How the Bright Spots Programme helped shape change in Powys

Dr Holly Gordon of Powys Council shares how they went about delivering the Bright Spots surveys, getting responses and working with the findings.

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How the Bright Spots Programme helped shape change in Powys

Dr Holly Gordon of Powys Council shares how they went about delivering the Bright Spots surveys, getting responses and working with the findings.

Published 1 September 2023

How Hull created a podcast to help young people deal with changes of social worker

Hull partnered with their children in care council to address the impact on children of changes in social worker. They created a podcast for all staff and introduced new ways of working to improve this area of practice.

Published 1 April 2023

How Hull helped young people see their family more often

Hull supported their children to see their family more by creating a working group of key staff and offering more training on the subject.

Published 1 April 2023

How Hull tackled bullying of children in care

Hull partnered with their children in care council to tackle the issue of bullying. They created a podcast for all staff and introduced new ways of working to improve this area of practice.

Published 1 April 2023

How Hull made plans to challenge stigma

After young people told them that ‘adults do things to make them feel embarrassed’, Hull chose to tackle this issue and offered staff more specific training.

Published 1 April 2023

How Hull created a film to keep young people informed of plans

To make sure all children were well informed, Hull wrote a letter to each child and social workers created a film about their planned work.

Published 1 April 2023

How Hull developed opportunities for young people to make friends

Hull developed more opportunities for children and young people to have fun together and offered more training to staff to focus on this issue.

Published 1 April 2023

How young people in Hull challenged perceptions of care experience with posters

Hull’s children in care council produced 12 screen prints to show people that they, like other children, also have hopes and fears.

Published 1 April 2023

How Hull co-produced their policy and practice

Findings from Hull’s Bright Spots surveys have helped shape their new practice standards and corporate parenting strategy.

Published 1 April 2023

How Hertfordshire created a support group for care experienced parents – New Belongings Programme

Hertfordshire created ‘Ohana’ to provide care-experienced young parents with a free and friendly support group.

Published 1 April 2023