England
Resolution Ready provides consultancy, training and facilitation for children’s services, charities and community organisations. We bring safeguarding, service review, policy support and facilitation together so teams can think clearly and make sound decisions. Our approach is rights-based and trauma-informed.
Change management, Evaluation and impact, Facilitation, Governance, Strategic planning, Team building
Children, young people and families, Community development, Health and social care, Infrastructure organisations, LGBTQI+
Resolution Ready works nationally with councils, children’s trusts and charities to improve services for children and families. We currently support more than 15 local authorities across England, including Birmingham, Bradford, Hull, East Riding, South Gloucestershire and Newham, delivering statutory complaint investigations, service reviews, audits and professional learning.
Alongside this statutory work, we are deeply rooted in the voluntary and community sector. James Anderson has held non-executive and trustee roles in housing, LGBTQ+ inclusion and asylum support, and continues to advise charities on governance, safeguarding and service development. Resolution Ready also provides consulting support to small and medium voluntary organisations, helping them strengthen accountability, structure and strategy.
Through Thinking Differently with LEGO® Serious Play®, we work with charities, partnerships and community groups to co-produce solutions, explore challenges creatively and embed meaningful change. This combination of statutory expertise and voluntary sector leadership means we can bridge perspectives, build trust and provide support that is both practical and inclusive.
James Anderson is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMgr FCMI), holding postgraduate-level qualifications in strategic management and leadership (CMI Level 7 Extended Diploma, supported by CMI Level 5 Diploma). He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).
Alongside leadership credentials, James is a certified LEGO® Serious Play® facilitator (Registration No. 1408), a registered member of the International Association of Facilitators, and a member of the Association of Child Protection Professionals. These memberships reflect his commitment to professional standards, reflective practice and continuous development.
He has undertaken specialist professional learning in counselling, mental health, trauma-informed practice, harmful sexual behaviour, advocacy for children and young people, and family group conferencing. This breadth of training supports a rights-based, trauma-informed approach to consultancy.
Together, these qualifications combine strategic leadership, facilitation expertise and deep knowledge of children’s services, giving Resolution Ready a distinctive mix of credibility and practical insight.
James Anderson, founder and principal consultant
I have spent more than 20 years working at a senior level across children’s services, safeguarding, quality assurance, complaints and early help. I founded Resolution Ready to bring that experience together in a way that is practical, values-led and genuinely useful to the people we work with.
My primary specialism is statutory complaints and investigation work. I have led over 75 Children Act 1989 investigations, including stage 2 complex cases, and continue to work nationally as an independent investigating officer, independent person and panel chair.
I am a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMgr FCMI), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), a certified LEGO® Serious Play® facilitator, a member of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) and a Member of the Association of Child Protection Professionals (AoCPP). I am also a peer reviwer for Child Abuse Review (Wiley).