management of research in practice
The overall management and accountability arrangements are agreed between the Dartington Hall Trust (Dartington), as the employers carrying ultimate financial and legal responsibility, and the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS), who represent the major stakeholders - the Partners of research in practice. ADCS acts as the overarching, sponsoring organisation and carries out these responsibilities through a Partnership Board.
- Dartington holds formal line management and financial responsibility for research in practice. The Chief Executive Officer, to whom the Director research in practice reports, carries out these functions on behalf of the Dartington Trustees.
- Dartington delegates decisions about strategic planning and budgeting, including the workplan, resources and personnel management, to the Partnership Board, who act on behalf of the Partners of research in practice and the ADCS. Director and 2nd tier members of the Partnership Board must be from Partner agencies.
- Dartington and the Partnership Board will communicate with each other on matters of concern that cannot be resolved through the agreed accountability routes described here.
- The Partnership Board includes Partner agency directors, the Dartington Chief Executive Officer and the Director of research in practice. The research advisors also attend these meetings. All hold relevant academic and research expertise across education, health and social care.
- The Partnership Board meets as a whole group twice a year. Additional meetings are held as necessary. Regular contact is maintained between the Director of research in practice and members of the Partnership Board.
membership of the Partnership Board
| who |
title and position |
| Andrew Webb |
Chair, Director of Children’s Services, Stockport |
| Richard Bartholomew |
Head of Research & Analysis, DCSF |
| Andrew Christie |
Director of Children’s Services, and Director of Children’s Trust, Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Ann Hagell |
Research Consultant, Nuffield Foundation |
| Tony Howell |
Director of Children’s Services, Birmingham |
| Vaughan Lindsay |
Chief Executive, Dartington Hall Trust |
Peter Marsh |
Professor of Child and Family Welfare, University of Sheffield |
| Clair Pyper |
Strategic Director, Education & Children's Services, Slough Borough Council |
| Sharon Shoesmith |
Director of Children’s Services, London Borough of Haringey |
| Sarah Stewart-Brown |
Director of the Health Science Research Institute, University of Warwick |
| Sheila Stoney |
Director of Research & Assistant Director NFER |
| Clare Tickell |
Chief Executive, Action for Children |
| Kevin Williams |
Chief Executive of The Adolescent & Children's Trust |
| Celia Atherton |
Director, research in practice |
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