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The Big Conversation
Introduction
The Big Conversation is the second release of The Big Listen, a workforce research project led collaborativelyby the London Innovation & Improvement Alliance (LIIA) and the South East Sector Led Improvement Programme (SESLIP) working with the 52 authorities across London and the South East. It is a piece of research that is being carried out with children’s social workers and managers that aims to help improve the working environment for people working in Children’s Services. This survey is part of the project (alongside focus groups and other activity). The research is funded by Local Authorities and Children’s Trusts in both regions.
The information collated will be anonymised and not attributed to any individual. Only a few of the questions asked are mandatory, so if you don’t want to answer a question move on to the next.
Who is the survey for? We want to hear from a wide range of staff including: local authority social workers, social work managers, social work students, AYSE social workers, agency social workers and managers.
How to answer the questions Please answer the questions based on experience of your current job, agency assignment or placement. If you are not currently working or on placement please base your answer on your last workplace. Please only tick one option or box unless the question asks for multiple responses.
How does the survey work? The questions you are asked will depend on the responses provided, so for example agency social worker will be asked different questions to social workers employed directly by a Local Authority.
What do we plan to do with the information collected? The information collected will be used by the 19 Local Authorities in the South East and the 33 London Local Authorities to develop a deeper understanding of how they can improve the workplace for children’s social workers.
We aim to complete the research and report back in Autumn 2025.
If you would like more information please contact Mark@markevansconsulting.co.uk (South East Region) or Rula.Tripolitaki@londoncouncils.gov.uk (London Region).
