System improvement and transformation
Supporting efficient adaption to improvement and transformation initiatives.
We are equipped to assist with system change and transformation, convening multi-agency partners to focus on specific aspects of a local system for example transitional safeguarding or extra-familial harm.
Combining specialist expertise, proven methodologies, and hands‑on facilitation, we work with you to support the redesign of services, streamline processes, and deliver complex, multi‑stakeholder programmes with clarity and momentum.
We can support systems mapping and reflection using theories of change to facilitate meaningful change.
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Explore our portfolio of programme and project work delivery in this area and discover how we can work with you and support your service needs.
Supporting Transitional Safeguarding in local area...
Transitional Safeguarding is a relatively new concept. It is a different way of thinking about safeguarding yo...
Supporting Partners with Children's Social Care re...
Social care reform is moving at pace and evidence-informed workforce development is critical in implementing s...
Children's Information Project
An innovative and collaborative project to improve the way that information about and from children, young peo...
Valuing the social worker workforce
The children’s social care sector is facing significant social worker retention pressures and challenges with ...
Adult social care leadership programme
Engage with the latest evidence and the importance of reflective, curious and relational supervision. A leader...
Tackling Child Exploitation Support Programme
The Tackling Child Exploitation Support Programme supported local areas to develop an effective strategic resp...
RDAC: Rethinking Domestic abuse in child protectio...
Funded by the Nuffield Foundation, RDAC brings together researchers from the Universities of Sheffield, Hudder...
Learning partnerships
We offer expert independent facilitation to support iterative programme or service development at times of change. Learning partnerships offer rapid insights, during your innovation so that learning can inform your process of change as it happens.
Our expert evaluators offer strengths-based, independent facilitation to support your team, service or organisation.
Supporting organisation change: Families First reforms learning partnership
As the children’s social care sector responds to the Families First reforms, we are able to support services as they adapt and transform their ways of working. We have experience of supporting organisational change in the sector and can bring our sector expertise and strengths-based approach into learning partnerships focused on supporting change at this time.
Supporting Partners with Children's Social Care reform - Bringing together examples from our comprehensive learning resources to support you - leaders, managers and practitioners across early help, targeted support and statutory services with the reforms.
Evaluating the integration of children and young people’s services
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Vision and opportunity
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Collaboration and integration
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Wakefield Families Together
A large, resource-intensive programme that aims to transform services through collaboration and integration. With teams made up of NHS staff, social workers and the voluntary sector in order to deliver better care for older people.