust. In her conversation with Michael, Jenny discusses how forming a partnership operation group with all departments working with children and families allowed Birmingham Children’s Trust to cut through bureaucracy and achieve a commitment that all partners would continue to offer the same level of service to children and families. Jenny shares how the Trust is planning on turning the resource hub which offered food parcels and supermarket vouchers to support children, families and care-leavers who were struggling during COVID-19 into a long term resource for the community. Jenny discusses the balance of providing a mix of virtual and in-person support that responds to both the constraints of containing future infection spikes, and the needs of the people of Birmingham. Keep up to date with what’s happening in Birmingham on Twitter - @Bhamchildtrust If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC | |||
| 07 May 2020 | WWCSC Talks - In conversation with Charlotte Ramsden, Strategic Director for People at Salford City Council - COVID-19 Special episode | 00:24:00 | |
In this episode Dr Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, was joined by Charlotte Ramsden, Strategic Director for People at Salford City Council (@charlottehrams1). In the episode, Charlotte discusses the work of Salford Youth Service. You can find out more about the group, and their daily #fighttheboredominsalfordchallenges here: https://twitter.com/wuu2salford You can find out more about the Salford Foundation and their Digital Buddies programme here: https://www.salfordfoundation.org.uk/services/young-people/digital-buddies/ If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC | |||
| 29 May 2020 | Children and young People In Care During Covid - Lee Mauve Patron of Become | 00:18:05 | |
Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this episode, Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, is talking with LeeMauve Patron, Director of Services at Become, the national charity for children in care & young care leavers. They discuss how Become is assisting children and young people in care and young care leavers during this difficult time, as many struggle with the consequences of the lockdown, such as isolation and mental health issues, as well as practical concerns around education and finances. Become is the national charity for children in care and young care leavers. They help children in care and young care leavers believe in themselves and to heal, grow and unleash their potential. They deliver direct support to children and young people and work alongside them, through campaigning and policy work, to make the care system the best it can be. You can find out more about the Become and the work they do here: @Become1992 Children in care, care leavers, or those supporting them can get help and advice:
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| 15 May 2020 | Andy Elvin CEO of TACT - Foster Care in the Time of Covid | 00:29:54 | |
Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this episode Dr Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, was joined by Andy Elvin, CEO of TACT (@Millinerstale1) You can find out more about the work TACT do here: @TACTCare If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC | |||
| 18 Oct 2022 | Commissioning secure children’s home placements in England | 00:27:19 | |
In this episode of this series, Head of Practice Development, Nimal Jude, looks in more detail at our report into the commissioning of secure children’s home placements in England. She is joined by Eleanor Briggs, Director of Research, who helps explain the widely reported discrepancies between bed occupancies in secure children’s homes and demand, as well as the challenges faced in allocating suitable places. Nimal also talks to Alice Roe, a lead researcher at Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO) to find out what the findings from our report into secure children’s homes means for the sector, how it fits with NFJO’s own research and the next steps. "Understanding residential care for children in care in England" is part of a series of research we contributed to the recent Independent Review of Children’s Social Care. Contributors: Presenter: Nimal Jude, Head of Practice Development at What Works for Children's Social Care Interviews with: Eleanor Briggs, Director of Policy at What Works for Children’s Social Care Alice Roe, researcher at Nuffield Family Justice Observatory Contact: If you’d like to find out more about the latest research into children’s social care, sign up for our newsletter or have an idea for a future podcast, please get in touch: Twitter: @whatworksCSC The full and summary report are available here: whatworks-csc.org.uk/research-report/commissioning-secure-childrens-home-placements-in-england/ | |||
| 17 Jul 2020 | Special Edition - in conversation with Dr Peter Sidebotham about the new Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel report | 00:26:44 | |
In this special episode of the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast, Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, is talking with Dr Peter Sidebotham, who led the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel review of sudden unexpected death in infancy in families where children are considered at risk of significant harm, which was published this week. Despite the huge reduction in the incidence over the last 20-30 years, sudden unexpected death in infancy is still the biggest cause of death for infants, outside the neonatal period, with a high proportion of incidents occurring in families with identified vulnerabilities - such as over-crowding, parental drug and alcohol misuse and mental health issues. Michael and Peter discuss the findings of the report, next steps and the importance of good, relationship-based social work in reducing the risk of sudden unexpected death in infants. Find out more about the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/child-safeguarding-practice-review-panel Read the report: Follow the Children Safeguarding Practice Review Panel on Twitter @CSPR_Panel If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC | |||
