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Presentations, transcripts and relevant material from past Coram-i events.
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Event resources · Permanency planning
Judicial decisions in care proceedings
Professor Judith Masson, Professor of Socio-legal Studies at the University of Bristol, discusses Judicial decisions in care proceedings: law, prediction and choice. Download the full presentation below.
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Event resources · Permanency planning
How do others deal with the idea of an acceptable risk?
Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk at the University of Cambridge, discusses How do others deal with the idea of an acceptable risk? Download the full presentation below.
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Event resources · Permanency planning
Right or wrong decisions
Dave Hill, President of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services, discusses Right or wrong decisions – how do we spot the difference and act on that knowledge to increase the number of right decisions. Download the full presentation below.
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What do we know about Special Guardianship and what do we need to know?
Professor Judith Harwin (Director, Centre for Child and Youth research, Brunel University London) presents preliminary findings from a national study of special guardianship orders (SGOs) and supervision orders (SOs) funded by the Nuffield Foundation (2015-2017).
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The challenge of achieving permanence for children in care
A full summary of the event can be found here.
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The contribution of the voluntary sector
Annie Crombie, Chief Executive Officer of the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies (CVAA), discusses the role of the voluntary sector in achieving permanence for children.
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Calculating the cost of permanence: a case based approach
Lisa Holmes (Director, Centre for Child and Family Research at Loughborough University) presents on the cost calculator for children’s services. This was produced by her team of researchers at Loughborough University and seeks to link children’s needs, the services provided, the costs incurred and the outcomes in terms of children’s welfare.
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The meaning of permanence
Dr John Simmonds, OBE (Director of Policy, Research and Development) discusses how he has come to understand permanence and what it involves at a Coram-i seminar. Powerful research and examples are presented to highlight how this concept can be utilised to inform practice and decision-making when considering the needs of looked after children.
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Operating in local partnerships to achieve permanence for children now and in their future lives
Philip Segurola (Director, Specialist Children’s Services at Kent County Council) discusses how local authority partnerships have led to improved outcomes for children in Kent at a Coram-i seminar.
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Culture and leadership to support service quality throughout the UK
Dave Hill (Executive Director for People Commissioning, Essex County Council) talks about the importance of culture and leadership and the challenges of achieving permanency for children in local authority care at a Coram-i seminar.