Fiona Walker
Head of Centre for Tailored Projects and Consultancy
f.walker@nfer.ac.uk, +44 (0)1753 637319
Fiona offers project direction on a number of sponsored projects and manages the NFER programme of research for the Local Government Group. She has directed sponsored work for local authorities and other clients, including children and young people’s attitudes, perceptions and behaviours surveys used to inform local authority and children’s trust planning and commissioning. She was co-director on the DCSF sponsored Tellus4 survey.
Previously Fiona managed community childcare centres for Westminster Children’s Society and a family resource centre for the Family Welfare Association. She also worked as Children’s Fund Programme Manager for Slough Borough Council, commissioning, monitoring and evaluating early intervention and preventative services for children 5-13 years and their families. Whilst working for Slough, Fiona developed her interest in children and young people’s participation, leading on this area for the authority and the wider Children’s Trust. She also supported the introduction of the Common Assessment Framework, working with the children’s services integration officer to roll out an extensive CAF training programme across the Children’s Trust.