C4EO media release
16 February 2010
Are you improving outcomes for young people? C4EO calls for effective local practice examples
The Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People’s Services (C4EO)
is urging local areas to share examples of effective practice concerning young people
which are really making a difference to improving outcomes.
Validated examples will contribute to a growing bank of evidence designed to help
equip those working in the sector with knowledge and evidence about ‘what works’.
For its youth theme in particular, examples are being sought which demonstrate improved
outcomes for young people by:
- Increasing the engagement of young people in positive activities
- Spreading and deepening the impact of targeted youth support
- Reducing alcohol consumption by young people and so improving their health, safety
and well-being.
C4EO recognises that not all useful knowledge about ‘what works’ and why can be
found in research papers. There is valuable evidence in the experience and practice
of local authorities, Children’s Trusts and their partner organisations working
in the young people’s sector and the Centre wishes to share this information to
complement and extend the formal research evidence available and help support sector-led
improvement.
For more information about this call for evidence, or to find out about the validation
process used by C4EO and how to submit examples,
visit the Youth theme page.
Click here to read validated
local practice examples across other C4EO themes of work.
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Notes for editors:
The Centre for Excellence and Outcomes (C4EO) is a collaborative
centre which gathers and shares the best knowledge available of ‘what works’ to
contribute to a step change in improving outcomes for children and young people,
especially those who are most vulnerable.
An independent consortium sponsored by the Department for Children, Schools and
Families, C4EO was launched in July 2008. It has been developed for the
children’s sector from the children’s sector and works with a consortium of four
core partners who deliver key elements of its programme: NCB, the National
Foundation for Educational Research, Research in Practice and the Social Care
Institute for Excellence. C4EO is neither a regulator nor a field force. For
further information on C4EO, its themes, and the support it provides to Local
Authorities and their Children’s Trust partners visit
http://www.c4eo.org.uk
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