Scallywags – a parent partnership nursery
A co-operative model of childcare where parents and professionals are working in partnership.
Asset Based, Case Study, Children and Young People, Co-operative, Co-production, Participation, Social Action
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Meet Me At The Albany – a grown-ups’ playground
We champion a new type of day centre for older people where anything is possible!
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Mayday Trust
We want to spread the word about the fantastic Mayday Trust who are tipping homelessness services on their head.
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Report review: Spreading change
We take a look at a new report which proposes how learning from behavioural science can help us spread systems change.
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Let’s be honest…
This blog explores the need for a culture which learns and reflects and looks to other sectors where this is a matter of life and death.
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Family by Family
A programme in Australia which is a great example of co-production in the social sector.
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To risk or not to risk (part 2)
How to make co-production work in communities by defining them as safe - not dangerous - places.
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Stories of co-production
We use this film from NEF when introducing the concept of co-production to other professionals. You may find it useful too.
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Report review: Drugs, hopes and dreams
Published by – The Association for Family Therapy Author – Elspeth McAdam and K. A. H. Mirza Date of publication – 2009 “Our will, our acts, aspirations and hopes can change the world around us and the very structure of the brain cells with which we think.” The fact that this is an academic paper in a science journal shouldn’t put you…
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Idea of the Month: By the people
Co-production is ‘with the people’, but push the power further and you reach ‘by the people’.
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To risk or not to risk (part one)
Helen Sharp reflects on her time spent working in Early Years sector and argues that parents should be given more power to look after their children.
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