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...
David Fairhurst
Dec 15, 20202 min read
Giving children in care the best start in life means tackling prejudice head on
Lily Mellen argues that children in care from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds should be given the support they need, and...
Lily Mellen
Nov 10, 20203 min read
Catch up on our webinar: Family Group Conferences
Catch up on our webinar where we explore the current state and future directions of Family Group Conferences. The webinar was hosted by...
Laura Power Wharton
Oct 2, 20202 min read
Catch up on our webinar: Harnessing the power of data to transform children’s social care
On 8th September we hosted a webinar with Xantura focused on how to harness the power of data to transform children’s social care. The...
David Fairhurst
Sep 9, 20202 min read
In defence of algorithms and their value to public services
Andrew Laird argues that the recent exam debacle shouldn’t cause us to turn our back on the positive power of data analytics. A version...
Andrew Laird
Sep 8, 20204 min read
Xantura and Mutual Ventures partner to help deliver data-led innovation in Children’s Services
Mutual Ventures and Xantura are excited to announce a new strategic partnership to support councils in transforming how they deliver...
David Fairhurst
Aug 12, 20202 min read
Catch up on our Family Hubs webinar!
On 22nd July we hosted a webinar with the Family Hubs Network exploring the family hub model of integrated local public services. Watch a...
Andrew Laird
Jul 24, 20201 min read
Violence Reduction Units and Family Hubs – an opportunity for joint working
MV’s Ed Stroud reflects on how Violence Reduction Units and Family Hubs can collaborate to create ‘end to end’ support for young people....
Ed Stroud
Mar 17, 20203 min read
Case study: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham All Age Disability Service
Client: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Date: August 2019 – February 2020 Challenges faced by the client: The London Borough of...
Mutual Ventures
Mar 2, 20202 min read
Case study: Dorset County Council Foster Service
Client: Dorset County Council Date: August 2019 – February 2020 Challenges faced by the client: Dorset Council, like many Local...
Mutual Ventures
Mar 2, 20203 min read
Becoming trauma-informed – a recommendation for the future of the Troubled Families Programme
MV’s Ed Stroud argues that new government investment in Family Hubs presents an opportunity to improve outcomes by adopting a...
Ed Stroud
Jan 31, 20203 min read
Family Hubs – a manifesto promise that could be the future of public services
The following article was published on the MJ website on the 6th January: During the election campaign, the focus was on Brexit and...
Andrew Laird
Jan 8, 20204 min read
Crossing the divide between children and adult services – the principles of a good transition
MV’s Emmet Regan and and Michael Wyatt argue that local authority children and adult services need to have a unified view of the...
Emmet Regan
Dec 11, 20193 min read
Case study: Southwark Leaving Care Service
Project: The future delivery model for Southwark Leaving Care Service Client: Southwark Council Date: August 2019 – November 2019...
Mutual Ventures
Dec 1, 20192 min read
Case study: West Midlands Children’s Services Delivery Model
Project: West Midlands Children’s Services Delivery Model: Options Appraisal and Outline Business Case Client: West Midlands Children’s...
Mutual Ventures
Aug 31, 20192 min read
Case study: Slough Children’s Trust
Client: Slough Borough Council and Slough Children’s Trust Date: April 2019 – July 2019 Challenges faced by the client: Slough Children’s...
Mutual Ventures
Jul 31, 20192 min read
Case study: Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council
Client: Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council Date: April 2018 - December 2018 Challenges faced by the client:...
Mutual Ventures
Jan 7, 20192 min read
Case study: Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children's and Adults Services
Client: Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Date: August 2018 – December 2018 Challenges faced by the client: Knowsley faced...
Mutual Ventures
Jan 1, 20192 min read
Case study: Reading Children's Trust
Client: Reading Borough Council Date: October 2017 – December 2018 Challenges faced by the client:Reading Borough Council received an...
Mutual Ventures
Jan 1, 20192 min read
Case study: Cornwall Council children's service integration
Client: Cornwall Council Date: November 2017 – December 2018 Challenges faced by the client: In 2017 Cornwall Council had a ‘Good’ rated...
Mutual Ventures
Jan 1, 20193 min read