Research in Practice
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Part of the @ncb.org.uk family.
https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/
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The window for all registered social workers to apply to renew their registration and submit their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) record is now open.
Complete your renewal and registration ahead of the deadline on 30 November. ow.ly/OOBy50WP6R0
Complete your renewal and registration ahead of the deadline on 30 November. ow.ly/OOBy50WP6R0
Shaping the future of adult social care policy – key changes and opportunities to influence policy and practice: https://ow.ly/5iOa50XxkYB
Autumn has seen many potential reforms – workforce pay, mental health legislation, 'End of Life' scrutiny, and long-awaited Covid-19 Public Inquiry findings
Autumn has seen many potential reforms – workforce pay, mental health legislation, 'End of Life' scrutiny, and long-awaited Covid-19 Public Inquiry findings
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Shaping the future of adult social care policy – key changes and opportunities to influence policy and practice: https://ow.ly/5iOa50XxkYB
Autumn has seen many potential reforms – workforce pay, mental health legislation, 'End of Life' scrutiny, and long-awaited Covid-19 Public Inquiry findings
Autumn has seen many potential reforms – workforce pay, mental health legislation, 'End of Life' scrutiny, and long-awaited Covid-19 Public Inquiry findings
Poverty has been described as the ‘wallpaper of practice – too big to tackle and too familiar to notice' by Professor Kate Morris.
For #SafeguardingAdultsWeek, Rosie Buckland explores the intersecting factors between poverty and adult safeguarding in a new blog. ow.ly/1gqf50Xtq2R
For #SafeguardingAdultsWeek, Rosie Buckland explores the intersecting factors between poverty and adult safeguarding in a new blog. ow.ly/1gqf50Xtq2R
The impact of poverty on safeguarding adults
Poverty has been described as the ‘wallpaper of practice – too big to tackle and too familiar to notice’. Rosie Buckland explores the intersecting factors between poverty and adult safeguarding, highl...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Poverty has been described as the ‘wallpaper of practice – too big to tackle and too familiar to notice' by Professor Kate Morris.
For #SafeguardingAdultsWeek, Rosie Buckland explores the intersecting factors between poverty and adult safeguarding in a new blog. ow.ly/1gqf50Xtq2R
For #SafeguardingAdultsWeek, Rosie Buckland explores the intersecting factors between poverty and adult safeguarding in a new blog. ow.ly/1gqf50Xtq2R
Reflective supervision is at the heart of resilient, effective teams. Our established leadership programme helps supervisors embed this in practice.
Find out more and book your place: https://ow.ly/8yEy50XnBy8
Find out more and book your place: https://ow.ly/8yEy50XnBy8
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Reflective supervision is at the heart of resilient, effective teams. Our established leadership programme helps supervisors embed this in practice.
Find out more and book your place: https://ow.ly/8yEy50XnBy8
Find out more and book your place: https://ow.ly/8yEy50XnBy8
Effective #safeguarding upholds people’s right to live in safety, free from abuse, neglect, violence and exploitation.
Explore Research in Practice resources for #SafeguardingAdultsWeek. https://ow.ly/7e1t50XtpY5
Explore Research in Practice resources for #SafeguardingAdultsWeek. https://ow.ly/7e1t50XtpY5
Supporting effective practice for safeguarding adults | Research in Practice
Effective safeguarding upholds people’s right to live in safety, free from abuse, neglect, violence and exploitation. Explore Research in Practice resources for Safeguarding Adults Week.
ow.ly
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Effective #safeguarding upholds people’s right to live in safety, free from abuse, neglect, violence and exploitation.
Explore Research in Practice resources for #SafeguardingAdultsWeek. https://ow.ly/7e1t50XtpY5
Explore Research in Practice resources for #SafeguardingAdultsWeek. https://ow.ly/7e1t50XtpY5
Take part in research on safeguarding children and young people.
