The Rees Centre Webinar Lunchtime Series intends to focus on a broad range of questions related to the practice of care, practice in education, policy and system change. This series serves as a platform for the sharing and exchange of knowledge, catering to researchers, students, practitioners, and individuals interested in these subjects.
Research into action: The story of the New Belongings Programme
Tuesday 21 May, 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Speaker: Dr Claire Baker
For nearly 25 years, Dr Claire Baker has specialised in research focusing on the experiences and outcomes for young people in and leaving care. Over this time Claire has worked in both academic and senior policy roles influencing the legislative and policy context and advancing research knowledge. Claire has published nationally and internationally as well as creating tools for practice.
Abstract
New Belongings is a Programme that works with local authorities to help them improve their services for care leavers with care leavers. In this seminar Claire will describe the key components of the approach, the key tools used and share examples of how authorities co-produced changes to their services based on what young people said was important to them. She will reflect on the findings from her evaluation and how these supported the development of the Programme.
