Foster Care Fortnight: Celebrating Foster Families and The Fostering Hubs
Mutual Ventures celebrates Foster Care Fortnight and the first anniversary of fostering recruitment hubs in England. Today marks the...
Ben Rosie
2 days ago2 min read
REPORT - Children's Services and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR): Key Considerations
Our latest report explores Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) and the significant opportunity it brings to reshape and improve the...
Emmet Regan
May 142 min read
Families First Partnership webinar series
Mutual Ventures have been commissioned by the DfE as learning and coaching delivery partner on the Families First Partnership programme...
Mutual Ventures
May 71 min read
Case Study: The Families First for Children Pathfinder programme: Supporting the Department for Education and Pathfinders implement vital reforms
Client: Â Department for Education Date: Â June 2023 - Present Challenges faced by the client: The Department for Education (DfE) worked...
Mutual Ventures
Apr 293 min read
On demand: Local Government Reorganisation and Children's Services
Catch up as we discuss implications of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) and how it presents a significant opportunity to reshape and...
Mutual Ventures
Apr 231 min read
Shaping futures together: Key insights to improve children's care placements
Ross Murray explores the challenges faced by local authorities in shaping the market for children's care placements. He delves into...
Ross Murray
Apr 105 min read
Watch now: Better outcomes for kinship families through tailored preventative support - a DFJ Trailblazer webinar
Rewatch our final DFJ Trailblazer webinar. This session focused on the collaboration between the Cheshire & Merseyside Assessment Hub...
yannickmitchell
Apr 41 min read
Learning from the South East RCC – How can RCCs promote collaboration across agencies for commissioning?
Catriona Moore recently spent time working with multi-agency stakeholders on commissioning children's services. Here, she shares the...
Catriona Moore
Apr 23 min read
Enhancing Education, Employment, and Training Access for Care-Experienced Individuals
Liz Roe shares insights from our social value roundtable with stakeholders in Greater Manchester (GM) discussing ways for the region,...
Liz Roe
Mar 314 min read
Watch now: Joint commissioning in the children's care placements market
Watch the sixth in our webinar series "Making change that lasts with Regional Care Cooperatives". Â In our penultimate webinar as part of...
Ben Rosie
Mar 271 min read
Making Commissioning Work: Getting the Foundations Right
Ross Murray discusses some of the commissioning cycle in the children's placement market and considers strategies to improve practice....
Ross Murray
Mar 266 min read
Watch now: Making change that lasts with Regional Care Cooperatives
Watch the seventh in our webinar series "Making change that lasts with Regional Care Cooperatives". Â This webinar shares how the RCC...
Ben Rosie
Mar 251 min read
Addressing Challenges in the Children's Care Placement Market: Insights from Mutual Ventures' Research
Ross Murray explores the challenges in the children's care placement market and the findings of our research report. The children’s care...
Ross Murray
Mar 143 min read
Register now: Better Outcomes for Kinship Families Through Tailored Preventative Support
Register for our webinar delivered as part of the DFJ Trailblazers: Reducing time to Family Court Pilot Programme. We are really pleased...
Yannick Mitchell
Mar 101 min read
Watch now: From competition to collaboration - Regional working in the children's placement market
Watch the fifth in our webinar series "Getting the Best out of the Children's Placements Market". Â Â This webinar shares how the RCC...
Ben Rosie
Feb 271 min read
Watch now: Improving relationships with providers
Watch the fourth in our webinar series "Getting the Best out of the Children's Placements Market". Â This webinar explores the...
Ben Rosie
Feb 261 min read
Watch now: The ambition for the Regional Care Cooperatives pathfinders
Watch the third in our webinar series: "Getting the Best Out of the Children's Placements Market" This webinar introduces the RCC...
Ben Rosie
Feb 141 min read
Starting Strong: Key steps to a successful partnership for your Fostering Recruitment Hub
When collaborating with people from different organisations, the way you kick things off can set the tone for everything that follows....
Hannah Sampson
Feb 133 min read
Watch now: Forecasting and the use of data in the children’s care placements market
Watch the second in our webinar series “Getting the Best Out of the Children's Placements Market" . This webinar covered findings from...
Ben Rosie
Jan 202 min read
Will 2025 deliver its promise of change in public services?
In 2025 public services are poised for significant reform, driven by a government eager to address longstanding issues and improve...
John Copps
Jan 106 min read