Eastern Region Residential Care Relational Commissioning & Co-Design
15th APRIL 2026, 09:45 – 15:00 – The Red Lion, Whittlesford, Cambridge
FOR THE EASTERN REGION BY THE EASTERN REGION
Focus: How commissioners and providers work together now and beyond procurement. Building regional efficiencies and maintaining local relationships.
We are inviting providers from both fostering and residential services to join us, as we’ll be focusing on an
introduction to relational commissioning—what it means for the region from both a Provider and Local Authority
perspective. We also want to build on the work we started last year and agree a standard set of practice principles
that will guide all our activity going forward. This session will therefore be relevant across the board. As part of this,
we’ll be welcoming ideas on how best to manage the workstreams to avoid inviting everyone to everything when we
only need to capture the specifics around either fostering or residential services.
This is a fantastic opportunity to create a truly regional approach, connect with peers and be inspired by a service making real impact.
Eastern Region SEND Virtual Training – Schools White Paper
20th APRIL 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 – Teams
FOR THE EASTERN REGION BY THE EASTERN REGION
Eastern Region Anti Racist Pledge One Year On
13th MAY 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 – Teams
FOR THE EASTERN REGION BY THE EASTERN REGION
Eastern Region Global Majority Reflective Space
14TH MAY 2026, 12:00-2:00
FOR THE EASTERN REGION BY THE EASTERN REGION
Part of the Eastern Region’s Commitment to Anti-Racist Practice
We warmly invite Global Majority colleagues from all 11 local authorities across the Eastern Region to join an online reflective space, supported and facilitated by a qualified psychotherapist. This is our third session, following previous successful events. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with attendees agreeing that this is a valued and much-needed space.
This space is reserved exclusively for our Global Majority colleagues.
These sessions provide a safe and supportive environment to share experiences and reflect on feelings.
Connect with peers across the region. Reserve your place today!
Eastern Region Kinship Care Sharing Workshop
20TH MAY 2026, 12:00-1:00
FOR THE EASTERN REGION BY THE EASTERN REGION
Eastern Region Anti Racist Practice: Allyship Webinar
11TH JUNE 2026, 12:15-1:15
FOR THE EASTERN REGION BY THE EASTERN REGION
Nervous System Informed Anti Racist Practice: The Impact of Trauma, Internalised Racism and Vicarious Trauma on Social Work
9TH JULY 2026, 12:15-1:15
FOR THE EASTERN REGION BY THE EASTERN REGION
Eastern Region Global Majority Reflective Space
10TH JULY 2026, 10:00am-12:00pm
FOR THE EASTERN REGION BY THE EASTERN REGION
Part of the Eastern Region’s Commitment to Anti-Racist Practice
We warmly invite Global Majority colleagues from all 11 local authorities across the Eastern Region to join an online reflective space, supported and facilitated by a qualified psychotherapist. This is our forth session, following previous successful events. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with attendees agreeing that this is a valued and much-needed space.
This space is reserved exclusively for our Global Majority colleagues.
These sessions provide a safe and supportive environment to share experiences and reflect on feelings.
Connect with peers across the region. Reserve your place today!
Go East Meet Up
11TH AUGUST 2026, 11:00am – 4:00pm
FOR THE EASTERN REGION BY THE EASTERN REGION
Football Tournament + Co-Production
Goals, Ipswich, IP4 1LT
Contact Lauren if you are going to be attending and
if you are signing up a 7-a-side team for the football
tournament by 31st August: lauren.bruen@suffolk.gov.uk
Eastern Region Global Majority Reflective Space
10TH SEPTEMBER 2026, 10:00am-12:00pm
FOR THE EASTERN REGION BY THE EASTERN REGION
Part of the Eastern Region’s Commitment to Anti-Racist Practice
We warmly invite Global Majority colleagues from all 11 local authorities across the Eastern Region to join an online reflective space, supported and facilitated by a qualified psychotherapist. This is our fifth session, following previous successful events. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with attendees agreeing that this is a valued and much-needed space.
This space is reserved exclusively for our Global Majority colleagues.
These sessions provide a safe and supportive environment to share experiences and reflect on feelings.
Connect with peers across the region. Reserve your place today!
Eastern Region Global Majority Reflective Space
11TH DECEMBER 2026, 10:00am-12:00pm
FOR THE EASTERN REGION BY THE EASTERN REGION
Part of the Eastern Region’s Commitment to Anti-Racist Practice
We warmly invite Global Majority colleagues from all 11 local authorities across the Eastern Region to join an online reflective space, supported and facilitated by a qualified psychotherapist. This is our sixth session, following previous successful events. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with attendees agreeing that this is a valued and much-needed space.
This space is reserved exclusively for our Global Majority colleagues.
These sessions provide a safe and supportive environment to share experiences and reflect on feelings.
Connect with peers across the region. Reserve your place today!