The power of relationships in supporting children in trouble: a best practice seminar, NAYJ & Garden Court Chambers

Join us for a special Seminar focusing on relational practice, co-hosted with Garden Court Chambers' Children's Rights Group.  We will launch a new research paper by Mike Farrington and Dr Ali Wigzell.   An expert panel of speakers will explore how practitioners develop and sustain relationships, and consider the wider organisational and systemic factors that shape the conditions for practice. 

Date: 10 March 2026
Time: 12.30-3.00pm (incl. refreshments and networking). The seminar itself will run from 1.00 - 2.30pm.
Location: London (Garden Court Chambers, 9 Carmelite Street, London, EC4Y 0DR)

The event will be hybrid and FREE for members.

The session will include practice-based insights and reflections from the field, followed by a discussion and Q&A with speakers and participants. This seminar will be of particular interest to practitioners, managers, researchers, policymakers, and all those committed to creating a youth justice system that works with children. 

Panellists:

Chair, Kate Aubrey-Johnson, Garden Court Chambers

Luke Billingham, Hackney Quest/ Open University

Shannen Merwick, Manager, Youth Justice Service, Leicester City

Zoya Wallington, Rounded,

A youth justice-experienced young person in conversation with Laura Janes

Mike Farrington, Concrete Rose

Ali Wigzell, University of Nottingham