Dudley: ‘Dear Social Worker’ poster highlighting what children want from the relationship

Young people created a poster about what they wanted from their social workers, and how they can develop positive and meaningful relationships.

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Dudley: ‘Dear Social Worker’ poster highlighting what children want from the relationship

Young people created a poster about what they wanted from their social workers, and how they can develop positive and meaningful relationships.

Published 14 May 2025

Listening and engaging with care-experienced individuals: A good practice guide for the Local Government Association

A co-produced practice guide supporting those who work with care-experienced young people in consultations, training or other forms of engagement.

Published 14 May 2025

Sheffield: Improving health services by raising GP’s awareness of care experience

Sheffield Care Leavers’ Union started conversations with local GPs and health service providers to improve services for care-experienced young people.

Published 14 May 2025

Just Do It: An event for young people in Sheffield to have fun and do activities

Young people wanted more chances to have fun and make friends. Sheffield set up ‘Just Do It’, an event to showcase local organisations and ways to get involved in fun things.

Published 14 May 2025

The importance of pets for care leavers in Stockport

Almost half of care leavers in Stockport own a pet; a relationship which provides them with love, companionship and emotional support.

Published 12 May 2025

Sheffield: Care-experienced Voice and Influence workers to support coproduction

Sheffield created new paid roles for care-experienced young people to run training sessions with social workers and develop guidance packs for Health colleagues.

Published 12 May 2025

Wandsworth: Monthly well-being​ allowance for​ care leavers​

Wandsworth worked alongside care leavers to trial a monthly well-being budget, which supports them to maintain hobbies and do fun activities.

Published 12 May 2025

Hull: A card game to help professionals engage with what matters most to children in care

Children in care created 'The cards you're dealt', a card game which is used by the Council to interview new social work candidates and in group supervisions.

Published 12 May 2025

Amplify Awards 2024: Wandsworth Black In Care Council – Workshops

A safe space for black care-experienced young men to come together, offer each other support with shared issues and to discuss aspirations for the future.

Published 29 April 2025

Amplify Awards 2024: Barnsley Care4Us Council – Performance piece to highlight youth voice

Young people created a performance piece to express their experience of care and to highlight to workers the importance of listening to youth voice on care-related matters.

Published 29 April 2025