Parent Carer Champion Network Evaluation

Tender description

The Violence Reduction Unit will be commissioning an evaluation partner for the Parent Carer Champion Network. The Parent Carer Champion Network, developed in 2020, is a peer-to-peer support programme that enables safe spaces for parents to share experiences, receive training and access community-led support on topics like violence affecting young people, grooming, school exclusions and transitions. Last year the Network supported over 7,000 parents across 30 local authorities, through 28 voluntary and community sector organisations. The aim of the Network is to empower and provide opportunities for parents and carers to shape their own lives, whilst improving their confidence in parenting, their wellbeing and fostering supportive, healthy family relationships. The Network has never been externally evaluated, and the VRU want to establish the effectiveness of the Network's approach to reaching its high level intended outcomes, and specifically to draw out the learning on what is working in different areas, The maximum budget for the evaluation will be approximately £75,000 over 16 months. VRU-Parent Carer Champion Network Evaluation The tender documentation will be released on Contracts Finder end of September 2023, a link to this notice will be published on the same day.