We are inviting strategic or policy colleagues working across areas, at a regional or national level to share their views and experiences in an online discussion group taking place on 4 December. https://ow.ly/g37350XqVWz
We are inviting strategic or policy colleagues working across areas, at a regional or national level to share their views and experiences in an online discussion group taking place on 4 December. https://ow.ly/g37350XqVWz
Take part in research on safeguarding children at risk of violence
Are you involved in a strategic or policy role that focuses on child criminal exploitation and extra-familial harm? If so, we would like to hear from you.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Take part in research on safeguarding children and young people.
We are inviting strategic or policy colleagues working across areas, at a regional or national level to share their views and experiences in an online discussion group taking place on 4 December. https://ow.ly/g37350XqVWz
We are inviting strategic or policy colleagues working across areas, at a regional or national level to share their views and experiences in an online discussion group taking place on 4 December. https://ow.ly/g37350XqVWz
What can we do differently to turn a statistic into a story of hope? For #NationalCareLeaversMonth, Sally Bishop explores how professionals across health and social care can make a difference in the lives of young people leaving care. #NCLM https://ow.ly/XeZC50Xqn4K
Turning statistics into hope: Rethinking transitions for young people leaving care
What can we do differently to turn a statistic into a story of hope? Sally Bishop explores how health and social care professionals can make a difference in the lives of young people leaving care.
ow.ly
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
What can we do differently to turn a statistic into a story of hope? For #NationalCareLeaversMonth, Sally Bishop explores how professionals across health and social care can make a difference in the lives of young people leaving care. #NCLM https://ow.ly/XeZC50Xqn4K
How can we improve support for care leavers as they transition to adulthood?
Explore Research in Practice resources to support #NationalCareLeaversMonth. #NCLM https://ow.ly/5HiT50Xq2kV
Explore Research in Practice resources to support #NationalCareLeaversMonth. #NCLM https://ow.ly/5HiT50Xq2kV
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
How can we improve support for care leavers as they transition to adulthood?
Explore Research in Practice resources to support #NationalCareLeaversMonth. #NCLM https://ow.ly/5HiT50Xq2kV
Explore Research in Practice resources to support #NationalCareLeaversMonth. #NCLM https://ow.ly/5HiT50Xq2kV
How can we improve support for people living with dementia and promote their wellbeing and quality of life?
Join an open access webinar on 17 December that will focus on the evidence around how we can support people living with dementia who live in care homes. https://ow.ly/k1QR50XpTx1
Join an open access webinar on 17 December that will focus on the evidence around how we can support people living with dementia who live in care homes. https://ow.ly/k1QR50XpTx1
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
How can we improve support for people living with dementia and promote their wellbeing and quality of life?
Join an open access webinar on 17 December that will focus on the evidence around how we can support people living with dementia who live in care homes. https://ow.ly/k1QR50XpTx1
Join an open access webinar on 17 December that will focus on the evidence around how we can support people living with dementia who live in care homes. https://ow.ly/k1QR50XpTx1
Directors & PSWs: Want to strengthen your workforce and reduce turnover? Invest in your supervisors. Places are now open for our Supervisors Development Programme https://ow.ly/YTn550XnBx6
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Directors & PSWs: Want to strengthen your workforce and reduce turnover? Invest in your supervisors. Places are now open for our Supervisors Development Programme https://ow.ly/YTn550XnBx6
Strong supervision isn’t just about oversight - it’s about creating safe spaces for reflection and curiosity. How is your organisation investing in developing supervision as a leadership skill? https://ow.ly/yCyY50XnBu2
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Strong supervision isn’t just about oversight - it’s about creating safe spaces for reflection and curiosity. How is your organisation investing in developing supervision as a leadership skill? https://ow.ly/yCyY50XnBu2
Take part in research that aims to establish a better understanding of the experiences of children in children’s homes and to feed into an evidence base for a needs-led approach to commissioning and provision. www.ncb.org.uk/what-we-do/r...
