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Knowledge Transfer Partnership Project Nottingham Trent University and Nottinghamshire County Council Dr Adam Barnard Rachel Clark Catherine Goodall 19/4/16.

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1 Knowledge Transfer Partnership Project Nottingham Trent University and Nottinghamshire County Council Dr Adam Barnard Rachel Clark Catherine Goodall 19/4/16

2 Overview Introduction
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships – Innovative Model Personal Development Outputs Impact Opportunities 19th April 2016

3 What is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership?
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) are projects involving a University and a business to solve a problem or meet a specific business need KTPs employ a graduate as an associate, to lead the project and act as a knowledge transfer agent Projects last between 12 and 36 months, there are currently around 700 projects running across the UK KTPs have the potential to increase sustainable capacity and capability for businesses to innovate, capitalising on knowledge and expertise in academia 19th April 2016

4 Innovative Model – Our Project
KTPs are partly funded by Innovate UK (formerly Technology Strategy Board) The project is partly funded by the Council and partly by the Economic Social Research Council (ESRC) The is a 30 month project between Nottinghamshire County Council and the University – ending July 2016 Catherine is employed as the lead Design And Implementation Analyst for the project The project was designed to review children’s services in the county, specifically looking at the approach taken to working with children and families, and parenting support 19th April 2016

5 The KTP The KTP project has several main aspects, which are all linked: To assess the approach taken to working with children and families To review parenting support across the county To collaborate with children, young people, families and practitioners in action research, and to create a culture change for more sustained involvement in the future To develop, implement and test tools and processes To report on findings to both the Council and the University To produce articles and conference presentations based on findings 19th April 2016

6 Personal Development - Associate
Dedicated budget Allocated time for development opportunities Completed a wide range of training and development – lecturing, management, academic writing, software Residential business management training Experience of working for two organisations Responsibility for managing project 19th April 2016

7 Key Outputs Literature searches
Parenting programme validation process established Parenting programme evaluations database developed Targeting tool for parenting programmes developed Advice and guidance on a range of projects Bespoke training delivered for staff Evaluative Framework developed Participatory Action Research facilitated with children and young people 19th April 2016

8 Literature Searching Two purposeful, in-depth searches conducted:
Parenting Programmes Reviewed key evidence for a variety of national and international parenting programmes Explored themes such as implementation, fidelity, costs and local adaptation Approaches Many local authorities are adopting whole-workforce approaches to working with children and families, the department was keen to explore options in light of Ofsted requirements Reviewed the limited evidence for differing approaches Considered issues such as systems theory, assessing local needs, cultural identity 19th April 2016

9 Parenting Support The local authority and its partners currently deliver a range of support options to parents and families The literature review found large variability in the quality, implementation, costs and effectiveness of different options Evidence (both local and national) is sparse and with significant reductions in funding, it is crucial we provide effective support Therefore, we designed three related processes: a targeting tool for programmes; a validation panel for locally designed or adapted programmes; and an evaluations database to collect evidence of impact 19th April 2016

10 Parenting Programmes Validation
Designed a local validation process to evaluate parenting programmes Gathered evidence from a range of areas to establish key criteria for validation – sharing good practice with another local authority Informed by research evidence collected during literature search A panel reviews submissions based on set criteria – establishing effectiveness and cost effectiveness, and measuring impact Process involves working with practitioners to gather evidence of impact of parenting programmes 19th April 2016

11 Parenting Programmes Targeting Tool
Literature review identified effective targeting of programmes to meet needs is crucial Worked with external partner to design web-based application Tool identifies the most appropriate parenting programme for a family based on a assessment of need Tool collects data on local needs and gaps in provision Informs commissioning 19th April 2016

12 Parenting Programmes Evaluations Database
Building on previous good practice developed a process to collate and analyse evaluative data on parenting programmes Practitioners collect standardised ‘pre’ and ‘post’ evaluations for programmes The database is currently in a pilot phase Database will provide local, district and county wide data, building a local evidence base to inform future delivery and commissioning 19th April 2016

13 Participatory Action Research
Part of the project involves conducting Participatory Action Research (PAR) with children and young people PAR is an innovative methodology aiming to support participants to research a social issue which affects them, to drive real world change Experienced extensive difficulties working with the authority to carry out PAR – unique method is challenging in various ways for the department Plans in place to explore experiences of growing up in small geographical locations across the county Learning from this methodology can be shared widely across the department, and meets the UNCRC requirements 19th April 2016

14 Impact for the Council Widespread benefits from literature searches and access to academic evidence and expertise, at a significantly reduced cost compared to consultancy rates Redesigned several processes to improve efficiency, reduce waste and costs Bespoke training delivered for staff which focused on critical thinking and the use of high quality data and systematic analyses to inform practice Acknowledged in the Ofsted report for the Local Authority inspection “The council has taken a creative approach to identifying and adopting practice which is evidence based” 19th April 2016

15 Impact for the Council Informed the design and implementation of the new Family Service, a major service redesign Contributed to a local Consistent Approach to Assessment and Planning group, tasked with designing an assessment toolkit for practitioners and a new Single Assessment The evaluative framework can guide the design and evaluation of services across the department Catalyst for changes in the culture of the department, increasingly focusing on using evidence to inform decision making and service design 19th April 2016

16 Impact for the University
The project secured funding for the University – supervision and academic activities Strengthening relationship with industry partners Academic outputs Data from research Links to practice – opportunities for student placements and delivering CPD Opportunities for further research and capturing funding 19th April 2016

17 Academic Outputs Article in Practice: Social Work in Action – 2* research output – International Journal Presentation at SRA Conference – London – Large annual conference Presentation at BASPCAN Conference – Edinburgh– Large annual conference -> 19th April 2016

18 Wider Impact Today’s event – sharing knowledge with and learning from local and national partners Sharing good practice – networks and events Online presence Networks established and strengthened Further planned academic articles and outputs 19th April 2016

19 Future Opportunities Strengthened relationship between the University and Local Authority – opportunities for student placements and CPD Opportunities for social funding models – possibilities for establishing Social Impact Bonds or Social Enterprises Potential to seek other forms of innovative funding to further the ongoing relationship between organisations 19th April 2016

20 Recap Introduction Knowledge Transfer Partnerships – Innovative Model
Personal Development Outputs Impact Opportunities 19th April 2016

21 Any questions?


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