Relationships and partnerships - Jenny Turnross discusses how Birmingham are responding to COVID-19

Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this episode, Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, talks to Jenny Turnross, Director Of Practice at Birmingham Children’s Trust. In her conversation with Michael, Jenny discusses how forming a partnership operation group with all departments working with children and families allowed Birmingham Children’s Trust to cut through bureaucracy and achieve a commitment that all partners would continue to offer the same level of service to children and families. Jenny shares how the Trust is planning on turning the resource hub which offered food parcels and supermarket vouchers to support children, families and care-leavers who were struggling during COVID-19 into a long term resource for the community. Jenny discusses the balance of providing a mix of virtual and in-person support that responds to both the constraints of containing future infection spikes, and the needs of the people of Birmingham. Keep up to date with what’s happening in Birmingham on Twitter - @Bhamchildtrust If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing [email protected] You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC