CareKnowledge, 2025

The Care in Conversation course is a philosophical learning experience co-designed by CareKnowledge and Think Learning, offering a structured yet open space for participants to explore complex ideas and dilemmas related to their practice. The course was piloted with two cohorts of Barnardo's staff, each comprising a mix of frontline practitioners and managers. Each group took part in four 90-minute sessions over an eight week period — cohort one from 5 November to 17 December 2024, and cohort two from 16 January to 27 February 2025.

In total, 23 practitioners took part in the pilots. To extend the learning and capture feedback, each cohort was invited to return for a 90-minute follow-up session approximately one month after completing the course. These sessions
created further opportunity for reflection and helped shape the ongoing development of the course.

An accompanying CareKnowledge report that describes the motivation, philosophy, design, pedagogy, and evaluation behind the pilot project is available to read here.