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evidence

‘I don’t pretend we have all the answers.
But the questions are certainly worth thinking about’
Arthur C. Clarke

One of the aims of this website is to create a spaceย where people can read about what positively supports practitioners and young people maintain nurturing relationships as young people leave care. To do this we need:

  • personal stories
  • guidance
  • summaries of ‘what the research says’
  • examples of how people are working by prioritising relationships

Below is a range of evidence that has already been submitted.

walking the walk

This is the story of the Relationships Matter project which ran from April 2014 to April 2016. It was facilitated by Iriss and led by the Relationships Matter Collective, a group of inspirational practitioners and young people who were brave enough to challenge, and confident enough to promote, continued relationships between practitioners and young people as they leave care.

This story provides an overview of the rationale, activity and learning from those who piloted new ideas as part of the project. It complements this website an includes signposts to the site for more in-depth detail.

Waking the walk