Children's Social Care - aiming to reduce rates of Section 47 enquiries, referrals to children's social care, Section 17 assessments, and the number of days children spend in care. Other Children's social care, child protection
Conditions
Interventions
Current interventions as of 04/04/2022:
The objective is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an intervention called Social Workers in Schools (SWIS). SWIS involves embedding soci
Sponsors
Foundations What Works Centre for Children & Families
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Students, school staff, and social workers in England
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Fee-paying schools 2. Schools with <133 students 3. Schools likely to be closed or merged during the trial 4. Previously received the SWIS intervention in the pilot
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current primary outcome measure as of 04/04/2022: Number of child protection (Section 47) enquiries calculated from data collected from Local Authority (LA) CSC departments, based on a data-sharing agreement between each LA and the research team at 23 months _____ Previous primary outcome measure as of 04/10/2021: Number of child protection (Section 47) enquiries calculated from data collected from Local Authority (LA) CSC departments, based on a data-sharing agreement between each LA and the research team at 19 months _____ Previous primary outcome measure: Number of child protection (Section 47) enquiries calculated from data collected from Local Authority (LA) CSC departments, based on a data-sharing agreement between each LA and the research team at 9 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current secondary outcome measures as of 04/04/2022: 1. Number of referrals to Children’s Social Care measured from anonymised data collected from local authority departments at 23 months 2. Number of child in need (Section 17) assessments measured from anonymised data collected from local authority departments at 23 months 3. Number of days in care measured from anonymised data will be collected from local authority departments at 23 months and 35 months 4. Educational attendance as a percentage of total term days measured using anonymised administrative data requested from the National Pupil Database (NPD) at 32 months 5. Educational attainment at key stage 4 measured using anonymised administrative data requested from the National Pupil Database (NPD) at 32 months _____ Previous secondary outcome measures as of 04/10/2021: 1. Number of referrals to Children’s Social Care measured from anonymised data collected from local authority departments at 19 months 2. Number of child in need (Section 17) assessments measured from anonymised data collected from local authority departments at 19 months 3. Number of days in care measured from anonymised data will be collected from local authority departments at 19 months and 31 months 4. Educational attendance as a percentage of total term days measured using anonymised administrative data collected from the National Pupil Database (NPD) at 19 months 5. Educational attainment at key stage 4 measured using anonymised administrative data collected from the National Pupil Database (NPD) at1 9 months _____ Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. Number of referrals to Children’s Social Care measured from anonymised data collected from local authority departments at 9 months 2. Number of child in need (Section 17) assessments measured from anonymised data collected from local authority departments at 9 months 3. Number of days in care measured from anonymised data will be collected from local authority departments at 9 mon | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactLinda Adara
Outcome results
None listed