The theme for the Directors' Forum this year was Progressive Universalism - one of the underpinning principles in the government's strategy for breaking cycles of family deprivation. The discussion was set within the context of improvement and delegates heard about promising approaches being evaluated accross England. Click here to see the presentations and the programme.
Positive Parenting
NEW! Our most recent CD, a joint collaboration between research in practice and ripfa, is now available to Partner agencies both as a CD and downloadable as an MP3 file Positive Parenting: Supporting Parents with learning disabilities. Transcript references and other resources available on the website.
Social Exclusion Task Force training day
Do you lead commissioning work for your local authority – do you provide services for local authorities and children’s trusts? Do you use research evidence to demonstrate what is needed, and to judge the outcomes of what is provided? This one-day training course in London on 25 July, provided by the Social Exclusion Task Force, and based on their new guide to evidence-informed commissioning, will help you – click here to see how to book.