Your Choice Timeline experimentation – Page 9

2023

February 22

LIIA (working on behalf of the Association of London Directors of Children's Servics) shortlisted for prestigious London Government Chronicle (LGC) award.

February 14

SEND Bulletin: February

Please find the SEND Bulletin for February here, available for download.

February 10

LIIA/ALDCS Children’s Summit 2023

Image of LIIA team members at the london children's services ALDCS summit at the city of london guildhall in February 2023

'Together for London's Children' This week saw us proudly host our annual children’s summit and first in-person event post-pandemic at The Livery Hall, Guildhall alongside the Association of London Directors of Children’s Services (ALDCS). It was attended by over 160 delegates made up of a wide variety of London-wide senior figures…
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February 3

ALDCS In Person Child Social Work Statement

London's Directors of Children's Services and Practice Leaders developed a shared regional statement of 'Principles & Practice for In Person Working in Child & Family Social Work' in line with best practice and to promote equity across the workforce.

January 27

Newsletter: Youth Justice Strategic Leaders

LIIA has recently taken over co-ordination of the Youth Justice Strategic Leader's Network. Click here to read the latest YJSL Newsletter.

2022

December 8

The Big Listen Social Worker Survey is Live!

Have your say on the Big Listen!

November 24

Martin P Griffiths CBE DL joins Your Choice

LIIA and the Your Choice team were joined by Martin P Griffiths CBE DL Trauma Surgeon and Violence Reduction Lead NHS England, and Clare Bingham, Consultant Clinical Psychologist.

November 4

The Big Listen: Valuing Children’s Social Worker

We are delighted to launch details of ‘The Big Listen: Valuing Children’s Social Workers’, workforce research that LIIA is undertaking to support ALDCS commitment to an ambitious workforce programme.

October 17

Leadership In Colour Turns Two!

The Leadership in Colour Programme was created in August 2020 at the request of ALDCS to help address the under-representation of Global Majority staff in senior leadership positions within London’s Children’s Services.

September 30

LIIA Launch Adolescent Safeguarding Handbook!

The Adolescent Safeguarding in London practice handbook is now available, commissionined by LIIA and funded by the DfE via the Recovery Fund.

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.