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 4, 20251 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 2, 20253 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 31, 20254 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". In our penultimate webinar as part of...
Ben Rosie
Mar 27, 20251 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 26, 20256 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". This webinar shares how the RCC...
Ben Rosie
Mar 25, 20251 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 14, 20253 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 10, 20251 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". This webinar shares how the RCC...
Ben Rosie
Feb 27, 20251 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". This webinar explores the...
Ben Rosie
Feb 26, 20251 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 14, 20251 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 13, 20253 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 20, 20252 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 10, 20256 min read
Foster care regional analysis and planning tool
Explore data and trends in fostering caring across regions in England with MV's new interactive tool. Mutual Ventures is the delivery...
John Copps
Jan 9, 20251 min read
Case Study: Designated Family Judge Area Trailblazers Pilot - Reducing Delays in Family Court
Client: Department for Education Date: January 2024 – present Challenges faced by the client: ‘Care proceedings’ is the name for the...
Mutual Ventures
Jan 6, 20254 min read
New Edition: Our Guide to Establishing Regional Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs
MV's updated guide provides a roadmap for establishing a regional fostering recruitment support hub. We are excited to announce the...
Anya Kemble
Jan 2, 20251 min read
What the data is telling us about the role of agency workers in children’s social care and what it means for local authorities and the regions
Yvonne Reinhardt takes a deep dive into children’s social workforce data and calls for a three-pronged approach to workforce development...
Yvonne Reinhardt
Dec 16, 20244 min read
Watch now: Getting the best out of the children's placements market
Watch the first in our webinar series “Getting the Best Out of the Children's Placements Market" . This session shared the findings from...
Ross Murray
Dec 11, 20241 min read
Radical Reformers ep.84: Reinventing Children's Care Homes with Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang Founder and Director, Lighthouse Pedagogy Trust
In this episode of Radical Reformers, I welcomed Emmanuel Akpan Inwang, Founder and Director of Lighthouse Pedagogy Trust. Emmanuel's...
Andrew Laird
Nov 28, 20241 min read