These resources are designed to support you in leading engaging and inspiring sessions for children and young people with care experience aged 4-25, helping them explore the competition’s theme, ‘My Voice’. Through these activities, you’ll guide participants in reflecting on this theme, sharing their unique perspectives, and developing creative ideas that they may build on in future to enter the competition.
We encourage you to approach this guide as a flexible framework that you can adapt to your own style and skills, and the interests of the young people you work with. The competition celebrates all forms of expression—from poems and stories to songs and raps—so feel free to explore a range of media and approaches that resonate with your group. Our aim is to empower you to create a space where children and young people feel inspired, confident, and excited to share their voice with the world. Use it as a flexible starting point and adapt it to suit the needs of the young people you work with.