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Improving the well-being of fostered children in Sheffield
In response to their Bright Spots survey findings, Sheffield Fostering Service highlighted five areas to improve the wellbeing of fostered children
Helping care leavers in Oldham feel safe and settled where they live
How Oldham have developed an effective multi-agency approach between their housing and leaving care services
Maintaining support for young people in Stockport
Stockport developed a mentoring scheme enabling key workers to become mentors to young people, ensuring long term support
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
Involving young people in service development in Dorset
Dorset have developed a collaborative approach to service planning that involves care leavers
Your Life Beyond Care: disability and stigma
In this video Dr. Claire Baker shares key findings from the Bright Spots 'Your Life Beyond Care' survey, focusing on stigma and disability
Your Life Beyond Care: do care leavers understand why they were in care?
In this video Dr. Claire Baker shares key findings from the Bright Spots 'Your Life Beyond Care' survey about whether care leavers feel that someone has explained why they were in care
Helping children in care spend more time in nature in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire Children Services worked with a local conservation project to give children the chance to spend time planting trees
Promoting body positivity among children in care in Sheffield
Sheffield Children in Care Council organised a positive body image fashion show to encourage children to love themselves just the way they are.
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on care leavers’ well-being
This report compare the ‘What Makes Life Good?’ pre-pandemic data to data from 2020 to 2021, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.