Children and family services
See below for resources from government and other
organisations in the children's and voluntary and community
sectors.
Family support in Extended Schools: planning,
commissioning and delivery
Family & Parenting Institute, September 2007
This paper highlights key findings from a new Family and
Parenting Institute study into how extended schools provide family
support.
The full report can be ordered for £12.50 plus p&p from the
Family
and Parenting Institute.
Summary report [pdf 168kb]
Family support in children's centres: planning,
commissioning and delivery
Family & Parenting Institute, June 2007
This groundbreaking study explores the planning and delivery of
family support in Children's Centres, including parenting courses,
outreach and home visits, support groups, family learning, adult
education and employment support.
The full report can be ordered for £14.50 plus p&p from the
Family
and Parenting Institute.
Summary report [pdf 176kb]
Frontline hopscotch - VCS engagement in delivering
change for children: a jumpy start or a step back?
Jason Leman, Centre for Voluntary Sector Research for NAVCA,
April 2007
The advent of local area agreements together with
the DCSF's Every Child Matters are changing the landscape of
children and young people's services. The findings, based on a
survey to which 173 organisations responded suggest very
strongly that local community based provision is under threat, and
that there is a danger that the vital preventative work of
small groups amongst the most disadvantaged communities will be
lost.
Full report [pdf 1.18Mb]
Aiming high for children: supporting
families
HM Treasury & DfES, March 2007
In the future the UK must respond to new challenges that will
impact upon children and families: demographic and socio-economic
change; technological developments and increasing global
competition. To continue to support parents and families and ensure
that public services contribute as effectively as possible to
improved outcomes for all children, young people and families in
ways that meet their needs, the Government plans to take action in
a number of key areas.
Full report [pdf 1.15Mb]
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