

John Copps
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
A reset focused on family & relationships: MV welcomes the Care Review
MV welcomes the publication of the Independent Review of Children's Social Care, as ‘a once in a generation opportunity to reset...


John Copps
- 3 days ago
- 1 min
Learning from the Family Valued approach to children's services in Newcastle
Mutual Ventures welcomes the publication of a report describing the process and lessons learnt one year into the implementation of Family...


admin
- May 19
- 1 min
Catch up webinar: DfE's Staying Close Programme - insight and examples
Catch up on our webinar held on Thursday 19th May to discuss the opportunities from the DfE Staying Close Programme, and hear examples of...


Jordan Binedell
- May 5
- 1 min
Register now for the DfE national event on Strengthening Families, Protecting Children!
Mutual Ventures is pleased to be involved in a national event on 14-15 June, for the Department for Education’s Strengthening Families,...


admin
- Apr 20
- 1 min
Catch up webinar: Staying Close - A Programme of Support for Young People Leaving Residential Care
Catch up on our webinar, held on Thursday 21st April, to discuss the opportunities available from the Department for Education's (DfE)...


Jordan Binedell
- Feb 28
- 1 min
MV welcomes publication of the third issue of the Strengthening Families Learning Journal
Today the third issue of the Strengthening Families Learning Journal is published, with a focus on approaches to social care that involve...


admin
- Feb 1
- 1 min
Catch up on our webinar: Putting Family Hubs at the centre of your Early Help offer
On Tuesday 1st February we held a free webinar, Putting Family Hubs at the centre of your Early Help offer – What To Think About When...


admin
- Nov 12, 2021
- 1 min
Catch up on our webinar: Reimagining The Provision Of Children’s Residential Care
The cost and quality of placements for Looked After Children is a significant challenge for Children’s Services across the country. We...


Andrew Laird
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Family Hubs – the people bit of Levelling Up
Andrew Laird looks at the government’s plans for Family Hubs and the opportunity new funding offers local authorities seeking to support...


admin
- Oct 18, 2021
- 1 min
Celebrating National Adoption Week!
This week is National Adoption Week! Mutual Ventures wishes to voice our support for children and adopters, alongside councils and...


John Copps
- Sep 20, 2021
- 1 min
Learning from the Family Valued approach to children's services in Darlington
Mutual Ventures welcomes the publication of a series of resources outlining lessons from the implementation of Family Valued in...


John Copps
- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
Family Hubs - our support for local authorities to integrate services
Family Hubs are places where families can go to access integrated help and support as their children grow up. They have the potential to...


Lily Mellen
- Jun 23, 2021
- 2 min
MV welcomes publication of the second issue of the Strengthening Families Learning Journal
Strengthening Families, Protecting Children (SFPC) is a five-year Department for Education (DfE) programme to support local authorities...


admin
- Mar 31, 2021
- 1 min
Case study: Department for Education Children's Social Care Innovation Programme
Client: The Department for Education, Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme Date: March 2014 – March 2021 Challenges faced by the...


admin
- Mar 31, 2021
- 3 min
Case study: Regional Adoption Agencies
Client: Department for Education Date: 2016 – Present Challenges faced by the client: The adoption system faced significant challenges in...


admin
- Mar 31, 2021
- 2 min
Case study: Department for Education and Northamptonshire Children's Trust
Client: Department for Education Date: August 2019 - March 2021 Challenges faced by the client: Due to the continued poor performance of...


John Copps
- Feb 10, 2021
- 2 min
Catch up on our webinar – Integration in children’s services: how to build effective partnerships
Catch up on our webinar where we explore how children’s services can make sure they are working effectively with partners in local...


Eliza Hardwich
- Jan 28, 2021
- 3 min
‘Levelling Up’ must mean children are not left behind by COVID-19
Eliza Hardwick argues that without a coherent strategy to ‘level up’ for the most disadvantaged children, repeated COVID-19 school...


Alissa Davies
- Jan 6, 2021
- 3 min
Continuing to deliver Family Safeguarding in challenging times
Strengthening Families Programme Coach Alissa Davies shares insights gathered via an online survey of local authority teams who have...


David Fairhurst
- Dec 15, 2020
- 2 min
MV welcomes publication of the first issue of the Strengthening Families journal
SFPC is a five-year Department for Education (DfE) programme to support local authorities to improve their work with families and safely...