A path to better placement and support for every child
Mutual Ventures has been appointed as the Department for Education’s delivery partner to establish two Regional Care Cooperatives, as...
David Fairhurst
Nov 19, 20242 min read
Public services must welcome partnership and prevention
Social care is pointing the way towards the use of working in partnership to deliver public services that prevent crisis by focusing on...
Emmet Regan
Nov 19, 20243 min read
Radical Reformers ep.82: High challenge and high support with Theresa Leavy, Former Executive Director for Children, Dorset Council
In this episode of Radical Reformers, Andrew Laird is joined by Theresa Leavy, former Executive Director for Children (DCS) at Dorset...
Andrew Laird
Oct 10, 20241 min read
Radical Reformers ep.81: Enabling Leadership with Lucy Butler, Director, South East Regional Care Cooperative
In this latest episode of Radical Reformers, I am joined by Lucy Butler, Director of South East Regional Care Cooperative. Lucy shares...
Andrew Laird
Sep 25, 20241 min read
A regional revolution in fostering recruitment
Working in regional ‘clusters’, councils are building and testing a new approach to foster carer recruitment through a government-funded...
John Copps
Jul 8, 20245 min read
A perfect ten for Fostering Recruitment Hubs!
Mutual Ventures welcomes the launch of ten regional fostering recruitment hubs. Today marks the launch of the tenth fostering recruitment...
Mutual Ventures
Jul 8, 20242 min read
Case Study: Fostering Recruitment & Retention Programme
Client: Department for Education Date: August 2023 – present Challenges faced by the client: Foster carers play a critical role in the...
Mutual Ventures
Jun 17, 20244 min read
Fostering Recruitment & Retention Learning Week - Save the Dates!
We are thrilled to invite you to our Fostering Recruitment & Retention Learning Week from Monday 10th June - Thursday 13th June. During...
Mutual Ventures
May 13, 20242 min read
Free webinar in collaboration with The Fostering Network: The Development and Progress of Regional Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs
Sign up for our webinar - The Development and Progress of Regional Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs - on Wednesday 22nd May in...
Mutual Ventures
Apr 24, 20241 min read
Mapping regional collaboration in children's services
Regional collaboration in children's services is now firmly part of the way services are organised. Mutual Ventures has produced a series...
Mutual Ventures
Apr 10, 20242 min read
Why collaboration matters when it comes to foster carer recruitment
Sarah Thomas, Chief Executive of The Fostering Network, argues that the collaboration between local authorities is powerful in recruiting...
Sarah Thomas
Apr 4, 20242 min read
Introducing MV's Guide to Establishing Regional Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs
MV's new guide provides a roadmap for establishing a regional fostering recruitment support hub. As the delivery partner for the...
Hannah Szczepanski
Apr 3, 20241 min read
Catch up on our webinar: Cultivating a Workplace Culture around Your Regional Fostering Hub
Catch up on our webinar - Cultivating a Workplace Culture around Your Fostering Recruitment Support Hub. This webinar was held on...
Mutual Ventures
Mar 20, 20241 min read
What can Regional Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs learn from the set-up of Regional Adoption Agencies
Mark Owers explores the valuable lessons that Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs can glean from the setup of Regional Adoption Agencies...
Mark Owers
Mar 18, 20244 min read
Case Study: Exploring National and Pan-regional Commissioning Arrangements for Adoption Support
Client:  Adoption England, Leeds City Council Dates:  January 2023 – December 2023 Challenges faced by the client: The Department for...
Mutual Ventures
Feb 5, 20242 min read
Regional working in children's services is growing - and is here to stay
John Copps says that the trend towards regional working in children’s services is here to stay, and that local authorities need to engage...
John Copps
Jan 9, 20243 min read