IMPROVING EVIDENCE FOR BETTER OUTCOMES

We aim to improve the lives of children and families through setting standards and generating the best research into what works for children’s social care.

What Works for Children’s Social Care seeks better outcomes for children, young people and families by bringing the best available evidence to practitioners and other decision makers across the children’s social care sector.

We generate, collate and make accessible the best evidence for practitioners, policy makers and practice leaders to improve children’s social care and the outcomes it generates for children and families.

We work across three areas:

LATEST NEWS

  • read more about Funding announced for seven new projects in children’s social care
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    Funding announced for seven new projects in children’s social care

    29 October 2020
    We are pleased to announce details of seven projects that will receive a total of nearly £2 million to help improve outcomes for children and families and build an evidence base in children’s social care.
  • read more about “We’ve experienced so much more reality than other students”
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    “We’ve experienced so much more reality than other students”

    13 October 2020
    In his blog, Michael Sanders reflects on the importance of our new project encouraging care-leavers to consider higher and further education
  • read more about We’re recruiting
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    We’re recruiting

    30 September 2020
    We are looking for a new Research Assistant to join our team. This role will provide support to our ambitious research programme, which spans randomised controlled trials in workforce wellbeing, evaluations of whole system changes, machine learning, and much more. The Research Assistant will have a crucial role in ensuring the smooth implementation and running […]
  • read more about Machine Learning; Now is a time to stop and think
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    Machine Learning; Now is a time to stop and think

    10 September 2020
    Following the publication on our new report on machine learning in children's social care, Michael Sanders reflects on where we go from here