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Helping young people get to know their social workers in Middlesborough
Middlesbrough helped workers and children get to know each other better by creating ‘about me’ sheets.
Helping care leavers feel more settled in Stockport – New Belongings Programme
Stockport has developed community hubs which help care leavers increase their network of support and feel more settled
Engaging care leavers in service development in Warrington
Warrington employed two care-experienced young people to join their Participation Service as Child in Care Ambassadors.
Sharing Bright Spots survey findings in Sheffield
Sheffield developed a two-stage process for making sure their whole service understood and acted upon the findings of their Bright Spots survey.
Helping children to know and trust their social workers in St Helens
St Helens developed various tools and service-wide strategies to ensure children know and trust their social workers better.
Improving the emotional health and well-being of care experienced children and young people in Warrington
Warrington devoloped new roles and services to ensure care-experienced children and young people have immediate access to practical and emotional support
Championing the voices of the children in St Helens
St Helens set up a monthly ‘Voice of the Child Champions’ group made up of representatives from each Children’s Social Care team.
Making Christmas special for care leavers in Coventry – New Belongings Programme
Leaving care teams in Coventry helped combat loneliness by organising activities around Christmas time.
Engaging young people in a scrutiny panel to monitor progress in Sheffield
Sheffield set up a scrutiny panel so that children and young people could monitor and challenge progress on action plans.
How North Somerset developed child-led reviews
In North Somerset, children in care now have more of a say in how their reviews are organised.