Building on the success of the DFJ Trailblazer and Guided Learning programmes, Mutual Ventures has been commissioned by the Department for Education to help all DFJ areas in England participate in the National Learning Support programme. In a series of articles, the Mutual Ventures team summarises the DFJ Area Trailblazer Pilot, sharing insights from the five pilot areas to inform others developing their own solutions. In the third article, Ross Murray, explores efforts to st

Client: Norfolk County Council Date: July 2025 Challenges faced by the client: Norfolk County Council (NCC) is actively exploring Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) options to improve efficiency, strengthen place-based service delivery and enhance strategic capacity across Norfolk. This work sits within a politically sensitive and complex operating environment, where functions currently delivered by seven district and borough councils vary considerably in scope, scale and

Catch up on our webinar Local Get Britain Working plans: what next for your area? held on Tuesday 25th November. Every area has produced its own Local Get Britain Working plan. As the ink dries on these plans, what have we learnt from the process and what happens next? Our webinar looked at the key themes emerging from local plans, how partners providing employment support, health and skills are planning to collaborate, and what this means for the way local services will be