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Take part in research that aims to establish a better understanding of the experiences of children in children’s homes and to feed into an evidence base for a needs-led approach to commissioning and provision. www.ncb.org.uk/what-we-do/r...
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In a day full of profound insights, this was one of the most 'wow' #LeadersF25
Zoya Wallington: Prevention often has a root in colonial norms - a sense that we know better. We still use assessments like the strengths and difficulties questionnaire that assess children as sub-normal #LeadersF25
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In a day full of profound insights, this was one of the most 'wow' #LeadersF25
@dezholmes1.bsky.social: If we see leadership as setting the emotional climate, then it means that we are a movement. We have never needed activism more #LeadersF25
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
@dezholmes1.bsky.social: If we see leadership as setting the emotional climate, then it means that we are a movement. We have never needed activism more #LeadersF25
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CALLING ALL SCHOOLS IN WALES
Have you downloaded your #AntiBullyingWeek and #OddSocksDay school activity packs yet?
They are available in Welsh and English and are mapped against the Welsh curriculum.
Start planning your #PowerForGood activities now: bit.ly/4qGTi2s
Have you downloaded your #AntiBullyingWeek and #OddSocksDay school activity packs yet?
They are available in Welsh and English and are mapped against the Welsh curriculum.
Start planning your #PowerForGood activities now: bit.ly/4qGTi2s
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
CALLING ALL SCHOOLS IN WALES
Have you downloaded your #AntiBullyingWeek and #OddSocksDay school activity packs yet?
They are available in Welsh and English and are mapped against the Welsh curriculum.
Start planning your #PowerForGood activities now: bit.ly/4qGTi2s
Have you downloaded your #AntiBullyingWeek and #OddSocksDay school activity packs yet?
They are available in Welsh and English and are mapped against the Welsh curriculum.
Start planning your #PowerForGood activities now: bit.ly/4qGTi2s
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AT SYLW POB YSGOL YNG NGHYMRU
Ydych chi wedi lawrlwytho pecynnau gweithgareddau #WythnosGwrthFwlio a #DiwrnodSanauOd i ysgolion eto?
Maent ar gael yn Gymraeg a Saesneg ac wedi’u mapio yn erbyn cwricwlwm Cymru.
Dechreuwch gynllunio eich gweithgareddau #GalluerGwell nawr: bit.ly/4qGTi2s
Ydych chi wedi lawrlwytho pecynnau gweithgareddau #WythnosGwrthFwlio a #DiwrnodSanauOd i ysgolion eto?
Maent ar gael yn Gymraeg a Saesneg ac wedi’u mapio yn erbyn cwricwlwm Cymru.
Dechreuwch gynllunio eich gweithgareddau #GalluerGwell nawr: bit.ly/4qGTi2s
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
AT SYLW POB YSGOL YNG NGHYMRU
Ydych chi wedi lawrlwytho pecynnau gweithgareddau #WythnosGwrthFwlio a #DiwrnodSanauOd i ysgolion eto?
Maent ar gael yn Gymraeg a Saesneg ac wedi’u mapio yn erbyn cwricwlwm Cymru.
Dechreuwch gynllunio eich gweithgareddau #GalluerGwell nawr: bit.ly/4qGTi2s
Ydych chi wedi lawrlwytho pecynnau gweithgareddau #WythnosGwrthFwlio a #DiwrnodSanauOd i ysgolion eto?
Maent ar gael yn Gymraeg a Saesneg ac wedi’u mapio yn erbyn cwricwlwm Cymru.
