Family Rights Group | FGC and Lifelong Links Network Discussion Forum

Hi all,

As promised, the presentation from the Lifelong Links managers meeting on 5th November is now available to watch online:

Lifelong Links: a closer look at the cost benefit analysis tool and business case template: https://youtu.be/Zz03HttU2Xo

Jordene
Family Rights Group

Hi all,

We have now scheduled network meetings and FGC coordinator training for the first half of 2026 - please see below for details:

FGC training – 10.00am - 2.45pm

19th, 20th, 26th & 27th January 2026

10, 11th, 17th & 18th March 2026

12th, 13th & 19th, 20th May 2026

7th, 8th,14th ...

We are delighted to announce the upcoming launch of the second edition of the Family Group Conference Toolkit. Reflecting the developments in practice and research that have been made over the last twenty years, the toolkit provides a practical step by step guide to family group conference ...

Good morning all,

I hope you are keeping well. The presentations from the October Lifelong Links practice learning set are now available to watch online:

Bath and North East Somerset: https://youtu.be/x49cWNzWkuI
Warwickshire: https://youtu.be/ABMsmQ9JgaA

To register for upcoming meetings and ...

Family Rights Group's Savannah Burney, Social Work Policy Adviser and Nicola Lines, FGC and Lifelong Links practice adviser have written an article examining how Lifelong Links – designed to build enduring connections for children in care – can be adapted to benefit adopted children and their ...

Hi all,

I hope you are well. Please see attached for the presentations from the June 2025 network meeting. Recordings can be found on the website: https://frg.org.uk/family-group-conferences/fgc-network-members-area/fgc-network-meeting-presentations/

*Please note that the research into access ...

Family Rights Group are seeking practice advisers to deliver training, consultancy and support for Family Group Conference and Lifelong Links services. A skilled and motivated professional with a background in FGCs and working directly with young people and their families, you will be able to apply ...

Family Rights Group are seeking practice advisers to deliver training, consultancy and support for Family Group Conference and Lifelong Links services. A skilled and motivated professional with a background in FGCs and working directly with young people and their families, you will be able to apply ...

Family Rights Group is proud to launch ‘A film for parents with learning difficulties and disabilities: working with a child and family social worker.’ This much needed resource, created with and for parents with learning difficulties and disabilities, aims to help families understand what to expect ...

Hi all,

We recently hosted a webinar designed to provide insight into Lifelong Links from various perspectives. Chaired by Nigel Richardson CBE, we were also joined by Matt Clayton, Strategic Lead – Children in Care, Children with Disabilities and Care Leavers at Coventry City Council and Louis, a ...

Hi all,

Following consultation with our IT support, we have revised the FGC accreditation guidance to include detailed information on the best ways to ensure your portfolio has been sufficiently redacted before submission. The updated guidance is attached - if you have any questions, please email ...

The deadline for data collection has now been extended until Thursday 17th April. If you would like to take part, please complete the template attached to the above post and return to impactandevaluation@coram.org.uk.

Thank you,
Jordene
Family Rights Group

A new report published this week has found that different local authorities collect different types of data about family group conferences in their area.
This results in a patchy national picture about who is offered family group conferences and the impact they have for the children involved.
Some ...

Update

The March 2025 network meeting has been rescheduled and will now be taking place on Thursday 20th March from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. Further details will be circulated to the network mailing list shortly.

Evaluation of South Australia Family Group Conferencing

https://frg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Evaluation-of-SA-FGC-Final-Report-July-2024.pdf

The FGC program in South Australia is an initiative funded by the Department for Child Protection (DCP). The program is delivered by ...

Hi all,

Please see attached for the presentation given by Jessica Johnston, one of FRG's legal advisers, at the December 2024 network meeting. Recordings from the meeting will be made available within the network members section of the website shortly.

Jordene
Family Rights Group

Hi all,

Just a quick update to say that registration is now open for meetings within the first quarter of 2025 - more information can be found on our website: https://tinyurl.com/35k4byp5

Jordene
Family Rights Group

Family Rights Group needs your assistance as a matter of urgency to inform our lobbying work with the new Government about the benefits and potential impact of family group conferences within the child welfare system. It is particularly critical at present, as the Government considers what will be ...

Good afternoon all,

Please see below for upcoming virtual FGC training dates:

3,4 and 10,11 March 2025
23,24,30 April and 1 May 2025
7,8 and 14,15 July 2025
18,19 and 25,26 September 2025
10,11 and 17,18 November 2025

Places on the FGC training can be booked via our website: https://frg ...

Good morning all,

Below are the 2025 network meeting dates:

Quarterly network meetings - 12pm to 3pm
20th March 2025 (virtual)
25th June 2025 (virtual)
10th September 2025 (virtual)
10th December 2025 (virtual)

Virtual FGC managers meetings - 1pm to 2.30pm
15th January
26th ...

Hi all,

Please see attached for the slides from the March 2024 network meeting. A recording of the presentation can be found here: https://frg.org.uk/family-group-confere ... entations/.

Jordene
Family Rights Group

A new evaluation of Lifelong Links has found that it significantly reduces homelessness amongst care leavers. The study by the Policy Institute at King’s College London for the Centre for Homelessness Impact has found that that the Lifelong Links approach, which helps build family support networks ...

Hi all,

Please see attached for the slides from the June 2024 network meeting. You can continue sharing your thoughts on involving family networks in service development via this forum or via Padlet: https://padlet.com/arist6/fgc-lifelong-links-network-meeting-gsgn8b72kibplyk9 .

Thank you ...

Daybreak ( www.daybreak.org.uk ) are looking for a trained Lifelong Links coordinator to join their team in Portsmouth.

Due to a high volume of Lifelong Links referrals Daybreak in Portsmouth are urgently looking for a trained Lifelong Links coordinator to join our team.
If you are an experienced ...

Family Rights Group has been at the forefront of the introduction and development of family group conferences in the United Kingdom. We developed and run the national accreditation scheme for family group conference services. We deliver family group conference coordinator training and consultancy to ...

Wanted - Family Group Conference & Lifelong Links Coordinators in Hertfordshire

Role: Family Group Conference & Lifelong Links Coordinators
(Multiple Positions)
Salary: £21 per hour + Expenses (Travel)
Hours: Flexible
Location: Working from home and a willingness to travel.
Contract: Independent ...

The Lifelong Links webinar that took place in May is now available to watch on our website:

https://frg.org.uk/lifelong-links/lifelong-links-webinar/

At this hour-long seminar Professor Lisa Holmes, who led the three year independent evaluation and the one year evaluation extension, discusses ...

Family decision making: If you want to change outcomes, change the way decisions are made about children
Date: Tuesday 13th September 2022
Time: 9.15am to 10.30am

The independent review of children’s social care in England recommended in their May 2022 report that “a new legal entitlement to ...

There is currently a Service Development Officer vacancy in the Coventry Family Group Conferencing Team.

What is the job role?
The Service Development Officer's role is to support and coordinate the delivery of Lifelong Links (LL) and Family Group Conference (FGC) Services.
Main duty and ...

Episode two of the Community Care podcast takes a look at Lifelong Links with Pam Ledward, principal social work advisor at Family Rights Group; Eathan, a young person who has built relationships with his uncle, cousins, sister and other family members after spending five of his six years in care ...

Hello all,

I hope you are well. You may be interested in the attached flyer, which provides a summary of the support offered by the FRG advice service to families involved with or needing the support of Children’s Services in England. Please feel free to share this with your networks.

Thank you ...

Family Conference Facilitator
Are you ready for a new challenge? Do you have interest in working with children, young people and their families within Social Care?

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join Barnardo's as a Family Group Conference/Lifelong links ...

Assistant Family Group Conference Manager -30 hours (pro-rata)
Grade 11 £34,728- £37,890

An exciting opportunity has arisen (initially for a year) to join Oxfordshire Family Group Conference Service to support the FGC Manager with expansion and service growth.

Our ambition is to focus even more ...

There are currently two Team Manager vacancies in the Family Group Conferencing Service in Coventry.

What is the job role?
We are an established, effective, Family Group Conference (FGC) Service in Coventry, accredited by the Family Rights Group for our standards of practice with children and ...

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Kinship Care held an inquiry into access to legal aid for kinship carers and potential kinship carers.

The inquiry, launched in January 2022, heard from hundreds of kinship carers across England and Wales. It also took evidence from leading legal practitioners ...

University of Salford - External Examiner Required for PG Cert Family Group Conferences

The University of Salford in Greater Manchester is looking for an External Examiner to cover the following programmes

PG Cert Family Group Conferences (Social Work)

A suitable candidate will have experience ...

From Professor Jonathan Scourfield

Cardiff University are inviting you to take part in a study that could help to shape policy and practice about how children’s social care services work with families.

The study is about the quality and effectiveness of family group conferences (FGCs). As part ...

Family Rights Group is hosting a webinar on Monday 23rd May at 1pm. You can hear more about Lifelong Links and its impact on children and young people. Professor Lisa Holmes will discuss the findings of the three-year independent evaluation and a follow up longitudinal evaluation. We will be joined ...

Time To Define Kinship Care

Family Rights Group is proposing a universal definition of kinship care be written into primary legislation which would encompass the different types of kinship care arrangement. Meeting the definition would then automatically passport kinship carers and their children ...

Call for proposals, submissions due June 10, 2022

The Kempe Center is excited to host the 2022 International Virtual Conference: A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare from 3-6 October 2022. This event will reconvene and expand the international community of practice with an expected 3000 ...

A new report published by Family Rights Group shows the approach improves mental health and wellbeing for children in care. Since 2017, over 1700 children in care have benefited from Lifelong Links to build relationships with family, friends and others who love them. The study builds on an earlier ...

There is a short term opportunity to cover the FGC manager post at Hammersmith and Fulham whilst they recruit a full time worker (PO8 grade). For more information, please contact Filomena.brockwell@lbhf.gov.uk.

Jordene
Family Rights Group

Hi all,

Please see attached for the Spring 2022 edition of the FGC and Lifelong Links newsletter. If you have any questions, feedback or suggestions for the next newsletter, please contact me at jsewell@frg.org.uk

Jordene
Family Rights Group

Family Rights Group will be continuing to offer our four-day virtual family group conference training throughout 2022. Places are now available on the following dates:

20-21 and 27-28 April 2022
22-23 and 29-30 June 2022
21-22 and 28-29 September 2022
23,24,30 November and 1 December 2022 ...

Please see below for a message from Professor Jonathan Scourfield, Cardiff University:

Families' Research Advisory Group (Family VOICE).pdf Dear FGC service colleagues

We're running a major new four-year evaluation of family group conferences, which we hope FGC services across the UK will get ...

Good afternoon all,

I hope everyone is keeping safe and well. Camden London Borough Council are currently recruiting a Family Group Conference Team Manager. This is a permanent opportunity to work within the Supporting People directorate reporting directly to the Service Manager for Family Group ...

We are keen to hear from any FGC service that has any data they are willing to share or any evaluation (independent or internal) on the impact and outcomes of their work (such as child and family satisfaction, safe avoidance of care proceedings, safe avoidance of a child entering unrelated care ...

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