Protecting the protectors? Transform Justice report examines whether criminal...
“I was in general hospital being treated for self-harm. Staff attempted to restrain me as they wanted to move me to a different room. They grabbed me by the knees and wrists. I was accused of hitting...
View ArticleChange is urgent: A year of open and trusting grant-making
Barrow Cadbury Trust is one of the trust and foundations which signed up to IVAR’s Open and Trusting Grantmaker initiative a year ago. This blog, cross-posted from the IVAR website, written in...
View ArticleFair by Design is recruiting a Head of External Affairs
Currently people in poverty pay a premium for goods and services such as energy, insurance and credit. This is known as the poverty premium. Fair by Design (FBD) has a bold ambition to remove this...
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Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022
Trustees and staff at Barrow Cadbury Trust are deeply saddened by the death of Queen Elizabeth II. For 70 years she has never wavered from her pledge to dedicate her life to serving her country and...
View ArticleShift Birmingham participants begin a journey together to understand and...
“I want the words and language to argue for change!” “I’d like the community I work in to know how the economy could change to benefit them.” These are just some of the reasons participants gave for...
View ArticleUnderstanding the rise in Channel crossings
Today, IPPR has launched its briefing paper, Understanding the Rise in Channel Crossings. This paper outlines the reasons for the increase in people crossing the Channel by small boats in recent years...
View ArticleFair by Design is hiring
Fair by Design is looking for a talented individual with an outstanding track record of successfully delivering influential policy initiatives to join the team as Head of Policy. Using your skills and...
View ArticleBarrow Cadbury Trustee steps down
At our October board meeting trustee Steven Skakel stepped down after eight years. The board and staff team at BCT want to thank Steven for his very committed service over those years. Steven was one...
View ArticleDo you want to be part of the change needed to get more Black Asian and...
Barrow Cadbury Trust and Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales are looking for expressions of interest from organisations keen to get involved in the development and delivery of a pilot...
View ArticleCriminal justice sector hails long-awaited delivery plan for Government’s...
Doctor Kate Paradine @klparadine consultant and former CEO of Women in Prison, shares her thoughts on the recently published delivery plan for the 2018 Government Strategy on Women’s Offending “A goal...
View ArticleInvitation to Tender – Facilitation of Birmingham Economic Justice Action...
As part of its new Birmingham-based Economic Justice programme, the Trust will be launching an Economic Justice Action Network in the summer. We are looking for a Birmingham-based facilitator to lead...
View ArticleRethinking rehabilitation for young adults in the criminal justice system
T2A Chair, Leroy Logan, blogs about the relevance and importance of Spark Inside’s new report, Being Well, Being Equal. This blog was initially posted on the T2A website. “I was quite positive when I...
View ArticleWorking together to improve philanthropy practices
The Foundation Practice Rating (FPR) has published the results of its second year of assessment of UK foundations. Foundation Practice Rating (FPR) is a project supported by thirteen charitable...
View ArticleYoung adults and parole
This blog, by Rob Allen and Dr Laura Janes, was written for Russell Webster to coincide with the launch of their T2A (Transition to Adulthood) report on young adults and parole and is cross-posted...
View ArticleBlack Country at risk of losing 20% of manufacturing workforce by 2032, says...
Cross-party think tank Demos has published a new report on how to secure a ‘just transition’ to net zero in the Black Country. The report, Net Zero to Level Up, is based on over 40 local and regional...
View ArticleWhat’s changed five years after the Lammy Review?
This blog was originally written for T2A (Transition to Adulthood) by Chair, Leroy Logan MBE. He reflects on the lack of progress on the Lammy Review recommendations and what this means for young...
View ArticleSocial Investment By Design. Challenging power with participation in the...
This blog has been cross-posted from the Connect Fund website. The author, Ruby Frankland, is the Connect Fund Manager at the Barrow Cadbury Trust. It sounds obvious, but everything around us is the...
View ArticleThe State of Policing
We are very pleased to cross-post this introductory blog by Action for Race Equality’s new Head of Policy, Meka Beresford. In it she reflects on recent statements on policing and racism across...
View ArticleBarrow Cadbury Trust is looking for two new board members
If you are interested in our key themes of criminal justice, economic justice, migration and social investment, then you may be the right person to join our Board, at this critical moment, to work with...
View ArticleInvitation to tender: recruiting a Learning Partner for Barrow Cadbury...
The Trust has recently undertaken a strategic review, with Trustees deciding that its Economic Justice work should be focussed on Birmingham, where the Trust has historic roots and where it is already...
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