Thread Together is an early-stage project exploring how digital tools might better support life story work with children in care.The focus is on child agency, emotional safety, and safeguarding.Grounded in real-world social work practice.
Life story work is widely recognised as important, but in practice it can be difficult to deliver consistently and safely within existing systems and pressures.
Thread Together is exploring whether a simple, secure digital approach can support more intentional, child-centred life story work without increasing burden on practitioners.
This is an early-stage project. Early-stage development and exploration are being supported through grant funding and informed by conversations with practitioners and researchers.The focus at this stage is learning and co-design, not rollout or procurement.
We are currently keen to speak with:- Social workers and life story practitioners- Service managers or digital leads- Researchers with an interest in life story work, child participation, or safeguardingWe'd love to hear from you if you’re open to a short conversation or would like to register interest in co-design.