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by Alastair Thompson - March 3, 2017

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Regional adoption agencies – necessity can be the mother of invention

Regional adoption agencies – necessity can be the mother…

In mulling over the quandaries facing our clients on regional adoption agencies (RAAs) I was considering how to clarify some…

by Olly Swann - February 14, 2017

Shining a Light: Inaugural Children’s Services Essay Collection

Shining a Light: Inaugural Children’s Services Essay…

Individually and collectively, they set out some clear views and raise some fascinating questions

by IMPOWER - October 28, 2016

Working with Tees Valley to develop rigorous and realistic plans for the Regional Adoption Agency

Working with Tees Valley to develop rigorous and realistic…

by IMPOWER - May 25, 2016

Family Values: Transforming fostering in Derbyshire

by Olly Swann - May 19, 2016

Getting a Grip

A Resource Allocation System for child placements

Supporting London Borough of Barnet develop the best delivery model for their education support services

Supporting London Borough of Barnet develop the best…

by IMPOWER - May 4, 2016

by IMPOWER - March 15, 2016

Co-designing a new operating model for early intervention and prevention

Co-designing a new operating model for early intervention…

by David Colbear - January 12, 2016

Discussion series: Early Help Learning Sets

In September 2014 IMPOWER and a select group of invited councils met for our first Early Help Learning Set.

by Alastair Thompson - October 19, 2015

New Models in Fostering

IMPOWER recently conducted a survey of senior officers on the subject of alternative delivery models in children’s services.

by Amanda Kelly - October 15, 2015

A Brave New World

Is inspection improving children's services?

by Maggie Atkinson - October 8, 2015

CAMHS: A time to transform

A new discussion paper from IMPOWER outlining our perspective on the dysfunctions of the current CAMHS system.