Free Webinars: Strengthening Foster Care and Reunification – Learning from Evidence
Foundations’ Evidence into Practice initiative, Foundations and Research in Practice are working together to share available evidence, actionable recommendations on children’s social care and learning about how to put it into practice. There are two webinars led by Research in Practice to learn more about the Practice Guides on Reunification and Foster Care.
Strengthening foster care: Learning from evidence, practice, and lived experience
Date: Wednesday 7th October 2026
Time: 10:00–12:00
Venue: Online (Ms Teams)
As government reforms place renewed emphasis on strengthening support for new and established foster carers, this webinar, hosted by Research in Practice, provides a timely opportunity to explore evidence and practice to strengthen support for foster carers and improve outcomes for children and young people.
This interactive webinar will:
- Explore key principles and recommendations from the Foster Care Practice Guide developed by Foundations
- Showcase approaches including the Mockingbird Model and the award-winning Room Makers programme,
- Hear directly from foster carers about their experiences and the support that makes a difference.
Join Research in Practice to reflect on the evidence, learn from promising practice, and hear from lived experience perspectives that are helping to shape the future of fostering.
This session is designed for practice leaders who are responsible for supporting and developing high-quality foster care practice within their organisation.
Click here to register for the Strengthening foster care: Learning from evidence, practice, and lived experience webinar
Reunification: Learning from evidence, practice, and lived experience
Date: Tuesday 10th November 2026
Time: 10:00–12:00
Venue: Online (Ms Teams)
Within Families First, the Children’s Social Care National Framework, and Working Together 2026, there is a welcome refocus on the reunification of children and young people with their families after a period of local authority care. Join Research in Practice to consider evidence and practice on how to develop systems that support safe, stable and sustainable reunification outcomes.
This interactive webinar will:
- Explore the key principles and recommendations from the Reunification Practice Guide developed by Foundations
- Engage with the voices of experience that the National Children’s Bureau listened to in developing the evidence review underpinning the Guide
- Hear from a practice leader bringing learning from working with parents following removal of a child, highlighting how this can strengthen reunification support and services.
This session is designed for practice leaders who are responsible for supporting and developing high-quality reunification practice in local multi-agency Family Help, child protection, safeguarding, children in care, and leaving care teams.
