8th October 2024
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Exploring language and its impact, through Outcomes Star development

Content note: this blog includes references to domestic abuse and thoughts about the language used in the domestic abuse support sector. Our review into the Empowerment Star began in November 2023.  As part of our research (which you can read more about in our previous blog here) we have been having important conversations about the […]






17th July 2024

Reviewing and updating the Empowerment Star

A brief update on the continuing review of the Empowerment Star.






26th June 2024
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Using the Outcomes Stars – from Practitioner to Trainer

Farida Thomson reflects on her personal experience of using the Outcomes Stars (specifically My Star and Family Star Plus) as a practitioner.






16th April 2024
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New Offline App – coming soon

We’re working on a brand-new Offline App to empower practitioners to complete Stars collaboratively on screen with the people they support, without needing an internet connection.






16th April 2024
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5 Tips for using Star Data in your Reports and Evaluations

Tips on how to use Star data to evidence your organisations impact, and how to include these in your annual trustee reports.






12th December 2023
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Making integration work for organisations using Outcomes Stars™

With our Integration Pilot well underway, we’ve got some news about it’s future as well as some reflections on what we’ve learnt so far.






24th October 2023
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Evidence that the Star accurately reflects change occurring during service provision

Three reasons Star readings can reflect changes that occur during service provision.






28th September 2023

Share your feedback on the Empowerment Star

If you are an organisation or practitioner using the Empowerment Star – we would like to hear from you! Contribute your feedback for a new edition of the Empowerment Star – the Outcomes Star for women who have experienced domestic violence.






3rd July 2023

Continually evolving Outcomes Star Online

When we launched the new and improved Outcomes Star Online platform in 2020, we were aware that what we were launching was a Minimum Viable Product. We knew it was only the start of where we could use digital technology to help people get the most out of the Outcomes Star. Following a year of […]






3rd July 2023

Outcomes Stars in children’s social care settings

We’ve been noticing an increase in enquiries about using the Star in children’s social care, which may reflect upcoming changes in the requirements for outcomes measurement and keywork in this sector. The Department for Education’s recently consulted on a new children’s social care national framework and indicators dashboard, and we were pleased to contribute to […]