| 23 Jun 2020 | Care Experienced Children in Higher Education | 00:35:56 | |
Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast. You can read our report on Care-experienced Young People and Higher Education: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/research-report/care-experienced-young-people-and-higher-education/ Find out more about our joint call, in partnership with Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education (TASO) for evidence and practice on programmes which aim to increase the progression to, and success in, higher education, of young people who are, or have been, in care: https://taso.org.uk/get-involved/call-for-evidence/ Find out more about TASO and their work: Find out more about Become and their work: https://www.becomecharity.org.uk/ Children in care, care leavers, or those supporting them can get help and advice:
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| 08 Jun 2020 | How Social Work England is responding to COVID-19 - a conversation with Colum Conway, Social Work England | 00:27:48 | |
Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this episode, Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, is talking with Colum Conway, Chief Executive of Social Work England. They discuss how Social Work England has transformed to remote working in order to continue to fulfill its duties as a regulator. Colum also discusses how Social Work England is working to strengthen and replenish the workforce to support students, higher education and training providers and ASYE social workers, as well as encouraging former or non-practicing social workers back into the workplace. You can find out more about Social Work England and the work they do here: https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/ @SocialWorkEng Information and resources relating to COVID-19 can be found here:https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/coronavirus/If you are interested in temporarily registering with Social Work England to offer support during this period, you can find more details here https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/registration/social-workers-with-temporary-registration/ You can find out more about Social Work Together - helping social workers return to practice to support the local response to COVID-19 - here:https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/lga/displayjob.aspx?jobid=936If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC | |||
| 13 Nov 2020 | The Future of Children's Services Under Covid. Jenny Cole - President of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services | 00:28:01 | |
Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this edition of our podcast, Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, speaks with Jenny Coles, who became the President of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services in April of this year. Jenny is also the Director of Children’s Services in Hertfordshire County Council. Jenny discusses the positive outcomes of this difficult time, such as the strengthening of local partnerships, and engaging with children, young people and families in a different way, Jenny also goes on to discuss what she hopes to see coming out of the current government spending review, and her hope for the future of children’s services. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC | |||
| 31 Jul 2020 | Julia Hassall, Rochdale - resilience and Skype discos during lockdown | 00:28:38 | |
Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this episode, Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, talks to Julia Hassall, the Assistant Director for Children’s Social Care in Rochdale. Julia discusses how Rochdale’s relational approach to practice guided their response to COVID-19, how they embraced creative solutions - such as recordings of lullabies, direct work through windows, Easter egg deliveries to see difficult to reach families, and weekly Skype discos. Julia also talks about the importance of ensuring practitioners feel cared for by the organisation they work for, so they in turn can continue to care for the families and children they are working with in a creative and supportive way, and how Rochdale have helped colleagues maintain resilience through coaching sessions. Keep up to date with what’s happening in Rochdale on Twitter - @RochdaleCouncil If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC | |||
| 15 Aug 2022 | Strengthening Families, Protecting Children - Family Valued | 00:18:36 | |
In this episode we discussed our pilot evaluation of Family Valued. This study was part of the Strengthening Families Protecting Children (SFPC) programme and commissioned by the Department for Education. SFPC aims to support local authorities to introduce one of three models of practice into their own area. These models hope to enable more children to stay in safe and stable family environments, so that fewer children need to be taken into care. Family Valued was originally developed by Leeds City Council as part of the Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme and we ran our pilot in Darlington. The initiative is a whole system approach to children’s safeguarding that involves training in Restorative Practice and establishing or expanding Family Group Conference (FGC) services in the local authority. It also entails carrying out a review of all existing local systems and then commissioning new restorative services to address any gaps in provision. Contributors: Presenter Nimal Jude, our Head of Practice Development, talks to the report’s research lead Hannah Collyer. Get in touch: If you’d like to find out more about the latest research into children’s social care, sign up for our newsletter or have an idea for a future podcast., please get in touch: You can also read the pilot report in full here: Family Valued | |||
