OUR CURRENT PROJECTS
We work across a range of areas, drawing in specialist expertise to deliver a highly professional service to clients
VULNERABLE CHILDREN ANDÂ YOUNG PEOPLE
Louise Starks has worked with voluntary and community organisations including Railway Children, Barnardo's, The Children's Society and The Prison Service to understand the risks and vulnerabilities our children face to today. Starks Consulting is currently working with The Children's Society Prevention programme with SocialQual looking at how professionals can identify vulnerable children and put the necessary support in place to prevent long-term negative outcomes.
PARENTS AND FAMILIES
Starks Consulting is currently working with Ecorys on behalf of the Department for Education to evaluate the setup of Family Hubs across the UK. This involves interviews with service leads across authorities, tracking of families, and interviews with parents.
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Starks Consulting has recently completed a study looking at the merits of online learning for parents for the West Yorkshire Integrated Health and Care Partnership. Our report can be seen here.
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For Kirklees Council, we are working with the Early Help Strategic Partnership to help shape the parenting programmes offered to parents in their area. This involves consultations with partners and parents and a survey of the early help workforce.
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We are also working with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to evaluate the impact of their Safeguarding Alliance which works to improve the quality and consistency of safeguarding across Greater Manchester.
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Starks Consulting has been commissioned by NHS England to evaluate the impact of FGM pilots on non-pregnant women. This is an important piece of research which is looking at the impact and cost-effectiveness of support for survivors of FGM. We have delivered studies for Kinship evidencing the value of their support for kinship carers, in particular, the impact on their health and wellbeing. Our report can be seen here. We are currently working with UK Men's Sheds to showcase the impact of Sheds on men's as well as women's mental wellbeing.
EDUCATION
We have delivered many studies for the Department for Education looking at school improvement programmes such as the value of NLEs and SLEs. We have researched the merits of extending Key Stage 4 into Year 9 students for schools wanting to prepare students earlier for their GCSE studies. We are currently working with Facing History and Ourselves looking at the value of their training and resources to teach English and History.
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