A document launched by chief children's social worker Isabelle Trowler at a national learning conference held in London on 27 February summarises seven features of practice to emerge from some of the most effective projects funded through the Children's Social Care Innovation Programme.
The summary document provides an overview of what the seven features of practice look like on the ground, alongside the challenges and successes of implementation. It also outlines the difference that these features of practice can make to the lives of children and families, and the seven main outcomes achieved by projects that have demonstrated them (see box).
Using independent evaluation reports for the first round of projects, thematic reports and the final overall evaluation report written by the Rees Centre at the University of Oxford, the Department for Education has drawn together a number of particularly important findings that form the basis for the seven key features. It draws upon findings from projects looking to redesign whole children's social care practice systems, rather than work focussed on a specific group of children or issue.
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