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The 2nd Coram Innovation Incubator Annual Innovation Report
The Coram Innovation Incubator (CII) today released its second annual innovation report “The Art of the Possible in Children’s Services: A Coram Manifesto”. The report is based on the national innovation survey, distributed to all children’s services providers at the end of 2021, which sought to assess where…
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The Art of The Possible
The Coram Innovation Incubator (CII) is determined to support the children’s social care sector to identify and implement the solutions which can make a tangible difference to the lives of children and young people. With rapid advancements in technological capabilities over recent years, digital innovation offers a…
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Collaboration + innovation = better outcomes for children & young people
The latest Coram Innovation Incubator (CII) webinar explored the ingredients for succcesful collaboration. Sylvie Travers the CII’s Assistant Project Manager reflects on how, in a time of unprecedented need, our sector can succesfully work together to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people. The challenges faced…
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Coram online NVR group for parents who have adopted – responding to COVID-19
From July to September 2020 Coram Creative Therapies ran three groups for parents who have adopted, adapting NVR for an online delivery. One group of parents were based in London, the other in two in the North West of England. The project was supported by the Adoption Support Fund (ASF).
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Coram-i · crime · Parents & Carers · Young People
Youth violence – we have the evidence, but do we have the will?
While we at Coram fully endorse the analysis and recommendations made by the Children’s Commissioner in her report Still not Safe: The public health response to youth violence I do not believe it goes far enough. Our daily work with children and young people provides ample evidence of the…
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Coram-i · Fostering · Permanence · Sharing Learning
Coram-i and Croydon Council
We are pleased to announce that the contract between Coram-i and Croydon Council has now come to a successful end. In 2018 the London borough of Croydon decided to end its dependence on external agencies for the provision of its foster carers. The LA, with a looked after population of…
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Socially-distanced Adoption Activity Day
After months of lockdown and a few postponed Adoption Activity Days (AADs), we were delighted to run our first socially-distanced AAD at the Coram Campus on 30 July. With delays affecting every stage of the adoption system, the important work of family finding must continue. For many children attending an…
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Coram-i · Events · Permanence
The challenge of ‘permanence’
Over 100 young people and professionals came together at Coram’s event on how to achieve permanence for children and young people in care. The audience on 25 November 2019 heard ideas and experiences about the idea of ‘permanence’ – which is much more than just a placement. The audience…
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Coram-i · Data analysis
London Schools – did you know?
Our friends at SchoolDash have shared with us some interesting insights into London they have gleaned from the data they have collated for their SchoolDash product and we thought you might like to see it. Go to their website to see more! 1. London has the…
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Why are so many Roma young people excluded from school?
Earlier this year Coram published its report ‘Unfair results: pupil and parent views on school exclusion’ which contributed to the recent government review of school exclusions. We focused on hearing the views of parents whose child had been excluded and also children with and without personal experience of exclusion.