| 20 May 2020 | School Partnerships - Steve Walker Leeds City Council | 00:24:42 | |
Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this episode Dr Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, was joined by Steve Walker, Director of Strengthening Families, Protecting Children Improvement Programme at Leeds City Council (@SteveWLeeds). Among other things, Michael and Steve discuss the importance of building strong partnerships with schools, in particular during this time, and the challenge of maintaining practical, professional and emotional support when teams are not physically together. You can find out more about the Strengthening Families, Protecting Children Programme here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strengthening-families-protecting-children-sfpc-programme https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/research-project/family-valued-model-trial-evaluation/ Steve Walker mentions the Social Workers in Schools project. The final report will be available online soon, but you can read the interim findings here: If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC | |||
| 24 Jul 2020 | Social work during COVID-19 with Richard Devine, a social worker in BANES | 00:21:41 | |
Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this episode, Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, talks to Richard Devine, a Social Worker for Bath and North East Somerset (@RichardDevineSW). Richard discusses the impact of remote working, the cumulative effect of ‘mildly difficult’ situations and missing the moments of reflection and decompression while driving between appointments. Richard and Michael also explore how new working arrangements, such as switching to phone conversations, have changed relationship dynamics between families and social workers. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC | |||
| 26 Jun 2020 | How Stockport's Children's Services are responding to COVID-19 - in conversation with Chris McLoughlin | 00:19:02 | |
Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this episode, Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, is talking with Chris McLoughlin, Director of Children’s Services at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (@chrismcDCS). They discuss how Stockport has reacted to the challenges posed by COVID-19, creating an effective multi-agency response, taking stock of physical and emotional wellbeing, and what it’s like to be a PIP during lockdown. You can find more information about the Social Workers in Schools project that Chris mentions here:
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| 12 Oct 2022 | Understanding service provision for children in need in England | 00:14:25 | |
In this episode of the podcast, Director of Practice Anna Bacchoo discusses the findings of our report into the support offered to children and their families on a Child in Need plan. Along with Director of Research, Aoife O'Higgins, they explore how the report added to the limited existing knowledge base to create a clearer picture, not only of who the children on these plans are, but how the plan is delivered and what it achieves. "Understanding service provision for Children in Need in England" is part of a series of research we contributed to the recent Independent Review of Children’s Social Care. Contributors: Presenter: Anna Bacchoo, Director of Practice Interview with: Aoife O'Higgins, Director of Research at What Works for Children’s Social Contact: If you’d like to find out more about the latest research into children’s social care, sign up for our newsletter or have an idea for a future podcast. please get in touch: Twitter: @whatworksCSC The full and summary report are available here: whatworks-csc.org.uk/research-report/understanding-service-provision-for-children-in-need-in-england/ | |||
| 30 Apr 2020 | Devolved Budgets - discussing discretionary spending by social workers in children's social care | 00:29:05 | |
Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast. The host for this episode was Dr Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care. Michael was joined by Belinda Christian, Director of Practice at What Works for Children’s Social Care, and David Westlake, Research Fellow at the Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE) at Cardiff University. If you would like to find more about our pilot study looking at Devolved Budgets in three local authorities in England, you can find the reports here: You can hear more from the social workers, young people and researchers involved in the project in this short film: Michael and David have written blogs exploring the findings and next steps in more detail. You can find them here: If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC | |||
| 19 Oct 2022 | Understanding residential care for children in care in England | 00:25:02 | |
