A quick guide to establishing a Community of Practice

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ARACY has been involved in several initiatives establishing Communities of Practice (CoP). The evidence of CoPs is growing with CoP participants demonstrating greater use of practice tools, better content knowledge and reporting more satisfaction with implementation supports than ‘practice as usual’ participant.  The promising evidence base of CoPs is accompanied by the understanding that CoPs employ […]

Systems Leadership for Child and Youth Wellbeing – Stage 1 synthesis report

The Stage 1 Synthesis Report was developed as part of the Every Child & ANZSOG Joint Project on Systems Leadership for Child and Youth Wellbeing.  Every Child was a coalition, generously hosted and funded by The Benevolent Society, of over 70+ organisations and individuals committed to elevating child and family wellbeing in national policy. ANZSOG is the Australian and New […]

Building children’s potential – A capability investment strategy

There is much science that adversity impacts the way the brains of children develop, and can lead to ongoing cognitive inhibitions throughout life, robbing the child of the opportunity to reach their potential. This policy brief was developed on the cusp of the COVID-19 crisis and in the wake of drought, flood, and fire disasters. […]