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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
An Evaluation of the Bright Spots Programme
This evaluation explores how local authorities had used the findings from the Bright Spots surveys to improve the lives of the children they look after.
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.
New Belongings Programme: Baseline evaluation report
An independent evaluation of the New Belongings Programme funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
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.
Child-centred care plans in Hampshire
The LA simplified the care plan templates used at looked after reviews. The new plan has to be completed with the child rather than a document written by the social worker about the child.
Helping care-experienced children and young people in Oxfordshire have access to pets
Oxfordshire created the role of Ambassador for Animals to promote care-experienced children and young people having time with animals and access to pets
Promoting positive self-esteem among care-experienced children and young people in Bromley
Bromley Children in Care Council worked on a range of cultural resources to promote positive self esteem among care-experienced children and young people