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AllChild beyond London: an update from Greater Manchester

Saying Goodbye: What happens at the end of the AllChild programme

A day in the life of an AllChild Link Worker

Introducing AllChild

The why behind corporate partnerships

Using data to support our young people

Suspensions, proactive identification and a holistic approach

Predicting the future: The challenges of evaluating preventative impact

Innovating our methodology – our reflections based on our Year 3 interim evaluation results

A holistic approach to Children's Mental Health

A response to rising absenteeism

‘Closing the Gap’ a holistic approach to building preventative methods to tackle child poverty

Balancing school and home life – Cameron’s journey to building positive relationships

Connecting communities – our expansion into Chelsea

Link Worker Brandy shares her experience of empowering young people

Enjoying the summer with West London Zone

Developing our evaluation process to support a higher standard of evidence

Miquita Oliver inspires pupils with the power of skipping and physical fitness

The benefits of qualitative methods

Our early years qualitative developmental evaluation with The Centre for Education and Youth

Our Development Board – harnessing the collective power of community

Our Development Board – harnessing the collective power of community

West London Zone and children and families of Old Oak primary school win campaign for better facilities at Wormwood scrubs park

Our evaluation methods – exploring how one size doesn’t always fit all

The Joy of Reading programme…one year on

Unlocking the virtues within us – the importance of children’s mental health

Why we do what we do –the power of sharing stories

Film and philanthropy helping to build our local network of supporters

Our 2022 impact results are in – and they are some of our best results to date

West London Zone is growing – in numbers and impact

Bank of America and West London Zone – a shared vision and an innovative approach to philanthropy

A charity for West London - based in West London – why representation within our charity matters

The power of representation – how having a role model helped me become a role model

Our work doesn't stop at the end of term

Fundraising in the community; sharing our mission with local philanthropists

“Proud of my growth” – Three young people share their West London Zone journey

Bringing the community together again - in all weathers

A SEA change by the sea? Taking WLZ out of London

West London: a city within a city

The power of deep listening

Sharing our relational approach and its impact

My role as People and Culture Director

How we work with schools to identify young people for the WLZ programme

Bank of America and West London Zone: Clearly Communicating Impact

Engaging and building relationships with new families

Collaboration coordination and collective impact

Literacy support bringing schools together across our community

Local Partnership and Integration: Working with and in existing systems

Measuring our academic impact with Analysis Group

Relationships and goals: creating the right balance

Using drama to help young people to communicate and reflect

Creating change through community organising

Summer engagement has never been so important

Thinking about Thinking

Working with parents is key to supporting young people

‘Our City’: growing up in West London

Creating a network of local support

Why I'm excited to be starting at West London Zone

Why local is important

Using data to identify which young people would benefit from our support the most

Why become a Link Worker?

Understanding our West London community with DataKind UK and Bank of America

We must support children’s emotional wellbeing from an early age

How can we continue to focus on outcomes when a pandemic hits?

The reality of returning to school

Our deep data analysis is shaping our programme and improving our impact

Children need personalised specialist support to catch up

Relationships are the key to driving real change

Lockdown has impacted on young people’s self-confidence and engagement in school

What a year it has been so far

Our West London: Emily Maitlis interviews Ben Bailey Smith

Why we must stay hopeful about children’s futures

The Attainment Gap

Zone sweet home: London charity wins national award for improving educational opportunities

Social Impact Bonds: A tool for reforming public services?

Home Feature West London Zone: the cradle to career neighbourhood project

The attainment gap

Recovery planning for London’s civil society

Covid 19 - How our work has changed

Impact for Children - Recent Results

Link Worker Diary: Jamie's Farm

LBHF Community Fun Day 2019

Link Worker Diary: Small Talk TV

Link Worker Diary: Trip to the Nelson Mandela Exhibit

Coffee, Cake and Impact

Link Worker Diary: Hammersmith BMX trip

Link Worker Diary: February Half Term Trips

Link Worker Diary: Trip to the Lyric Theatre

Link Worker Diary: Bluebird Masterclass

Code Club Partnership with West London Zone

West London Zone Collective Impact in Practice Report

Leo, aged 11

Link Worker Diary: The Wider Earth

Simon, aged 15

Innocent Drinks Work Experience Day

West London Zone and Onside Youth Centres

Community Linking: The Invention Rooms

How WLZ identifies a cohort of children

What We're Reading: March 2018

Link Worker Diary: Skills London 2017

together, every child and young person can flourish.