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How Hull created a video to help people understand what life is like as a looked after child – Dream On
Hull’s children in care council made a film, Dream On, based on what their Bright Spots findings told them about how their children in care feel. The film acts as a reminder to always keep their work focused on children.
The Subjective Well-being of Children in Care of the State
A presentation delivered at the Well-being Research and Policy Conference focusing on national findings from the Bright Spots Programme.
The long view: What do children tell us about being in care?
In this video Professor Julie Selwyn, Professor of Education and Adoption University of Oxford, discusses evidence and research which contain lessons for the care system
Identity – Do care leavers understand why they were in care?
A video exploring care leavers' responses to the Bright Spots Your Life Beyond Care survey. More specifically, do they feel that someone has explained to them why they were in care?
Webinar: What matters to children in care and care leavers’ well-being?
This 2022 webinar from Research In Practice shares key learnings from the Bright Spots Programme so that professionals can better support children in care and care leavers.
Care Review: Focus on Stigma
In this video, Josh MacAlister and Professor Julie Selwyn consider the question: “Does the stigma of care prevent care experienced people from having a fair chance to flourish?"
10,000 voices webinar: Looked after children and young people’s views on their well-being
Webinar for Cascade providing an overview of the findings from the Your Life Your Care survey and what children in care said about their well-being.
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.
Evaluation of Bright Spots Programme
This evaluation explored how local authorities have used findings from the Bright Spots surveys to improve the lives of the children they look after.