Improving outcomes for children and young people by spreading innovation

Part of Children’s services

Introduces theoretical models and case studies to help spread innovations in practice that benefit children and young people.

Named Social Worker: learning report

Part of Named Social Worker

This report provides information about how each of the six sites from Named Social Worker pilot project are progressing, detailing the specifics of what they consider the role to entail as well as some of the lessons they are learning through implementation and their further thoughts on evaluation.

Whistleblowing: improving organisational practice

Part of Contact SCIE

A film for health, social care and housing staff and managers, to encourage organisations to create a safe environment for staff to raise concerns openly as part of normal day-to-day practice .

Practice development: collaborative working in social care

SCIE guide to collaborative working in social care

Learning organisations: a self-assessment resource pack

Learning organisations - a self assessment resource pack for social care

Managing risk and minimising mistakes in services to children and families

This report focuses specifically on reducing risk in services to children and families by identifying and learning from near misses in children's services. It aims to start a debate about the management of risk at an organisational level and to support the introduction of the Children Act 2004 in England and Wales and the development of Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs).