Advocacy research and resources
Barnardo's Policy and Research Unit have conducted a wide variety of research into advocacy; how to effectively give young people a voice in decision making.
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These research resources can help practitioners, managers and service planners gain a deeper understanding of the issue and what works to improve outcomes for children and young people.
Latest advocacy research and resources
Find our latest advocacy research, policy documents, resources and publications below or search the full Barnardo's publications database.
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| 2011 |
Levelling the playing fieldby Jessica Cundy, with economic analysis by Ritu Patwari Type: Policy and research documents This short report highlights Barnardo's work to support vulnerable 16 and 17-year-olds into education, employment and training. The report makes four key recommendations about making social mobility a reality for these young people.
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Free |
| 2010 |
Not present and not correct: Understanding and preventing school exclusionsby Jane Evans Type: Policy and research documents Not present and not correct draws on Barnardo's experience of working with young people at risk of exclusion to present an in-depth, costed study of four models of early intervention and alternative provision which support young people to continue learning and manage their behaviour for the long term.
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Free |
| 2010 |
United We Stand: A Voluntary and Community Sector Manifesto for London's Children and Young PeopleType: Teaching resources, Campaign documents This manifesto is the work of a diverse coalition of organisations working with children and young people aged 0-25.
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Free |
| 2007 |
Staying on - briefing paper and DVDby Anne Pinney and Alison Worsley Type: Policy and research documents This briefing asks young people's views on the Government's plans to make young people stay on in education or training until they are 18.
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Free |
| 2007 |
Index of wellbeing for children in Scotland reportby John McLaren Type: Policy and research documents Barnardo¿s Scotland has produced an Index of well-being for Children in Scotland. The index ranks outcomes for children in Scotland on a range of measures and compares Scotland with other OECD countries.
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Free |
| 2007 |
Keeping the Family in Mind Resource Pack (2nd Edition)by Louise Wardale Type: Tools for professionals, DVD, videos and CDs Back by popular demand, the 2nd Edition of the Keeping the Family has new and improved contents. The pack is aimed at anyone who works with parents with mental health difficulties, their children and their families, and is designed to raise awareness of the issues that they face.
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£34.99 |
| 2006 |
Reality checkType: Tools for professionals, DVD, videos and CDs Based on young people's own accounts, this DVD and toolkit gives care workers a valuable opportunity to reflect on and improve practice.
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£30.00 |
| 2006 |
Say it your own way: children's participation in assessmentType: DVD, videos and CDs A printed guide and CD-ROM of practical resources to support professionals in giving children a voice; packed with ideas for trying new and creative methods involving art, play, music and drama.
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£12.00 |
| 2006 |
When the circus leaves town: The legacy of Art of Regeneration, A follow up report for the Arts Councilby Helen Mills and Sara Scott Type: Policy and research documents This report, the last in a series of 3 evaluations of the Art of Regeneration (AoR) conducted by Barnardo's since 2001, explores the issues of an arts-based initiative and its role in regeneration and sustainability in more depth.
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Free |
| 2006 |
St Helen's school and Vincent Street homezone feasibility studyby J. Bevan, V. Butler and G. Gibson Type: Policy and research documents This report looks at young people's experiences of outdoor play in Swansea.
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Free |
| 2006 |
Evaluation of CANDL: Church and neighbourhood development in Londonby Lise Meldgaard Type: Policy and research documents An evaluation of Barnardo's CANDL project, which provides hands-on consultancy and training to local church groups.
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Free |
| 2006 |
Involving young people in research: Want to know what young people think about bullying?by Pip Tyler, Claire Turner and Helen Mills Type: Policy and research documents Barnardo¿s Policy and Research unit trained a group of young people to be researchers and carry out interviews with Yorkshire service users about their experiences of bullying.
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Free |
| 2006 |
SCIE practice guide 6: Involving children and young people in developing social careType: Policy and research documents The guide proposes that organisations adopt a whole systems approach to participation.
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Free |
| 2005 |
Meeting with respect packby Lorell Webster Type: Tools for professionals A resource pack for professionals who want to develop child centred meetings in any area of social work.
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£30.00 |
| 2005 |
Evaluation of 'Art of Regeneration'by Anna Ludvigsen and Sara Scott Type: Policy and research documents This report evaluates the four year SRB6 project and looks at the difficulties and challenges as well as successes to learn lessons for the future.
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Free |
| 2005 |
Let's play togetherby Anna Ludvigsen, Chris Creegan and Helen Mills Type: Policy and research documents Looks at ninety five Better Play Programme funded projects and their experience of developing inclusive play strategies that stress the importance of including all children, disabled and non-disabled.
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Free |
| 2005 |
The education of pupils excluded from school for between 16-45 daysby Malcolm Stone Type: Policy and research documents This report set out to establish a baseline for educational services for pupils excluded from school.
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Free |
| 2005 |
Evaluation of Wiltshire school start service - work in progressby Rachel Dowling Type: Policy and research documents An evaluation of the programme of work carried out at home, pre-school and in school settings with children and their families.
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Free |
| 2005 |
Research report phase one of the Generation 2020 projectby Vikki Butler Type: Policy and research documents This report presents a model for undertaking participatory research with 6-11 year olds; findings regarding children¿s access to services and recommendations for service development.
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Free |
| 2005 |
Child Rights and Resilience Conference Notes - GenevaType: Policy and research documents In June 2005 the International Catholic Child Bureau hosted an international consultation on Child Rights and Resilience in Geneva.
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Free |
| 2004 |
Burger boy, sporty girl; what children say about school mealsby Anna Ludvigsen and Neera Sharma Type: Policy and research documents Lifting the lid on a nation of children who accept junk food as the staple school diet, and the media and peer influences at play on them.
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Free |
| 2004 |
Evaluation of Tower Hamlets Community Play Projectby Chris Creegan, Anna Ludvigsen, Daniel Clay and Sara Scott Type: Policy and research documents This report of the results of an evaluation carried out between April and December of 2003 looks at effective ways of engaging and working with young people, how play can promote social inclusion and effective ways of supporting local community groups in delivering services.
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Free |
| 2004 |
I want to play too: developing inclusive play strategies for disabled children and young peopleby Fiona Ward, Chloe Elliott and Caroline Day Type: Policy and research documents, Tools for professionals This booklet presents practical ideas from initiatives developed by Barnardo's North West.
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Free |
| 2004 |
A child's place: Why environment matters to childrenby Gillian Thomas and Guy Thompson Type: Policy and research documents Research interviews conducted with Barnardo's asking 10 and 11 year olds about the environment and how it affects them are the basis for this report; the aim was to establish children's perspective and lessons for policy makers.
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Free |
| 2004 |
We'll never be the same - Learning with children, parents and communities though ongoing political conflict and traumaby Rosie Burrows and Bríd Keenan Type: Policy and research documents Making a difference in the lives of children and families who have experienced threatening events through political conflict in Northern Ireland/ the north of Ireland.
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Free |
| 2003 |
Children in trouble: time for changeby Geoff Monaghan, Pam Hibbert, Sharon Moore Type: Policy and research documents This coalition report calls for change and for the principles of children's human rights to underpin how children are dealt with in the justice system.
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£2.00 |
| 2003 |
Are you listening? What disabled children and young people in Wales think about the services they useby Claire Turner Type: Policy and research documents The report of a consultation with disabled children and young people, commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government and carried out by Barnardo¿s and NCH Cymru.
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Free |
| 2002 |
Are we listening yet? Working with minority ethnic communities - some models of practiceby Darshan Sachdev and Anne van Meeuwen Type: Policy and research documents, Tools for professionals Read this publication to see how the needs of children and families are met.
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£15.00 |
| 2002 |
Still missing out? Ending poverty and social exclusion: messages to government from families with disabled childrenby Neera Sharma Type: Policy and research documents Discover the issues facing disabled children, young people and their families in Britain, who live in poverty and are socially excluded from their communities.
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£2.50 |
| 2002 |
Future citizens CD-ROMType: Teaching resources, DVD, videos and CDs An interactive CD-ROM featuring activites, worksheets and teacher's notes.
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£35.00 |
| 2002 |
Voices and choicesby Pam Hibbert Type: Policy and research documents An innovative report that presents learning from young people's participation in inspections of children's homes, carried out by a consortium of voluntary agencies.
