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Mar 6, 20242 min read
MV welcomes publication of the final Strengthening Families Learning Journal
The sixth and final issue of the Strengthening Families Journal is themed around ‘Sustaining Change for Children and Families’. The...
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Mar 1, 20241 min read
Prioritising Children's Health: Shifting the dial depends on effective local partnerships
As part of our 2024 Prioritising Public Services series, MV's discussion paper Shifting the Dial on Children's Health Outcomes looks at...
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Feb 29, 20241 min read
Catch up on our webinar: Creating an Effective Marketing Strategy for Your Fostering Recruitment Support Hub
Catch up on our Fostering Recruitment & Retention Programme webinar -Â Creating an Effective Marketing Strategy for Your Fostering...
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Feb 1, 20242 min read
Prioritising Public Services - MV's 2024 campaign
Hear about Mutual Ventures' campaign to stand up for public services in 2024. At Mutual Ventures we have a clear and proud mission: to...
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Jan 31, 20241 min read
Webinar catch-up: Developing Your Recruitment Support Hub Website
Catch up on our webinar - Developing Your Recruitment Support Hub Website - held on Tuesday 30th January 2024. Watch here The first...
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Jan 30, 20241 min read
Shifting the dial on children's health outcomes depends on effective local partnerships
MV's new report looks at how tackling disparities in children's health outcomes requires collaboration between system and place partners....
John Copps
Jan 9, 20243 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 2, 20245 min read
2024 in public services: What can we expect?
John Copps looks at some of the trends that might shape public services over the next 12 months. Douglas Adams said that predicting the...
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Dec 15, 20231 min read
Download our Regional Fostering Recruitment Hub Intelligence Tool
Access Mutual Ventures' new Regional Fostering Recruitment Hub Intelligence Tool. Mutual Ventures is the delivery partner for the...
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Dec 5, 20231 min read
Catch up on our SFPC webinar on Building Team Culture and Practice
Catch up our webinar, Building Team Culture and Practice in children's services, held as part of the Department for Education's...
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Dec 4, 20231 min read
Webinar catch-up: Insights from delivering services across councils with Achieving for Children
Catch up on our webinar - Insights from delivering services across councils, with Achieving for Children - held on Monday 4th December...
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Nov 22, 20231 min read
Catch up: Fostering Recruitment on a Regional Footprint - Lessons from Regional Adoption Agencies
Catch up on our webinar - Fostering Recruitment on a Regional Footprint: Lessons from Regional Adoption Agencies - held on Wednesday 22nd...
Essack Miah
Nov 15, 20233 min read
Children at risk: but who's risk is it anyway?
Keeping children safe has to be a collective responsibility. Former police officer Essack Miah argues that children protection should be...
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Nov 14, 20232 min read
Catch up on our webinar: Reimagining child welfare for the twenty-first century
Catch up on our webinar – Reimagining child welfare for the twenty-first century – held on Tuesday 14th November 2023. Watch here...
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Oct 31, 20231 min read
Catch-up on our webinar: Getting the Technology Right for Your Fostering Recruitment Hub
Catch up on our webinar - Getting the Technology Right for Your Fostering Recruitment Hub – held on Tuesday 31st October 2023. Watch here...
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Oct 25, 20231 min read
Webinar catch-up: Pathfinder Lessons on Establishing the First Regional Fostering Recruitment Hub
Catch up on our webinar - Lessons from the North East Pathfinder on Establishing the First Regional Fostering Recruitment Hub – held on...
Owen O'Sullivan
Oct 25, 20234 min read
Making an impact on children’s health inequalities requires a new form of place leadership
Owen O’Sullivan and Andrew Laird argue that making an impact in children’s health requires a new and radical form of place leadership....
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Sep 28, 20231 min read
Catch-up on our webinar: putting foster carers at the centre of the vision for your recruitment hub
Catch up on our webinar - What does it mean to put foster carers at the centre of the vision for your recruitment hub? - held on Thursday...
Hannah Szczepanski
Sep 21, 20235 min read
Foster with North East – lessons so far from the North East Pathfinder
The countdown is on for the launch of a new regional Fostering Recruitment Hub, set to go live in the North East at the end of this...
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Sep 18, 20234 min read
Case study: Understanding the financial impact of care proceedings on children's social care
Mutual Ventures was commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) to undertake a national programme of work to better understand the...