Pilot and Partnership
Test the operating model, not just the idea.
A national pilot should test whether schools can build and maintain a voluntary Network, whether the Network reveals child-specific kinship possibilities, and how confidentiality and activation protocols work in practice.
What the Pilot Tests
Four questions, tested in practice.
1
Can schools build a Network?
Whether schools can build and maintain a voluntary, confidential Network of willing staff.
2
Does it reveal kinship possibilities?
Whether the Network surfaces child-specific kinship possibilities that would otherwise go unseen.
3
Does Ready reduce delay?
Whether advance preparation reduces avoidable delay when a child enters care.
4
Do the protocols hold?
How confidentiality and activation protocols work in practice, across jurisdictions.
What the Pilot Will Measure
Outcomes that matter.
Number of participating schools
Number and diversity of Network members
Number of child-specific activations
Time from identified relationship to assessment
Number of approved kinship placements
School and community continuity
Placement stability
Experience of children and caregivers