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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.
Care Review: Focus on Stigma
In this video Josh MacAlister, chair of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care is joined by an expert panel, including Prof. Julie Selwyn from the Bright Spots team, to consider the question: “Does the stigma of care prevent care experienced people from having a fair chance to flourish?"
Helping young people get to know their social workers in Middlesborough
Middlesbrough helped workers and children tget to know each other better by creating ‘about me’ sheets
Helping care leavers feel more settled in Stockport
Stockport has developed community hubs which help care leavers increase their network of support and feel more settled
Engaging care leavers in service development in Warrington
Warrington employed two care-experienced young people to join their Participation Service as Child in Care Ambassadors.
Sharing Bright Spots survey findings in Sheffield
Sheffield developed a two-stage process for making sure their whole service understood and acted upon the findings of their Bright Spots survey
Stockport Local Pantry
Stockport Local Pantry links care leavers to community hubs in order to help them feel settled in their neighbourhoods and financially and practically supported.
10,000 voices webinar: Looked after children and young people’s views on their well-being
Webinar for Cascade providing an overview of the findings from the Your Life Your Care survey and what children in care said about their well-being.
Helping children to know and trust their social workers in St Helens
St Helens developed various tools and service-wide strategies to ensure children know and trust their social workers better.
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