The Practitioners in Schools pilot was launched in Grimsby in November 2019. It is part of the NSPCC’s Together for Childhood (TfC) programme, collaborating with local residents and agencies to prevent abuse and neglect in families facing adversity.
The pilot provided primary schools with the support of a social worker and children’s services practitioner who worked for TfC. These practitioners delivered prevention work that responded to the needs of each school. The approach aimed to implement early support and create community partnerships that could address the challenges experienced by local families.
This report evaluates the Practitioners in Schools pilot to understand how it was put into practice and how it can be developed in local areas. The research was carried out through a series of one-to-one interviews with local primary school staff and TfC practitioners to gather their views and experiences of the initiative.
The evaluation showed that local primary schools were valuable sites for building community relationships and implementing early work to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Author: Claire Sloan, Thea Shahrokh and Stephanie Talbut
