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Keeping in Touch: looked after children and young people’s views on their contact arrangements
Professor Julie Selwyn and Shirley Lewis share important insights into children in care’s views on staying connected with family.
Exploring the stigma of care experience in school
West Sussex Children in Care Council held workshops on addressing stigma at school, focusing particularly on children being taken out of class.
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10,000 Voices: The views of children in care on their well-being
This Bright Spots report analyses responses from children in care aged 4- 18 years to the Your Life Your Care survey between 2016 and 2021. The report gives an insight into children in care’s subjective wellbeing and what they feel makes their lives good.
Helping children locate and connect with people who are important to them
Dechaun Malcolm, Children’s Rights Officer for Southwark Council, talks about Reconnect, a service that helps children and young people aged 5-25 in Southwark to locate and connect with people who are important to them.
Developing a family focused environment for children in North Yorkshire
Jonny Hoyle, Development Lead, North Yorkshire, shares some of the work that North Yorkshire County Council has achieved under its “family focused” agenda.
Improving access to the Children in Care Council in Bexley
Bexley incorporated their Children in Care Council into an existing Homework Club, allowing more children to attend and share their experiences of school
Place and purpose: what matters to care leavers?
Dr. Claire Baker shares key findings from Bright Spots' Your Life Beyond Care survey
Staying Connected webinar
A webinar exploring the Bright Spots Staying Connected report on looked after children and young people’s feelings about contact and family time.
Building a more creative school curriculum for children in care in Sheffield
In response to their Bright Spots survey, the virtual school in Sheffield worked to develop a more creative curriculum to challenge the stigma facing children in care
Improving communication between children and young people and their social workers
North Somerset social workers brought in introduction cards so that children in care could get to know them better