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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
Leaving care teams in Coventry helped combat loneliness by organising activities around Christmas time.
Engaging young people to monitor progress in Sheffield
Sheffield set up a scrutiny panel so that children and young people could monitor and challeng progress on action plans
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
Engaging young people in pathway planning in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire improved the quality and timeliness of pathway plans by making young people feel more involved
Tackling stigma against care-experienced children in Sheffield
Sheffield Children in Care Council created a video to be shown in school assemblies, bust common myths about children in care
Making local authority language more child-focused in North Somerset
North Somerset used their Bright Spots findings to rethink their pledge to children in care and to change the de-personalising language used by professionals.
Building confidence around cooking and budgeting in the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight Leaving Care Team set up monthly come dine with us sessions for care leavers where a group plan, budget, prepare, cook and then eat a meal together.