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What Works for Children’s Social Care (WWCSC) and the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) merged in December 2022 and are now Foundations, the What Works Centre for Children & Families. You can visit our new website here. 

This website will remain live for now but is not being updated. Here you can find research and work we carried out as WWCSC before the new organisation was formally launched in June 2023.

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  • read more about Refugee Week and Healing
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    Refugee Week and Healing

    22 June 2022
    To celebrate Refugee Week 2022, we look at an important initiative that provides unaccompanied asylum seeking children with the help needed to begin healing.
  • read more about Special guests visit SWIS programmes
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    Special guests visit SWIS programmes

    31 May 2022
    We were thrilled earlier this month to have some special guests join our staff during their visits to three of the schools taking part in the Social Workers in Schools (SWIS) programme.
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  • read more about Reflecting on the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care and the National Safeguarding Panel’s Reviews
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    Reflecting on the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care and the National Safeguarding Panel’s Reviews

    30 May 2022
    Last week marked a significant milestone for children’s social care with the publication of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care and the National Safeguarding Panel’s Review of Child Protection in England, in relation to the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson. The reports have recommended seismic changes to the way services are funded, […]
  • read more about Independent Review of Children’s Social Care: an opportunity for evidence-led reform
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    Independent Review of Children’s Social Care: an opportunity for evidence-led reform

    23 May 2022
    Today’s publication of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care presents the opportunity for future reforms of children’s services to be research-led and evidence-generating. As part of our remit to create and promote evidence-based practice in children’s social care, What Works for Children’s Social Care (WWCSC) were pleased to provide independent research support to the […]
  • read more about Joint statement on prospective merger of Early Intervention Foundation and What Works for Children’s Social Care
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    Joint statement on prospective merger of Early Intervention Foundation and What Works for Children’s Social Care

    23 May 2022
    The Boards of the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) and What Works for Children’s Social Care (WWCSC) have begun conversations about a merger that would create a new ‘go-to’ what works centre on children and families covering both early intervention and children’s social care.  
  • read more about Why I’m excited to be coordinating the PINE programme
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    Why I’m excited to be coordinating the PINE programme

    20 April 2022
    Our PINE programme is growing! Ben Moffat, Senior Practice Development Coordinator, discusses how we plan to support more professionals to contribute to the widening body of social care evidence through an evaluation of their own innovative projects. 
  • read more about The Evidence Quarter Internship programme now open
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    The Evidence Quarter Internship programme now open

    14 April 2022
    The EQ Summer Internship programme is back, and once again there are several opportunities available at WWCSC for enthusiastic undergraduates with a passion for research led social change.
  • read more about Funding announced to extend projects supporting schools to work better with children’s social care
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    Funding announced to extend projects supporting schools to work better with children’s social care

    11 April 2022
    What Works for Children’s Social Care (WWCSC) is pleased to announce the extension of funding from the Department for Education (DfE) for two key school focused projects until the end of the 2021/2022 academic year.
  • read more about One in ten social workers has considered leaving their job because of racism
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    One in ten social workers has considered leaving their job because of racism

    17 March 2022
    New research highlights the scale and nature of racism in social care, and the toll it is taking on social workers in England.
  • read more about What can we learn from Sufficiency Strategies?
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    What can we learn from Sufficiency Strategies?

    8 March 2022
    In our latest blog, we discuss what our recent analysis of sufficiency strategies can tell us about the issues facing local authorities when trying to secure the right residential placement for children and young people.
  • read more about Open Funding Round 3: Now Live
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    Open Funding Round 3: Now Live

    14 February 2022
    WWCSC’s next Open Funding Round commences on 14 February, 2022. Find out how to apply to have your intervention or programme funded and independently evaluated.
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  • read more about The case for small wins
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    The case for small wins

    24 January 2022
    Social worker well-being has long been a cause for concern and recent data shows things aren't improving. With the release today of phase two of our Happier, Healthier Professionals research Director of Practice Anna Bacchoo considers the report's findings and how even small wins should be considered if they enable social workers to feel supported and valued in their work.