Living Assessment: measurement, thresholds and the health of disabled and at- risk children in England, 1989-present (360G-Wellcome-218025_Z_19_A)

By the end of the project a range of voices of those who are seldom heard by policy makers and academics, from a diverse range of backgrounds and groups, will be given a platform to communicate with those who make decisions affecting children’s and families’ lives. This includes Parliamentarians, policy makers, government, the civil service and the academic community. The Enrichment Award offers the means to: \- Recruit a more diverse group of Experts-by-Experience from among disabled children, care leavers and parents whose children have received assessments \- Support additional activities to involve these diverse Experts-by-Experience in planning, design, data analysis, communications and policy influencing By the end of the project we will have: Recruited from a more diverse and hard-to-engage range of Experts- by-Experience through intensive targeted recruitment with partner organisations who have links to diverse stakeholders. The Enrichment Award will allow us to locate a range of ethnicities and nationalities in the Expert-by-Experience groups, which is especially important given evidence of ethnic inequalities in child protection practice. We will also be able to seek within a range of social-economic and geographical locations within England, again of critical importance given evidence of vast inequalities. Provided more extensive support for Experts-by-Experience to be involved and actively contribute. For Experts-by-Experience who experience disabilities, communication challenges, SEN or lack confidence, specialised support will be used to ensure active participation, such as small group work, one-to-one support or creative activities to encourage inclusion, going beyond what would be possible in the original Award.