Foundations

Generating and championing actionable evidence that improves services to support family relationships.

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

NEW 📢 #Reunification Practice Guide 📢 This Guide includes the best-available evidence on supporting children to return to their families and stay together, after a period in care, with actionable steps for senior local leaders & practitioners: https://t.co/bPszouC4BM

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

Good morning from #NCASC! 👋 We're at Stand G21 in the exhibition space - come and chat to us about our Evidence into Practice programme and find out more about how high-quality evidence can help you strengthen services in your area.

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

As Foundations enters a new chapter, We're looking for a new Executive Director of Evidence to innovate and actively shape how evidence is used to drive meaningful change for vulnerable children & families.

Find out more & apply: https://t.co/PFWOsJ2jbV

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

ICYMI 🔔 Explore all the info from the evaluation of #Changemakers in a special edition of our newsletter 📬 👉 https://t.co/Yog7c2kQhE

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

What do we know about how to support enduring relationships for care-experienced children & young people? 💭Join our workshop at #NCASC26 as we discuss how to support young people to build & maintain meaningful relationships.

🕒 15:10–16:10
🗓️ Thurs 12 Nov
📍 Room 1C

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

You’re invited to our #NCASC26 evening reception 📣 Join us after a busy day of workshops to hear more about our work to strengthen evidence-based decision making.

🕒 17:30-19:30, Thurs 12 November
📍 Suite 1, Leonardo Hotel Liverpool

Register here ➡️ https://t.co/ZEEU0uWsP8

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

On Thursday 12 Nov, we’re hosting an evening reception in Suite 1 at the Leonardo Hotel Liverpool (17:30-19:30). Join us to catch up with colleagues & hear more about what we’re doing to strengthen evidence-based decision making 🗨️

Register here ➡️ https://t.co/ZEEU0uX0EG

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

We’re going to #NCASC26! 📣 Just a few weeks to go until we head to Liverpool & we’re looking forward to meeting colleagues from across the sector to share more about how we can support you to put evidence into practice. Find out more about how you can engage with us this year 👇

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

Are you a senior local authority leader or national policy maker who wants to know more about using evidence in commissioning, designing & delivering effective local children’s services?

Our new #Changemakers evaluation briefing is a must-read: https://t.co/Ri8Lmx8JMF

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

NEW BLOG 🗣️✍️On the back of the publication of the Changemakers evaluation, we asked evaluation partner Cordis Bright about the findings; lessons for commissioning, designing + delivering local #ChildrensServices; and adding to the evidence base. Read the blog: https://t.co/QqzZe39cCS

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

Evidence doesn’t move into local authority commissioning or practice automatically. Active support for the use and application of evidence in local systems is crucial.

Find out why #Changemakers matters now: https://t.co/Ri8Lmx8JMF

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

WATCH ▶️ 👇 5 things local authority leaders should know about the findings of the #Changemakers evaluation. Find out more: https://t.co/Pwfx9AMx0m

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

How can the #Changemakers programme help us make sure devolution translates into better outcomes for children and families? Read @jocasebourne’s piece for @themjcouk on how evidence implementation can support local powers to improve children’s lives 👉https://t.co/xy79MeMZBI

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

NEW FINDINGS 🚨🙌 An evaluation 📊 by Cordis Bright found that #Changemakers strengthened implementation capability and evidence-informed practice in the four diverse Changemakers local authorities. Find out more: https://t.co/Ri8Lmx8JMF

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

Take a look inside our 2025–2026 Impact Report 👀 Our evaluation and practice activity takes place across all regions of England.

Read the full report 🔗 https://t.co/Z8ggnOsoS2

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

It’s official: we are the national What Works Centre for Children & Families for another 10 years! Read our 2025–2026 Impact Report, out today, to learn what we’ve achieved so far & what another decade of funding will allow us to deliver.

Full report 🔗 https://t.co/Z8ggnOsoS2

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

Our Head of Practice Development Nimal Jude was on the #RelationalSocialWork podcast to talk about how ‘what works’ evidence underpins social work practice, leadership, and policy. Listen to the pod here 👇 https://t.co/LaE7pAihqi

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

Fostering can change children’s lives for the better, but falling numbers of foster carers mean recruitment & support are a priority. The new @educationgovuk campaign seeks to increase both, and its innovation programme funds new projects to generate important learning.
👉https://t.co/vM9pe4Usy4

[Department for Education @educationgovuk]

Every seat in this stadium represents a child who could benefit from the stability of a loving home.

We’re launching a national campaign to help create 10,000 new foster places and give more children the chance to thrive.

Ever thought about becoming a foster carer? Find out more: https://t.co/ps114sLRM7

@JoshMacAlister

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

Come end October, we'll publish the findings of an evaluation of Changemakers. In anticipation, we're resharing a blog published in March reflecting on the promising interim evaluation findings: https://t.co/CiMdOvRYlg

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

Did you know… ❔ The first Practice Guide we produced outlined key principles & recommendations for local leaders on supporting kinship carers. Listen to Senior Local Development Advisor Harpreet Ahdan as she revisits it 👇 #KinshipCareWeek

https://t.co/PC9FwF8TuZ

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

Last week @educationgovuk published an updated #KinshipCare statutory guidance for local authorities 🧭 We’re so pleased to see our work included as key resources for local areas as they look to implement the guidance.

https://t.co/Xy2Ugp3Orl