Client: Department for Education (DfE) Date: March 2025 – Current Challenges faced by the client: The Department for Education (DfE) launched the Families First Partnership (FFP) programme in 2025 to support the national rollout of children's social care reforms across England. Building on learning from the Families First for Children Pathfinder (FFCP) programme, the reforms aim to create a more joined-up, family-centred system that helps children and families access the righ

Mutual Ventures have been commissioned by the DfE as learning and coaching delivery partner on the Families First Partnership programme. Join us for a series of webinars to dive into Pathfinders' experiences of implementing the Families First Partnership reforms. Each month, we will be joined by a representative from a Pathfinder local authority to share their learnings and tips from the implementation period. We will dive into the detail and learnings behind the Pathfinders’

Client: Department for Education Date: June 2023 - Present Challenges faced by the client: The Department for Education (DfE) worked with ten Pathfinder areas to implement the Families First for Children Pathfinder (FFCP) reforms by embedding new delivery models outlined in the government’s response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care (Care Review). Mutual Ventures, in partnership with the Innovation Unit, were selected as the DfE’s delivery partner for the FF