IYPP PROJECT
Project Summary
- The West Berkshire Family Group Conference Project (W Berks FGC Project) is a partnership between West Berkshire Social Services, West Berkshire YOT and West Berkshire Education Department
- The West Berkshire FGC Project ran a Family Group Conferencing Service for young people at risk of school exclusion, truancy, bullying or behaviour problems at school or at risk of youth offending
- A Family Group Conference consists of preparation time for the young person, their family and professionals involved, the Conference and reviews. The time scales for preparation vary according to the needs of the young person. Reviews usually take place 3 months after the initial conference
- The principles underpinning FGCs were first developed in New Zealand and lead to dramatic reductions of children in public care and in the courts and have since attracted wide international interest
- 16 initial conferences were held
- 11 review conferences were held and five cases were still ongoing at the time of writing
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