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• read more about WWCSC to provide research support to the review of children’s social care
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  WWCSC to provide research support to the review of children’s social care

  20 April 2021

  WWCSC is pleased to announce that as part of our remit to create and promote evidence-based practice in children’s social care, we will be providing research support to the review of children’s social care

  
• read more about New PhD programme announced to increase quantitative research and evidence in children’s social care
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  New PhD programme announced to increase quantitative research and evidence in children’s social care

  1 April 2021

  WWCSC is pleased to announce our new PhD Programme based at University College London, which will focus on quantitative research in children’s social care.

  
• read more about Nine new organisations join our Panel of Evaluators
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  Nine new organisations join our Panel of Evaluators

  31 March 2021

  What Works for Children’s Social Care is delighted to announce that nine new organisations have joined our Panel of Evaluators, bringing the total number to 26. Our evaluators design and run independent evaluations of promising projects supported or funded by WWCSC, working closely with us and our delivery partners to provide high-quality evidence on the […]

  
• read more about Funding announced to run and evaluate three projects to support vulnerable children and young people in England
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  Funding announced to run and evaluate three projects to support vulnerable children and young people in England

  31 March 2021

  WWCSC is delighted to announce funding of over £1 million to prevent harm to babies and young children and support the mental health of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

  
• read more about Call for local authorities to participate in new trials providing supervision to DSLs
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  Call for local authorities to participate in new trials providing supervision to DSLs

  26 March 2021

  We are seeking applications from local authorities to participate in two new trials providing social worker supervision to Designated Safeguarding Leads in primary and secondary schools in England

  
• read more about Call for new Further Education programmes to support young people with social workers
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  Call for new Further Education programmes to support young people with social workers

  26 March 2021

  We are seeking proposals for projects that aim to increase educational attainment for young people with a social worker in further education (FE) settings.

  
• read more about New funding announced to run and evaluate programmes in schools to improve safeguarding and educational outcomes for children with a social worker
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  New funding announced to run and evaluate programmes in schools to improve safeguarding and educational outcomes for children with a social worker

  26 March 2021

  We are delighted to announce funding of £12.6 million from the Department of Education to run and evaluate programmes designed to improve safeguarding and educational outcomes for children with a social worker.

  
• read more about New research finds light-touch interventions may improve social worker wellbeing
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  New research finds light-touch interventions may improve social worker wellbeing

  19 March 2021

  New research published by WWCSC finds evidence that some low-cost, light-touch interventions may improve the wellbeing of social workers.

  
• read more about We’re recruiting
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  We’re recruiting

  17 March 2021

  We are recruiting a Team Administrator to join the team. You will support What Works for Children’s Social Care administrative functions and enable the organisation to be as effective and efficient as possible. Ensuring the organisation’s systems are up to date, with a focus on supporting the team with internal processes. Deadline: 12pm Wednesday 31st […]

  
• read more about Carts and Horses
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  Carts and Horses

  11 March 2021

  WWCSC Chief Executive, Dr Michael Sanders, discusses the complexities around designing research to evaluate children's social care interventions, as well as our evaluation of the Signs of Safety model

  
• read more about Supervising Designated Safeguarding Leads in Bolton
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  Supervising Designated Safeguarding Leads in Bolton

  15 February 2021

  WWCSC Chief executive, Dr Michael Sanders, discusses the findings of our study providing Designated Safeguarding Leads in primary schools in Bolton with supervision from a social worker.

  
• read more about Partnering for powerful change
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  Partnering for powerful change

  10 February 2021

  Louise Jones, Director of Programmes, discusses WWCSC's exciting partnership with NIHR to fund evaluations of interventions for to improve the mental health of children and young people with a social worker