Read London's latest Workforce Programme Newsletter, summarising this years progress and upcoming activities.
Responding effectively to violence affecting young people can feel overwhelming. Dr Karla Goodman discusses the challenge of addressing violence affecting young people and introduces the Your Choice programme in her recent MJ commentary piece.
Read the December 2023 Adolescent Safeguarding & Youth Justice Leaders Newsletter.
We will be running an exciting London SEND Leadership Programme from Spring 2024 for current and aspiring leaders, in partnership with Health and Parent/Carer representatives.
The recent NEL Adolescent Safeguarding Event, held in Waltham Forest, marked the 1-year anniversary of the publication of the Adolescent Safeguarding Handbook. The aim of the event was to bring together the safeguarding partnerships in Northeast London to revisit the 2022 Adolescent Safeguarding handbook
Read the November 2023 Resources and Commissioning Bulletin
Read the November 2023 Supporting London's Care Leavers Newsletter
Arran Louttit – an Advanced Practitioner working on the Adolescent Team in Hillingdon – spoke with us about the power of relationship-based practice and his team’s creative approach to tackling exploitation.
Sukholuhle Tshuma – a Social Worker in one of Bexley’s Looked After Children Teams - spoke with us about her route into the profession and the importance of making every decision with a view to long-term quality of life for children and young people.
Your Choice, a pan-London project aimed at reducing youth violence, has reached a pivotal milestone with the publication of the Pilot trial report. The report recommended progression to a full-scale Efficacy trial which will run from August 2023 to December 2024.
March 2024
Your Choice webinar hosted by Hillingdon Council as part of Social Work England
October 2023
Your Choice Pilot Report Published
The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) published the findings from the pilot trial of the London Young People Study.
Read the report here.
October 2021 – March 2022
Home Office phase
The Home Office funded the first phase of the Your Choice programme.