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Family Valued – a new approach to children’s social care in Leeds

Nigel Richardson, Leeds City Council’s director of children’s services, recently spoke at a conference to launch the council’s £4.8million ‘Family Valued’ project which aims to transform children’s social care in Leeds.  Family Valued will implement a restorative, family-centred model which works with families to build the skills, support and resilience they need to find their…
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Improving Leeds children’s lives through restorative practice

In today’s child friendly Leeds blog we talk to Marvina Newton, the founder and programme director of Angel of Youths, a charity helping young people from deprived backgrounds to work towards their career aspirations. Marvina, who was nominated for a child friendly Leeds award, talks about how discovering restorative practice, which is at the heart…
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