In this podcast, Head of Practice Development, Nimal Jude, looks at our report into understanding residential care. With Eve Smyth, Quantitative Research Associate, she discusses what the findings tell us about who the children are living in these placements, as well as their journeys before and after entering the system. She also talks to Lisa Pascoe, Deputy Director of Regulation and Social Care Policy at Ofsted, to discuss the findings further, Ofsted’s role in residential care and what our findings could mean for the sector. Understanding residential care for children in care in England is part of a series of research we contributed to the recent Independent Review of Children’s Social Care. Contributors: Presenter: Nimal Jude, Head of Practice Development Interview with: Eve Smyth, Quantitative Research Associate at What Works for Children’s Social Care Lisa Pascoe, Deputy Director, Regulation and Social Care Policy at Ofsted Contact: If you’d like to find out more about the latest research into children’s social care, sign up for our newsletter or have an idea for a future podcast, please get in touch: info@whatworks-csc.org.uk Twitter: @whatworksCSC The full and summary report are available here: whatworks-csc.org.uk/research-report/understanding-residential-care-for-children-in-care-in-england/ | |||
| 15 Aug 2022 | Strengthening Families Protecting Children - No Wrong Door | 00:19:59 | |
In this episode we’ll be discussing the recent pilot evaluation of No Wrong Door, part of the Strengthening Families Protecting Children (SFPC) programme and commissioned by the Department for Education. SFPC aims to support local authorities to introduce one of three models of practice into their own area. These models hope to enable more children to stay in safe and stable family environments, so that fewer children need to be taken into care. No Wrong Door was developed by North Yorkshire County Council. The initiative takes a multidisciplinary approach, with a team from several different sectors providing support to young people in or on the edge of care, through a range of services, outreach and accommodation options. The model was originally designed to support young people aged 12 - 25. Our pilot evaluation was of No Wrong Door in Middlesbrough, who launched their Futures for Families, to support children aged 11 - 18 using the No Wrong Door model. Contributors: Presenter Nimal Jude, our Head of Practice Development, talks to the report’s research lead Hannah Collyer. Contact: If you’d like to find out more about the latest research into children’s social care, sign up for our newsletter or have an idea for a future podcast., please get in touch: You can also read the pilot report in full here: No Wrong Door | |||
| 06 Oct 2022 | Understanding formal kinship care arrangements in England | 00:23:06 | |
In this first episode of our new Independent Review of Children’s Social Care series, presenter Anna Bacchoo, Director of Practice, discusses our recent report into formal kinship care agreements in England. This report was part of a body of research we contributed for the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care. In a conversation with Director of Research Aoife O’Higgins, they look at both kinship foster care whilst in care, and Special Guardianship Orders (SGO) granted to kin, and what our report revealed about the experiences of the children living in these arrangements. Anna also speaks with former Policy and Practice advisor at the charity Kinship, Paul McGrath, to discuss what our findings mean to the sector and the next steps for those living in a kinship care arrangement. Contributors: Presenter: Anna Bacchoo Interviews with: Aoife O'Higgins, Director of Research at What Works for Children’s Social Care Paul McGrath, former Policy and Practice advisor at the charity Kinship Contact: If you’d like to find out more about the latest research into children’s social care, sign up for our newsletter or have an idea for a future podcast., please get in touch: Twitter: @whatworksCSC The full and summary report are available here: whatworks-csc.org.uk/research-report/understanding-formal-kinship-care-arrangements-in-england | |||
| 04 Sep 2020 | Communication, cooperation, calmness and coffee breaks | 00:33:03 | |
Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this episode we are delighted to be joined by three of the senior leaders from Telford and Wrekin Council - Clive Jones, the out-going Executive Director, Children’s and Family Services; Jo Britton, who is is taking over the role and has been Director of Children’s Safeguarding and Family Support at the Council; and Heather Loveridge, Director of Education and Skills. In this episode, Clive, Jo and Heather discuss the difficulties involved in working together when we’re physically apart, the importance of regular communication - with the community, workforce, and children and families - and bringing data about vulnerable learners together. They also discuss how it was vital that, having assessed the needs of each family, they then discussed this with the families to ensure they were happy with the outcome and were getting the support they needed. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC | |||
| 03 Jul 2020 | Domestic abuse and COVID-19 - in conversation with Jo Silver, SafeLives | 00:33:24 | |
Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this episode Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care talks to Jo Silver, Director of Quality and Innovation at SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good. Michael and Jo discuss how SafeLives utilised their networks to ensure the voices of victims and survivors of domestic abuse were heard and that their needs were understood; creative ways domestic abuse organisations have been keeping children and families safe; and the difficulties of supporting children and young people who are experiencing domestic abuse. You can find out more about SafeLives here: @safelives_ Virtual support for professionals is available via the SafeLives Community Platform https://community.safelives.org.uk/default.aspx SafeLives’ COVID-19 resources can be accessed here https://safelives.org.uk/news-views/domestic-abuse-and-covid-19Participate in the victim/survivor survey here: https://wh1.snapsurveys.com/s.asp?k=158461680526 Participate in the frontline domestic abuse service survey here: https://wh1.snapsurveys.com/s.asp?k=158472140117 If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC | |||