ABOUT US
OUR MISSION
At Nurture Futures, we exist to support and sustain professionals working in children’s social care, health, justice, and
education,through equity-focused,practice-informed,and outcome-seeking training, coaching, and mentoring.
We aim to co-create safe and reflective learning spaces where practitioners can grow, thrive, and build resilience. By nurturing the well-being and capacity of those who support others, we aim to strengthen their ability 'to work with' so as support the transformation of the lives of children, families, and communities. We nurture you so you can nurture yourself and others.
OUR VALUES
Equity and Justice: We challenge systemic inequities and champion racial, cultural, and social justice in all our activities, ensuring fairer and more inclusive outcomes.
Relational safety, Care and Belonging: We place relationships at the heart of our work, fostering attachment, belonging,spiritual well-being and cultural attunement as the foundation for human flourishing.
Practitioner Wellbeing and Mutual Care: We believe the well-being of practitioners and the people they serve are interdependent—and we prioritise care for both.
Transformative Learning and Practice: We deliver innovative, evidence-informed learning that encourages professionals to work with humility, creativity, and feel empowered in complex systems.
OUR AIM
We co-create safe learning spaces and professional communities rooted in values of equity, justice, and practitioner wellbeing. Our approach recognises both the sacrifices and the secondary trauma experienced by helpers, emphasising mutual care as the foundation for transformative relationships with individuals and communities..
OUR APPROACH - NURTURING YOU TO NURTURING OTHERS
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Working with humility,
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Seeking human flourishing
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Promoting secure attachment and belonging as guiding principles.
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Mind the research and evidence base of human development,
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Centering cultural and spirit filled practices that relieve, restore, and heal.
OUR STORY
Dr Beverley Barnett-Jones, h.c, MBE, and Miss Donna Bailey, M.A., are founders of Nurture Futures. Collectively, we have over 60 years of experience working with children and families. We are two Black female professionals. We have lived and professional experience which we feel has enabled us to hold the tension between the necessity to protect the most vulnerable from harm – children - whilst recognising the systemic harms done to the most ‘vulnerable ‘ families and communities not only by the wider environmental, social and cultural factors which perpetuate the vicious inequities in our society but sometimes by the very systems of care and support being offered.
WHO WE ARE
Dr Beverley Barnett-Jones h.c, MBE – Co-Founder & Director
Beverley is a social work and family justice leader with over 30 years of experience working in children’s social care, family justice, and system reform. She is a practicing Christian and her faih underpins her work in seeking justice, equity and a kinder world. Awarded an MBE in 2018, She has pioneered innovative services, including Family Drug and Alcohol Courts and intensive intervention programs for Mothers and fathers with complex needs and living in complex circumstances. She recently ended her role as Associate Director, (Practice and
System Impact) at the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory to pursue new ventures.She uses her voice to serve on various advisory boards shaping national policy and practice in relation to children and families known to early childhood services inclusive of childrens social care.
Miss Donna Bailey, BA & M.A – Co-Founder & Director
Donna is a social worker and advocate for families with over 15 years’ experience in family support, child protection, and independent social work. She specialises in supporting parents with learning disabilities, mentors newly qualified social workers, and delivers trauma-informed interventions for families. She is committed to equity, trust, and empowering families to thrive.She has worked in multi-disciplinary teams as the lead social worker and is qualified in a range of evidenced based parenting and child interventions inclusive of Parent Assess. VIPP-SD,
Triple P, and Reflective Parenting.
Mr. Jeremy Vanes CIPD – Associate
Jeremy, or Jez, is an experienced public service leader and workplace coach. He has chaired four NHS Trusts between 2013 and 2024, all rated ‘Good’ by the CQC. A Chartered Manager, he has a proven track record in equity, equality, diversity, and inclusion (EEDI), pioneering strategies that foster collectivist cultures and strengthen equality law. He works as a collaborative ally to champion fairness and justice in public services for those delivering such services and for those receiving them.
Jeremy offers 1:1 mentoring and coaching and ‘allied group coaching’ in partnership with the founders, providing a unique insight and reflective space to those negotiating their professional development journeys and experiencing both structural and interpersonal barriers and challenges in progressing their careers. This allied group coaching provides unique insights and strategies to successfully navigate the hills and valleys of professional development.
