Polly Wright

Associate Trainer, Consultant, Speaker

Polly is an experienced keynote speaker, trainer, researcher and project manager. She joined KCA as an associate from a children's services manager role at Barnardo's where she managed the National Information Centre on Children of Offenders; implementation of Care Leavers in Custody service and the SW Children Affected by Parental Offending Engagement Service.

Polly has a particular interest in participatory research and policy development and co-authored the Social Care Institute of Excellence Guide Involving Children and Young People in Social Care (2006). She has developed participation strategies within both health and social care services and is passionate in her belief that if any policy or practice is to effectively meet the needs of children and families, it must be informed by those who it affects. To this end she has worked alongside children and families to provide them with the support and training to actively participate in the production of research and policy influencing. And has written and delivered training and related to participatory ways of working and presented at national conferences.

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Dates Description
2016 - 2018 Children's Services Manager, Barnardo's
2015 - 2016 CAPI (Children Affected by Parental Imprisonment) Engagement Manager, Barnardo's
2013 - 2015 i-HOP Strategic Development Officer, Barnardo's
2012 - 2013 Research and Evaluation Manager, Pact (Prison Advice and Care Trust)
2008 - 2012 Freelance Research, Learning and Development Consultant
2007 - 2008 Policy and Research Officer, Single Parent Action Network
2006 - 2007 Freelance Researcher/Evaluation Officer
2003 - 2006 Research and Development Officer, Barnardo's
2001 - 2003 Research Intern then Research Assistant, Barnardo's
Qualification Organisation Date
BA (Hons) Sociology with 1st Class Honours Liverpool University 2000
Lundi Memorial Prize for Academic Achievement Liverpool University 2000
Title Publisher Date
Supporting Children and Families Affected by a Family Member’s Offending – A Practitioner’s Guide (co-author) Barnardo's 2017
Proofed for Parents by Parents; Participatory One Parent Proofing: Toolkit, (co-author) Single Parent Action Network 2007
Chapter 13: Mental Health, Sure Start Children’s Centre Guidance (co-author) DfES 2006
Practice Guide 11: Involving children and young people in developing social care (co-author) SCIE 2006

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