In June 2020 CELCIS produced the first Lifelong Links Briefing, outlining the ongoing evaluation of Lifelong Links in Scotland. In it, we presented some of the initial topics that were emerging from the data we had received or collected. The aim was to help local sites and Family Rights Group to continue to develop their practice and improve the lives of children and young people in Scotland.
In this follow up Briefing, we highlight some of the new things we have been hearing, focusing on the impact that the COVID-19 public health emergency has had on Lifelong Links. These are by no means conclusive and are simply indications of topics, which have been raised by participants. We will also provide an update on the overall evaluation activities in Scotland and outline what we hope to achieve between now and the evaluation ending in March 2023.
Since our last Briefing, a report detailing the English evaluation of Lifelong Links by the Rees Centre at the University of Oxford, and published by the Department for Education, is now available.
