This is a guest blog, authored by our colleagues at the Centre for Justice Innovation: Sophie Carter, Vicki Morris, and Carmen D'Cruz. We...

In this latest episode of Radical Reformers, I am joined by Lucy Butler, Director of South East Regional Care Cooperative. Lucy shares...

Catch up on our webinar held on Tuesday 15th October. The Department for Education's DFJ Trailblazers: Reducing Time to Family Court...

Agata Miśkowiec argues that investment in Family Drug and Alcohol Courts improves outcomes for families and saves money. Last month we...

This episode is all about the changing role of the council Chief Executive - and it certainly is changing!   The financial pressures on...

We recently published the second edition of our Good Practice Guide  which showcases initiatives across England that are tackling drivers...

This episode is with Tom Riordan. Tom is a legend in public service circles. He's been the Chief Executive of Leeds Council for 14 years,...

Client: Share Foundation Date: Feb-May 2023   The challenge For many looked-after young people, financial education is a missing piece...

Working in regional ‘clusters’, councils are building and testing a new approach to foster carer recruitment through a government-funded...

Mutual Ventures welcomes the launch of ten regional fostering recruitment hubs. Today marks the launch of the tenth fostering recruitment...

In 2024-25, MV produced a quarterly guide featuring initiatives across England that aim to reduce delay and improve processes in family...

Client: Department for Education Date: August 2023 – present Challenges faced by the client: Foster carers play a critical role in the...

Myriad challenges in children’s residential care, including increasingly complex needs and business models driven by scale, are resulting...

This episode is with Rob Whiteman, the Chief Executive of CIPFA. Rob is a very thoughtful and influential commentator on local government...

Catch up on our webinar - Supporting Families and Children to Navigate Care Proceedings: Learning from Experts by Experience - This...

MV Non-executive Professor Donna Hall argues that early intervention must be a priority for a new government and makes the case that a...

We are thrilled to invite you to our Fostering Recruitment & Retention Learning Week from Monday 10th June - Thursday 13th June. During...

As the Strengthening Families Protecting Children Programme is brought to a close, Essack Miah reflects on what is needed to ensure a...

This episode is with Sarah Thomas, the Chief Executive of the Fostering Network, the UK’s leading fostering charity and membership...

Sign up for our webinar - The Development and Progress of Regional Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs - on Wednesday 22nd May in...