18 Nov 24
This year at A National Voice’s Amplify event we recognised some of the excellent work being done by children in care councils and care leaver forums in England.
Our Voice Award is for groups that have shared their story in order to improve the care system. This year’s winners were members of Kent’s Our Children and Young People in Care Councils. They created a short film called Listen Up! about the importance of listening to the voices of children and young people.
One of the young people who took part in the project said:
“The Listen Up project is simple idea, but it has had a massive impact on everyone involved. As a young person the thought of going up and delivering the presentation was amazing. The film and presentation combined with young people delivering it served as our announcement to our Corporate Parents about what is actually important to us and what our needs really are. The process of making the film and presentation was fantastic and I can’t wait for it to be used in training for other services in Kent County Council.”
Kent’s Director Countywide Children’s Services said:
“Hearing children’s experiences was emotional, but also left leaders feeling proud about the decisions we make and the way we set things going forward to improve children’s outcomes. Leaders were left inspired thinking what more can be done to improve children’s outcomes and provide opportunities.”