Foundations

New Practice Guide 📢 Parenting Disabled Children & Young People with and those with #SEN. Find out more about actionable evidence-based #ParentingSupport to improve language & communication, reduce behavioural challenges + increase parental confidence: foundations.org.uk/toolkit/practi…

NEW BLOG ✍ Advisory Group member Lisa Coffman reflects on the critical role of parent carers in shaping the latest Practice Guide on parenting disabled children & young people, and those with SEN: foundations.org.uk/parenting-disa…

🔔⏰ One week left to apply 🔔⏰ We're looking for local authorities to work with us to turn evidence into action to help strengthen children's services. Find out more: foundations.org.uk/launch-of-new-…

The new Practice Guide on parenting disabled children & young people highlights the importance of intervening early in a child's life 🗣👇 The evidence shows parenting interventions for parent carers of children under 6 are most effective in improving child outcomes. Find out…

ICYMI 🔔 Yesterday we published the latest in a series of Practice Guides for senior local leaders 📑 Find out more about how to design & deliver #ParentingSupport for parent carers of disabled children & young ppl that improves outcomes: foundations.org.uk/toolkit/practi…

Parent carers of disabled children & young people often need specialised support 🗣 👇 Caroline Coady – Council for Disabled Children. The new Practice Guide is rooted in a review of the evidence on #ParentingSupport for these families: foundations.org.uk/toolkit/practi…

We need to know more about how to support minoritised ethnic children & young people in kinship care. 💬National Kinship Care Ambassador, @JahnineDavis, on our new funding call & the importance of listening to the voices of marginalised children 👇 foundations.org.uk/launch-of-call…

Minoritised ethnic #kinship families face heightened challenges, shaped by inequalities & experiences of racism. To understand how to support these children, we need to understand their views & needs. Our new funding call aims to fill this evidence gap 👉 foundations.org.uk/launch-of-call…

Call for research proposals 📢🔔 We're looking for organisations or consortiums to conduct qualitative research on the experiences of minoritised ethnic children and young people in #KinshipCare. Closes: 12pm, Thurs 18 September 2025 Find out more: foundations.org.uk/opportunity/un…

ICYMI 🔔👇 On our blog, Nimal Jude, Head of Practice Development at Foundations, reflects on why our new Evidence into Practice call is an opportunity for genuine change: foundations.org.uk/evidence-into-…

NEW BLOG ✍ Nimal Jude, Head of Practice Development at Foundations, on how our new Evidence into Practice call for local authorities goes beyond delivering a programme – it is a chance to collaborate in building a culture of evidence use in services for children & families:…

Our comment 🗣 Government’s new ‘Best start in life’ strategy 👇 The government's new strategy, and the roll out of #FamilyHubs across the country gives welcome priority to improving children’s outcomes by focussing on the #EarlyYears and making family services more widely…

👋📢 Calling all local authorities 📢 👋 Find out more about our new major funding call and how to apply to become a Partner Place by attending one of our one-hour webinars. Visit our events page to book your spot: foundations.org.uk/news-and-event…

ICYMI 🔔 "Evidence use is the new cutting edge of innovation in #ChildrensSocialCare, and the support on offer from Foundations will help embed a culture of evidence use in every region.” 🗣 Isabelle Trowler, Chief Social Worker 👇Find out more – new funding call:…