What is the Voices Creative Writing Competition?

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpNOxfE3vwc[/embed] The Voices Creative Writing Competition 2025 will open for entries in September. The Voices Creative Writing Competition is a positive and celebratory platform for young people in or leaving care to express their feelings creatively and he

Voices 2020

This year’s competition saw its highest response to date, with over 300 entries on the theme of ‘Dreams’ submitted from across the country. Winners were announced across five different categories: primary (age 4-10), lower secondary (age 11-14), upper secondary (age 15-17) and care leavers (ag

What can I do if I don’t like my placement?

If you are in care and don't like your placement, it is important that you can explain the things you don’t like to your social worker or carers. First steps Make a list of the things you don’t like and the changes you want to make things better. You might not get everything you want but i

Independent Review of Children’s Social Care

The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care was announced in March 2021 and was been set up by the government to make sure children and young people in and leaving care get the support they need. This was an important opportunity to shape social care (social workers, being in care, leaving

About the Bright Spots Programme

The Bright Spots Programme is a research and service improvement tool that works to ensure that care-experienced children and young people have a say in decisions that impact their lives. Developed by Coram Voice in partnership with Professor Julie Selwyn at the Rees Centre, University of Oxford, wi