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A registered charity at work since 1987, the Michael Sieff Foundation is dedicated to improving policy and practice for children and young people in need. We achieve these objectives by bringing together people with wide ranging responsibilities for vulnerable youngsters, resulting in action being taken in practical ways. The Foundation's conferences involve key speakers and delegates from central and local government, the professions, business and academia, the care services and voluntary organisations, who discuss difficult issues fearlessly and openly. The report of each conference is widely distributed and recommendations are vigorously followed up. Since research shows the best outcome for children depends on multi-disciplinary work, the Foundation encourage multi-agency collaboration. The Foundation's achievements are often the successful adoption by others of new initiatives-arising from our conferences, and the contacts and networks made-to improve the lives of children in need. The Foundation does not make grants of funds to other charities and trusts. |
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September 2008 Conference The next conference will be at Cumberland Lodge from 22-24 September 2008 with the title: "From Conception to recption: Early Years Intervention". See the 2008 Conference page for the detailed programme. ACTION PLAN FOR A number of recommendations emerged from group discussions at the conference and were supported in subsequent plenary sessions. These recommendations are published on the Conference Reports page. An
action plan for recommendations from the Michael Sieff Foundation's
successful 20th anniversary at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great
Park, from 19-21 November 2007 will be prepared by the Trustees. • One Government Minister – instead of several at present – to be responsible for all children. • Earliest and on-going support for children and families at risk. • Under 14-year-olds alleged to have committed an offence should be assessed for care services. The focus of the 20 YEARS ON conference was: “Preventing the abuse of children and young people and protecting their emotional and mental health". |