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Launching our 2024 Impact Report

Launching our Impact Report 2024. Showcasing our work over the last year and the impact that it has had.

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Sport and co-production: Just do it!

Based on her experience working with Disability Rights UK, Lydia explains why co-production is the key to helping people get active in their local area in a way that is right for them.

November 17, 2021
Learning

Co-producing reading research with young people

A reflection on co-produced research with young people by PhD student Charlotte Webber as she begins a project seeking to tackle the drop-off in young people’s reading motivation.

November 9, 2021
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Settling into November: monthly team update

Find out what our team is up to this month, including events to get involved in and projects we're working on in November.

November 2, 2021
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Co-producing our birthday!

Our 1st birthday wouldn't have been possible without a fantastic planning team: Sylvia, Judy, and Al! In this co-authored blog, you can catch-up on the big day and their reflections on putting it all together.

October 26, 2021
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Learning

Co-production at the heart: the Parents 1st Community Peer Support Model

Parents 1st is a UK charity using collective experience to enable parents to recognise and build on self-identified strengths. In this blog, Celia and Nicole share learning, resources, and guides for setting up your own peer support programme.

October 18, 2021
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Reflecting on our first year: share your highlights

In just a few weeks, the Co-production Collective is turning one year old and we want to celebrate with you by reflecting on the last 12 months.

October 6, 2021
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Could you be a Co-Pro Collective Community Area Pioneer?

Join the small team of pioneers who are going to start co-creating our brand new online community space.

October 5, 2021
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Marking Milestones in October: Monthly Team Update

October looks set to be a monumental month as we turn one and launch a new project!

October 1, 2021
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Going DEEP – progress towards using evidence in practice through co-production

Nick is a a registered Social Worker who co-ordinates the Developing Evidence Enriched Practice (DEEP) programme at Swansea University. Here he shares how a co-productive approach translated research evidence into policy and practice.

September 15, 2021
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Valuing All Our Different Experience: A key basis for Co-production

Understanding what we bring to the table is key to working together in co-productive ways, Peter Beresford explains in this guest blog.

September 15, 2021