NSPCC Learning Podcast 18: Together for Childhood in Stoke
In this episode, we speak to Leila Canay, one of Stoke’s Children Services Practitioners about:
- what evaluation activities are currently being run in Stoke
- how the initiative has invited change and developed over time working with the community and partners
- establishing professional and community partnerships, including embracing collaboration and co-creation
- how young people can be involved in influencing and informing Together for Childhood in their local area.
Read the podcast transcript on the NSPCC Learning website.
About Together for Childhood
Together for Childhood was a place-based approach that aimed to strengthen the way local communities and organisations work together to keep children safe from abuse. It ran from 2017 to 2026 in four towns and cities across the UK - Grimsby, Glasgow (Govan), Plymouth and Stoke-on-Trent.
💬 About the speakers
Leila Canay is a Children’s Services Practitioner at the NSPCC’s Stoke Service Centre and a qualified social worker. She has a background in delivering child sexual abuse services, including Letting the Future In (LTFI) and Turn the Page (TTP). She is currently seconded into the role of Community Engagement Officer for Together for Childhood in Stoke.
📚 Related resources
> Find out more about Together for Childhood