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Nimal Jude
@nimaljude.bsky.social
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Head of Practice Guide Development.
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Evidence-based decision making is shaped by knowledge of local populations, workforce & systems. As part of our Evidence into Practice offer we're working with 9 Partner Place local authorities of different sizes, geographies & Ofsted ratings 🗣️👇
A Foundations branded quote card (sky blue background with darker blue large quote marks) featuring a head and shoulders image of Laurence Mackie-Jones, Strategic Director, Social Care & Education at Leicester City Council. Laurence is light-skinned with a clean-shaven head, large square glasses and light stubble. Their quote reads: "Being part of Evidence into Practice gives us the structure, tools, and partnerships to accelerate our children’s services transformation, strengthening early help, improving consistency, and ensuring every decision is rooted in what works. Through this partnership, we will strengthen workforce capability, reinforce shared accountability across agencies, and deepen our culture of reflective, data-informed practice." A Foundations branded quote card (orange background with lighter honey-coloured large quote marks) featuring a head and shoulders image of Audrey Kingham, Executive Director of Children, Young People & Education at Northumberland County Council. Audrey is light-skinned with a shoulder-length white hair, they wear colourful glasses, pearl earrings and a pink and grey scarf. Their quote reads: "We are thrilled to become a Partner Place, working alongside Foundations to improve outcomes for children, young people and families through evidence-based practice and shared learning. This partnership will help us embed what works into our Children’s Social Care transformation journey, strengthening family support, and building a culture of continuous learning and collaboration across our local area and regionally." A Foundations branded quote card (darker blue background with lighter blue large quote marks) featuring a head and shoulders image of Jo Britton, Executive Director, Children’s Services & Public Health Service at Telford & Wrekin Council. Jo is light-skinned with a long thick wavy light-brown hair, they are wearing a khaki green blouse. Their quote reads: "Evidence-based decision-making is central to our approach. Being a Partner Place will help us integrate research into everyday practice, improve outcomes for children and families, and support our transformation journey. We’ve already seen the impact of using the Kinship Practice Guide to shape our local offer, and we’re excited to replicate this approach across other areas of service design."
November 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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It’s an honour to be leading this work.
I’m looking forward to joining local authorities across regions to exchange learning on how they’re embedding Practice Guides and Guidebook programmes, and bringing evidence-based system and service design to life in practice.
November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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BIG NEWS 📢 We've announced the 9 local authorities we're working with across England to drive transformation of children’s services through evidence use.

foundations.org.uk/press-releas...

Find out more 👇▶️
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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This week is #KinshipCareWeek, an opportunity to shine a light on the vital role of #KinshipCarers & the difference they make to the lives of children ❤️

Throughout the week, we'll be spotlighting our evidence on support for kinship carers, as well as the gaps in what we know 🔎
An image to promote Kinship Care Week. In the Centre of the image the text reads 'Kinship Care Week. 6-12 October 2025'. At the top of the image is a purple banner with text that reads 'celebrating kinship families, love and community'. At the bottom of the image is Kinship's logo. To the right of the logo is text that reads: 'For family or friends who step up to raise a child'.
October 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Brilliant leadership from our Principal social worker chairs #cclive2025
October 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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‘This is strength’: stories of enslaved Africans in Grenada made into searchable archive
‘This is strength’: stories of enslaved Africans in Grenada made into searchable archive
Depths of Paradise project backed by British family and created by Stephen Lewis, a descendant of survivors
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October 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Kicking of #blackhistorymonth with Green Park.
Already some interesting stats and reflections on policy, neo middle class and the race inclusion gap, asymmetrical workforce ( report out tomorrow)
October 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Watch ▶️ Our #Lab25 event 'Inside & outside the school gates', w/ @ippr.org & @csjthinktank.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ymk6mk5p

Our Chief Exec Jo Casebourne was with @georgiagould.bsky.social, @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social, Ed Davies & @avneem.bsky.social, on giving children the best start in life 🌟

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An image of a panel discussion. Sat on stage are (left to right): Dr Jo Casebourne, Sarah Smith MP, Avnee Morjaria, Georgia Gould MP & Ed Davies.
September 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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🗣️ Our Deputy Chief Exec @donnamolloy.bsky.social is speaking now at our #Lab25 event - w/ Josh MacAlister MP, @annafeuchtwang.bsky.social, @lisaharker.bsky.social, Cllr Liz Parsons, & Jo Casebourne - setting out 3 ways to make transformation of children's services a reality 👇

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An image of the panel at our Labour Party Conference event. Panelists from left to right: Cllr Liz Parsons, Donna Molloy, Josh MacAlister MP, Dr Jo Casebourne, Lisa Harker & Anna Feuchtwang.
September 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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NEW BLOG ✍ @nimaljude.bsky.social, Head of Practice Development on how our new Evidence into Practice call for local areas goes beyond delivering a programme – it is a chance to collaborate to build a culture of evidence use in services for children & families: foundations.org.uk/evidence-int...
A Foundations branded quote card, which reads: “At the heart of our Evidence into Practice offer is support of up to £100k for each of the nine local authority Partner Places – one in each region of England – to implement approaches and interventions from the Foundations Toolkit that we know make a genuine difference to the lives of children and families.” The quote is attributed to Nimal Jude, Head of Practice Development at Foundations – What Works Centre for Children & Families. The card also features a head and shoulders image of Nimal. Nimal has light-brown skin and dark-brown, shoulder-length curly hair. She is wearing a bright coral lipstick, and silver earrings.
July 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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@sahm-uk.bsky.social
SWAS means breath
We are creating a space so that we can understand and share our experiences and together improve how services safeguard south Asian people. The launch is open to all. Msg me if you would like to attend
July 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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This Thursday we launch the new Foundations Guidebook 🎊