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£2.50 |
| 2002 |
Learning from Barnardo's Voice initiativeby Angela Hutton, Samantha Jagusz, Kate Sugden and Claire Turner Type: Policy and research documents The Voice initiative piloted employing young, mostly care experienced, workers to encourage participation and build links with Barnardo¿s service users.
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Free |
| 2002 |
Taking part toolkit: promoting the real participation of children and young people ¿ summaryby Polly Wright and Deena Haydon Type: Tools for professionals For any agency that works with children and young people. The toolkit includes a report, a resource pack, participation standards and an audit tool.
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Free |
| 2002 |
Promoting children's emotional health - a research reviewby Rachel Smith Type: Policy and research documents Examines the impact of emotional ill-health upon children and young people. The review looks at potential risk and protection factors and interventions promoting resilience.
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Free |
| 2002 |
Interchange 78 - Transitions in the lives of children and young people: resilience factorsType: Policy and research documents A report describing effective strategies in health, education and social work for helping children to cope with periods of transition and change by promoting resilience.
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Free |
| 2001 |
Obliterating the limits: can arts projects raise pupil achievement and encourage participation in the process of change?by Katherine Curtis, Tony Newman and Jo Stephens Type: Policy and research documents Obliterating the limits: can arts projects raise pupil achievement and encourage participation in the process of change?
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Free |
| 2001 |
Do community-based art projects result in social gains? A review of literatureby Tony Newman, Katherine Curtis and Jo Stephens Type: Policy and research documents Arts projects have become a common component of community development strategies but can, and should, creative processes be managed to deliver measurable impact on local social capital?
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Free |
| 2000 |
What works in community development with children?by Gary Craig Type: Policy and research documents, Tools for professionals Actively involving children with community projects, and enabling them to speak for themselves, raises practical and ethical issues.
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£4.99 |
| 2000 |
Counting the cost of child povertyby Mike Hughes, Anna Downie and Neera Sharma Type: Policy and research documents Using balance sheets and graphs, 'Counting the cost of child poverty' calculates the human, social and economic costs of poverty.
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£2.50 |
Being a witnessType: Tools for professionals, DVD, videos and CDs This interactive CD-ROM prepares children and young people who are going to court as witnesses.
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£41.13 | |
Feedback from young people on the SEU recommendations for young runaways - Report for the Social Exclusion Unitby Claire Turner and Samantha Jagusz Type: Policy and research documents Keen to make recommendations that would really make a difference to runaways, the SEU commissioned Barnardo's to carry out a consultation with young people themselves. Find out what they said.
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Whose government is it anyway?by Kristin Liabo, Simone Sadiq, Jo Stephens and Claire Turner. Edited by Annabel Warburg Type: Policy and research documents What do young people think about the issues that really affect them? Find out in this report.
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Postcards from homeby Neera Sharma and Rachel Dowling Type: Policy and research documents This report looks at the experience of disabled children and their families in the school holidays.
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Food poverty in school holidaysby Owen Gill and Neera Sharma Type: Policy and research documents Looking at the issues facing parents on income support during the school holidays, this report focuses particularly on the impact of the weeks with no free school meals.
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Committed to Rights (part 1) - Good practice case studiesType: Tools for professionals Good practice examples illustrating how participatory work can improve outcomes for children in trouble.
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Committed to Rights (part 2) - Information sheetsType: Tools for professionals Good practice examples illustrating how participatory work can improve outcomes for children in trouble.
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Committed to Rights (part 3) - self-auditing checklistsType: Policy and research documents, Tools for professionals Good practice examples illustrating how participatory work can improve outcomes for children in trouble.
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Committed to Rights (part 4) - Synopsis of the UN Convention on the Rights of the ChildType: Policy and research documents, Tools for professionals Good practice examples illustrating how participatory work can improve outcomes for children in trouble.
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Financial benefits and child healthType: Policy and research documents Does money make a difference in reducing inequalities in child health? What is more effective ¿ additional cash, improved services or a combination of the two?
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Give us a chance: young people's views on social issuesType: Policy and research documents Young people from over the UK call on Government to listen to their views in this report.
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