Dechreuwch gynllunio eich gweithgareddau #GalluerGwell nawr: bit.ly/4qGTi2s
Dr. Ron Dodzro: Respectful work isn't about being nice, it's about being accountable. Our role as leaders is to ecologically aware - we can't just intervene in one system. Leaders is modelling curiosity over certainty, reflection over action #LeadersF25
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Dr. Ron Dodzro: Respectful work isn't about being nice, it's about being accountable. Our role as leaders is to ecologically aware - we can't just intervene in one system. Leaders is modelling curiosity over certainty, reflection over action #LeadersF25
Dr. Ron Dodzro shares Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Model. Are we conversing with families or about families at the mesosystem layer? #LeadersF25
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Dr. Ron Dodzro shares Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Model. Are we conversing with families or about families at the mesosystem layer? #LeadersF25
Zoya Wallington: Prevention often has a root in colonial norms - a sense that we know better. We still use assessments like the strengths and difficulties questionnaire that assess children as sub-normal #LeadersF25
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Zoya Wallington: Prevention often has a root in colonial norms - a sense that we know better. We still use assessments like the strengths and difficulties questionnaire that assess children as sub-normal #LeadersF25
Zoya Wallington: We need to consider the language that we use around deficits. People are more than measures - ACEs are a prime example #LeadersF25
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Zoya Wallington: We need to consider the language that we use around deficits. People are more than measures - ACEs are a prime example #LeadersF25
Really interesting framing by Rachael Wardell @theadcsltd.bsky.social around whether we need to build services that last forever, or celebrate the work that we're doing right now. Chimes with this post by @paulitaylor.bsky.social on planned obsolescence paulitaylor.com/2022/01/10/b... #LeadersF25
Built Not To Last: Could Planned Obsolescence Be Good For The Social Sector?
Planned obsolescence is the practice of deliberately creating consumer goods that rapidly become obsolete (or out of date) and therefore need to be frequently replaced. If we designed our organisat…
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November 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Really interesting framing by Rachael Wardell @theadcsltd.bsky.social around whether we need to build services that last forever, or celebrate the work that we're doing right now. Chimes with this post by @paulitaylor.bsky.social on planned obsolescence paulitaylor.com/2022/01/10/b... #LeadersF25
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If 'prevention' is the answer, what was the question ...? Sounds like a good place to start an interesting conversation
What are we preventing and who got to decide what that is? Helpful provocation from today's chair @dezholmes1.bsky.social before we go into our first session on community development #LeadersF25
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
If 'prevention' is the answer, what was the question ...? Sounds like a good place to start an interesting conversation
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Very good to hear Rachael Wardell speak @researchip.bsky.social leaders forum: “prevention is synonymous with a great childhood” …”the first 18 years MATTER”
#LeadersF25
Young people tell us what needs to change in this years #GoodChildhoodReport
#LeadersF25
Young people tell us what needs to change in this years #GoodChildhoodReport
"A good childhood is prevention" < Rachael Wardell cites @theadcsltd.bsky.social Childhood Matters work www.adcs.org.uk/childhood-ma... #LeadersF25
Childhood Matters
ADCS is a membership organisation. Our members hold leadership roles in children’s services departments in local authorities in England.
www.adcs.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Very good to hear Rachael Wardell speak @researchip.bsky.social leaders forum: “prevention is synonymous with a great childhood” …”the first 18 years MATTER”
#LeadersF25
Young people tell us what needs to change in this years #GoodChildhoodReport
#LeadersF25
Young people tell us what needs to change in this years #GoodChildhoodReport
Simon Thomas, Wiltshire Council: Having clear, simple messaging was vital to enable boundary spanning leadership across children's and adults' services #LeadersF25
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Simon Thomas, Wiltshire Council: Having clear, simple messaging was vital to enable boundary spanning leadership across children's and adults' services #LeadersF25
Jess McGregor @adass.bsky.social: If we're listening to people and what they say they need, no one is saying that they want separate children's and adults services #LeadersF25
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Jess McGregor @adass.bsky.social: If we're listening to people and what they say they need, no one is saying that they want separate children's and adults services #LeadersF25
Jess McGregor @adass.bsky.social: It starts with relationships. If we're going to effectively work across children's and adults services, we need to think about rhythms and routines #LeadersF25
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Jess McGregor @adass.bsky.social: It starts with relationships. If we're going to effectively work across children's and adults services, we need to think about rhythms and routines #LeadersF25