This summary is intended for use by anyone in children’s social care looking to introduce new practices and approaches to meeting the needs of complex adolescents in and on the edge of care.
The summary aims to provide thought-provoking ideas and insights from the DfE’s Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme, including what we know is working, with reference to the places and people that are trying new approaches. The summary draws on the evaluations of Innovation Programme projects published in 2017; on discussions at Programme learning events on looked-after children; and on the on-the-ground experiences of projects.