Barnardos Knowledge Bank
Barnardos Knowledge Bank is an online service hosting full content materials produced by Barnardos Ireland. It contains the full text of booklets, journals, reports, research papers and more. Barnardos Knowledge Bank is an open access platform, with the aim of making Barnardos output as widely accessible as possible. Use the browse functions above for an overview of relevant materials. Barnardos is Ireland's leading children's charity and is also a National Voluntary Childcare Organisation whose work is part funded by Department of Children, Disability and Equality.
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Item Wizards of Words - Process Study Evaluation (Year Two)(Barnardos, 2010)Wizards of Words (WoW) is a school based reading programme which aims to improve children’s reading skills and help them become better and more confident readers. The programme pairs first and second class primary school students who are nominated by their classroom teachers for extra reading support with an appropriate older volunteer (aged 55 or over). This report presents the findings from year two of the study which involved (a) a process study of implementation and organisation of WoW in Limerick, and on the ongoing organisation of the programme in Dublin and (b) an outcomes study which used an experimental design to examine the effectiveness of the programme in achieving positive outcomes for the participating children.Item Wizards of Words - Process Study Evaluation (Year One)(Barnardos, 2009)Wizards of Words (WoW) is a school based reading programme which aims to improve children’s reading skills and help them become better and more confident readers. The programme pairs first and second class primary school students who are nominated by their classroom Teachers for extra reading support with an appropriate older volunteer (aged 55 or over). This report presents the findings from the Process Study which was the first phase of the evaluation of WoW, and examined the design and development of the programme, its introduction and implementation in four schools in Dublin and the experience of those involvedItem The Tús Maith Evaluation Report (Executive Summary)(Barnardos, 2011)Tús Maith is an early years care and education programme for children aged between three and five years. This Executive Summary presents the main findings from the (a) semi-structured interviews with Tús Maith staff, their project managers, the Tús Maith coach, regional and national managers, and parents, and (b) pre-and-post-programme quantitative data from the children’s parents and project staff implementing Tús Maith. Four outcome areas for children were examined, mainly, emotional wellbeing, social competence, language and literacy, and physical development.Item Increasing the Visibility and Influence of Children and Young People who Experience Domestic Violence and Abuse - A Participation Approach to Childhood Domestic Violence(Irish Association of Social Workers, 2025)The Empower Kids Project is a national project which models a participation approach with children and young people who have experienced domestic violence and abuse (DVA). The project is led by Barnardos, in partnership with Cuan and works collaboratively with a range of community-based services. The aims of the project are to understand of experiences of children and young people living with DVA and to amplify their voices in relation to issues that matter to them. Over the course of a 5-year period, 74 children and young people have been supported to: define and understand their experience of childhood DVA; identify strategies to overcome their experiences of DVA; assist other children and young people in similar situations; develop guidance for service providers about what works for children and young people; and assess platforms of influence to change how adults around them respond to their needs. In this paper, we outline the practices and strategies used to support safe engagement of children and young people in the Empower Kids project, as a well as the management of challenges and risks when working with a cohort of vulnerable children and young people. The impacts and outcomes of participation of those involved and recommendations for future practice are also discussed.Item Barnardos Ireland Strategy 2022 - 2027(Barnardos, No date)At Barnardos, we have been helping vulnerable children in Ireland since the 1960s. Our core purpose remains the same; ‘to help the most vulnerable children in society achieve their full potential - regardless of their family circumstances, their gender, race or disability.’ Our ambition for 2027 is to deliver a wider and deeper range of services and supports. As a trauma-informed specialist organisation we have embedded the trauma-informed ethos and practice into all aspects of how we operate, We are devoted to making Barnardos an attractive place to both work and volunteer.
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