With information on over 130 interventions, the Guidebook provides reliable evidence to support decision-making across the spectrum of #EarlyIntervention, services for children & families, and #ChildrensSocialCare.
April 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Yesterday we held the @ukparliament.parliament.uk launch of the Mentoring & Befriending Practice Guide
Good to hear from @janetdaby.bsky.social &
Micheal who reminded us of the impact mentoring can have.

foundations.org.uk/toolkit/prac...
The team at foundations The Chief Social worker Isabelle Trowler, minister Janet Daby Estelle Morris, Micheal and Jo Casebourne Dr Elizabeth Kumah who synthesised the evidence Noshin Mohammed and Teresa Hills recommending the Guide
April 29, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Tools anyone ? 🔧🪚🔨🪓🗜️
foundationsww.bsky.social Foundations – What Works Centre for Children & Families @foundationsww.bsky.social · Apr 9
To help local leaders put the new #MentoringAndBefriending Practice Guide into action, we've created the Reflective Tool 💭

The tool supports leaders to put the Guide into practice locally, create a plan & track progress ⭐️

Download the Reflective Tool: foundations.org.uk/wp-content/u...
April 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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WATCH ▶️ The #MentoringandBefriending Practice Guide provides evidence-based recommendations for local leaders to help them deliver effective support for care-experienced children & young people.

Read the Practice Guide: foundations.org.uk/toolkit/prac...
April 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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NEW BLOG ✍ @nimaljude.bsky.social, Head of Foundations' new Practice Development Team, introduces the latest Practice Guide on #MentoringandBefriending, outlining the positive benefits of proven support for #CareExperienced children & young people: foundations.org.uk/building-the...
A quote card with the following copy: "Care-experienced children and young people often miss the chance to form sustained bonds with adults and peers. Mentoring and befriending programmes that match these young people with trusted adults and peers are one way to help them to build consistent relationships, and to support them to grow in confidence, overcome challenges and realise their hopes for the future." The card also features a head and shoulders image of Foundations' Head of Practice Development, Nimal Jude. Nimal has light-brown skin and dark-brown, shoulder-length curly hair. She is wearing a bright coral lipstick, and silver earrings.
April 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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A collection of chapters by social workers and academics. Each takes an element of practice and considers it through an anti-racist lens.

Order now and get a discount #arsw
March 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Pass It on!

World Social Work Day- this year’s theme is Strengthening Intergenerational Solidarity for Enduring Wellbeing.

Some reflections…..
March 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Yesterday’s CSPRP report underlines the urgent need to address race, culture & ethnicity in child safeguarding. We support the call for a sea change in practice & we’re committed to taking a proactive role in addressing these issues. Read more: foundations.org.uk/press-releas...
March 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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ICYMI 🔔 Last week we published a report with Coram, Family Rights Group, Daybreak & Data to Insight, exploring how we can collect #FamilyGroupConference data on a national level. We also launched a national data collection on FGCs. Find out more: foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...
March 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Last week, we published a new Practice Guide for local leaders and practitioners on Parenting Through
Adversity – parents of babies & children 0 to 10 📑

Find out everything you need to know ✅ summarised in a handy round-up 🗞 #ParentingSupport mailchi.mp/foundations....
An image showing an open laptop, the news round-up is scrolling on the screen. The text next to the laptop reads: "News round-up. Parenting Through Adversity Practice Guide (0–10).
February 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Today the Government announced young girls will not be placed in YOIs following recommendations from Susannah Hancock’s review. While a welcome first step, more needs to be done to meet gender-specific needs of girls in the justice system.

Our comment: tinyurl.com/2apm73tr
March 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Our evidence has shown that #FamilyGroupConferences can help keep children safely with their families, but access to services can vary widely across the country🫂

Find out more about the work we're doing with Coram & @familyrightsgp.bsky.social to address this: foundations.org.uk/our-work/cur...
March 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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ICYMI
Timely evidence- based resource to help review your current offer for supporting parents who are experiencing a range of challenges.
#parentingsupport
#parenting
foundationsww.bsky.social Foundations – What Works Centre for Children & Families @foundationsww.bsky.social · Feb 7
▶ 👇 The Key Principles outlined in the Parenting Through Adversity Practice Guide (0–10) are drawn from quantitative & qualitative research and from common features of effective parenting interventions: foundations.org.uk/practice-gui...
February 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Emma Ford from @WarringtonBC welcomes the new Practice Guide adding: "...putting this guidance into action. This involves enabling the how – ensuring that implementation is practical & impactful..."
📑 foundations.org.uk/practice-guides/parenting-through-adversity-0-10
A quote card, featuring a quote from Emma Ford the North West Programme Director – Warrington Borough Councilt. The quote reads: “The Parenting Practice Guide for 0–10s is a valuable resource, providing evidence-based insights into practices that effectively support children and families. It offers practical advice for multi-agency partners on how to ensure the right interventions are implemented effectively, and how to create new opportunities in the system to better meet the needs of communities.”
February 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM