Evidence into Practice Call – Info and Q&A webinar

Webinar Three: Wednesday 16 July

Evidence into Practice Call Info and Q&A webinar – Thurs 17 July

July 17, 2025
| 12:00 pm
| Online

Local authorities interested in applying for our new Evidence into Practice call to become a Partner Place can attend a one-hour webinar to find out more and ask questions.

Other available dates

About the Evidence into Practice call

Foundations is seeking applications from Local Authority Children’s Services in England to become one of nine Partner Places as part of our new Evidence into Practice programme. The programme will support the effective use of evidence to strengthen children’s and family services and improve outcomes for children and families. This programme is relevant to support for families across Family Hubs, Family Help and Children’s Social Care.

Each of the awarded local authorities in the Evidence into Practice programme – one per region in England – will receive £100,000 to support participation. This funding will be for the appointment of a ‘Local Evidence Lead’ and delivery of the programme – although spend may vary depending on the local context.

Set-up of the programme will take place following award, between October 2025 and March 2027.

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Cost ratings:

Rated 1: Set up and delivery is low cost, equivalent to an estimated unit cost of less than £100.

Rated 2: Set up and delivery is medium-low cost, equivalent to an estimated unit cost of £100–£499.

Rated 3: Set up and delivery is medium cost, equivalent to an estimated unit cost of £500–£999.

Rated 4: Set up and delivery is medium-high cost, equivalent to an estimated unit cost of £1,000–£2,000.

Rating 5: Set up and delivery is high cost. Equivalent to an estimated unit cost of more than £2,000.

Set up and delivery cost is not applicable, not available, or has not been calculated.

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Child Outcomes:

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Preventing child maltreatment: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient.

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Evidence ratings:

Rated 2: Has preliminary evidence of improving a child outcome from a quantitative impact study, but there is not yet evidence of causal impact.

Rated 2+: Meets the level 2 rating and the best available evidence is based on a study which is more rigorous than a level 2 standard but does not meet the level 3 standard.

Rated 3: Has evidence of a short-term positive impact from at least one rigorous study.

Rated 3+: Meets the level 3 rating and has evidence from other studies with a comparison group at level 2 or higher.

Rated 4: Has evidence of a long-term positive impact through at least two rigorous studies.

Rated 4+: Meets the level 4 rating and has at least a third study contributing to the Level 4 rating, with at least one of the studies conducted independently of the intervention provider.

Rating has a *: The evidence base includes mixed findings i.e., studies suggesting positive impact alongside studies, which on balance, indicate no effect or negative impact.

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