School Partnerships - Steve Walker Leeds City Council

Thank  you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In  this episode Dr Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, was joined by Steve Walker, Director of Strengthening Families, Protecting Children Improvement Programme at Leeds City Council (@SteveWLeeds). Among other things, Michael  and Steve discuss the importance of building strong partnerships with schools, in particular during this time, and the challenge of maintaining practical, professional and emotional support when teams are not physically together. You  can find out more about the Strengthening Families, Protecting Children Programme here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strengthening-families-protecting-children-sfpc-programme https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/research-project/family-valued-model-trial-evaluation/ Steve  Walker mentions the Social Workers in Schools project. The final report will be available online soon, but you can read the interim findings here: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/blog/new-project-placing-social-worker-in-schools-shows-early-signs-of-promise/ 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