Theme
Category
Measuring Outcomes for Care Leavers
Brights Spots findings were used to make recommendations on how to improve the measures currently in use by local authorities for their care leavers.
The Grand Campaign – final report
This A National Voice report looks at problems with the Setting Up Home Allowance for care leavers.
Disability, Disparity and Demand report
Analysis of the numbers and experiences of children in care and care leavers with a disability or long-term health condition.
Integrating Bright Spots into Community Parenting Strategy
'A Brighter Future' sets out what it means for the council to be a ‘good parent’, based on what children and young people say matters.
Engaging young people in the future of Somerset’s children’s homes
Somerset in Care and Somerset Leaving Care Councils won first place in our Collaboration category in the A National Voice awards 2023 for a project engaging young people in planning the future of the county's residential children's homes.
Street Sessions: building the skills and confidence of care leavers in North Yorkshire – New Belongings Programme
North Yorkshire ran a 10-week course for care leavers which helped them improve their self-esteem and practical skills.
Engaging non-verbal children in West Sussex
West Sussex supported a disabled young person to answer questions from the Your Life, Your care survey, by adapting questions into picture cards.
Stable Homes, Built on Love: building strong and loving relationships
This consultation session with young people focused on children in care and care leavers having and maintaining loving relationships with people who are important to them.
Stable Homes, Built on Love: Participation workers
A session for workers who support participation and engagement within children’s social care to share what is working well and what the barriers are to good participation and engagement.
Stable Homes, Built on Love: Staying connected to family and friends, brothers and sisters
This consultation session with young people looked at the proposals outlined in ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ about building strong and loving relationships