Family Leadership

Family is essential to the development of children and professional services need to support and listen to families.

Paper: 10.09.24 Care (Education) & Treatment Reviews and Dynamic Support Registers Practical advice from families can ensure people with learning disabilities or autism avoid institutional care.
Paper: 24.04.24 Capacity Building for Valued Lives A report on the work of the National Alliance of Capacity-building Organisations (NACBO).
Article: 20.09.22 Reimagining Disability in Family Life The ideal of citizenship helps a father reset his relationship with his daughter with disabilities.
Paper: 10.11.21 Advancing Inclusive Education in Peru In the first of a new 5 part series, David Towell shares how Family Associations in Peru are working to advance inclusive…
Paper: 20.07.21 What Can We Do With Those Families? Too often families are treated disrespectfully, even by those seeking to advance inclusion or person-centred work.
Story: 10.12.20 A Self and Family Directed Adventure Fionn and Jonathan are a father and son team who are leading the way in showing what people with Down Syndrome can…
Paper: 03.05.18 Now and Next The innovative leadership pipeline for families with young children with disability or delay developed by Plumtree.
Paper: 29.03.18 Families As Leaders Three mothers of disabled children share their stories and the strategies they are pursuing to transform public…
Film: 27.09.17 Now and Next Alumni This film celebrates the growth of the peer network Plumtree have incubated in Sydney, Australia.
Story: 03.07.17 Our New Family Peter Leidy shares his family's experience of partnering with another family to support an elderly relative.
Paper: 09.01.17 Parenting Chrissy Jane Gregory explores the internal and external challenges facing young disabled people and their families in the UK…
Paper: 17.08.16 Stronger Together - Family Event Bringing Us Together and Respond hosted a gathering of disabled children and young people, parents and families to…
Paper: 17.08.16 Avoiding Crisis Support Needed Bringing Us Together and Respond carried out a survey to find out what support families of disabled children and young…
Film: 06.01.15 Pippa and Family Leadership Simon Duffy talks about Family Leadership and the inspiring work of Dr Pippa Murray.
Inspiration: 22.01.13 Cornerstone Cafe Parent Carer Group Families and disabled people coming together to learn more, plan and bring about community change - working together.
Film: 06.12.12 Family Leadership A film about Pippa Murray's work to make family leadership authentic, building on real wealth and strengthening the…
Slide: 25.10.12 Family Leadership Pippa Murray of ibk initiatives describes how the key to real empowerment lies within - in the human spirit.
Paper: 20.09.12 Personalised Transition Journal Article This article outlines the key elements of what is still the most radical version of personalisation in the UK today -…
Graphic: 17.06.12 Complexity for Women & Families Services for women and families are incredibly complex and grow in complexity the more people need something…
Paper: 07.11.11 Personalised Transition Briefing This paper provides a clear account of the Personalised Transition that has transformed the post-school experience…
Paper: 29.06.11 Developing Family Leadership Help families take the lead by building new relationships built upon equality and mutual respect.
Paper: 20.12.10 A Fair Start A pathway to enable disabled children and their families to take control of health, education and care funding.
Graphic: 10.09.10 Real Wealth Real Wealth is what it takes to build a good life. This is not just money - it is much broader.
Paper: 08.03.10 Personalised Transition How to give young people with disabilities and their families a new level of control over their life after school.
Graphic: 01.08.09 Complexity for Disabled Children The welfare systems that support disabled people, children and families and others who need help have grown in…
Graphic: 01.08.09 Personalised Transition Personalised Transition is the process for enabling families and young people to take control of their support and…
Graphic: 01.08.09 Portable Education Budget There seems to be no good reason why families should not control the funding for their child's education - especially if…
Graphic: 01.08.09 Personalised Pathway The Personalised Pathway is a model for services and support for children and families - it puts families in the driving…