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Achieving 80% response rate in the Bright Spots Your Life Beyond Care survey

A presentation from Isle of Wight Council about the effective strategy they used to hear from as many of their young people as possible.

Published 29 September 2023
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Increasing children and young people’s involvement in the Bright Spots surveys

A presentation from Hertfordshire County Council about their project management approach to running the Bright Spots children in care survey.

Published 29 September 2023
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10,000 Voices: The views of children in care on their well-being report

This Bright Spots report analyses responses from children in care aged 4- 18 years to the Your Life Your Care survey between 2016 and 2021.  The report gives an insight into children in care’s subjective wellbeing and what they feel makes their lives good.

Published 7 November 2022 By Professor Julie Selwyn, Linda Briheim-Crookall, Bright Spots team

Disability, Disparity and Demand – OPEN forum webinar

Dr Claire Baker, Senior Practice Adviser at Coram Voice, spoke at an international and cross-sector event about supporting care leavers with disability.

Published 12 August 2025 By Dr Claire Baker

Hull: Shine Bright anti-bullying song

Bullying can have a detrimental impact on well-being, so Hull YVIC composed an original song which celebrates individuality and embraces difference.

Published 1 August 2025

Disability, Disparity and Demand – Making Research Count webinar

Dr Claire Baker presents findings from the Disability, Disparity and Demand report which highlights what we do (and importantly do not) know about the numbers and experiences of children in care and care leavers with a disability.

Published 11 June 2025 By Dr Claire Baker

The Grand Campaign – Setting Up Home Allowance webinar

This webinar explores findings from The Grand Campaign - A National Voice's latest report on the challenges faced by care leavers across England.

Published 6 June 2025

A Social Prescribing approach to supporting care-experienced young people

East Sussex worked with a NHS Trust to help their care-experienced young people with additional needs to access relevant support.

Published 5 June 2025 By Darren Edwardes

Challenges, barriers and promoting disabled care leavers’ rights in practice

A presentation exploring some of the most common issues that advocates encounter when supporting disabled care leavers and how we can best respond to these challenges.

Published 5 June 2025 By Emma Robinson

Disability, Disparity and Demand report: Summary of findings

This Coram Voice report looks at what we do, and importantly do not know about children in and leaving care with a disability or long-term health condition in England.

Published 5 June 2025 By Dr Claire Baker