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Amplify Awards 2024: Middlesbrough – Care Ambassadors
Care Ambassadors are supported by the council to be a voice for care-experienced young people in their area.
Amplify Awards 2024: Westmorland & Furness Council – Young Inspectors
Young Inspectors are empowered to challenge service providers and celebrate children and young people's projects.
Amplify Awards 2024: Wakefield Build Our Futures Children in Care Council – Bad rules lead to bad behaviour
Wakefield's Children in Care Council helped to design training to help carers negotiate better rules for children in care.
Amplify Awards 2024: North Yorkshire Care Champions – My First Night Project
North Yorkshire Care Champions wanted to find ways to help new looked after children feel more settled on their first night in care.
Amplify Awards 2024: Sunderland Change Council – Care-experienced cook book
Sunderland's Change Council created a 'care-experienced cook book' to help young people improve their cooking skills and learn kitchen techniques
Preventing the use of bin bags during home moves for children in care in Wigan
Wigan's Children in Care Council, A Million Voices, took part in a national campaign against the use of bin bags for when children in care move home.
Care leavers influencing local housing policy in York
York’s care leaver forum, I Still Matter, used their voice to challenge senior managers and elected members to improve housing for care leavers.
How reflecting on Bright Spots findings helps us hear the voices of children in care in Wales
A presentation from Professor Sally Holland explaining why she commissioned the Bright Spots surveys in Wales.
Exploring Expertise: How does the Bright Spots Programme help local authorities to listen to the voices of their children and young people?
A video of Dr Claire Barker, Senior Practice Advisor at Coram Voice, highlighting how a focus on well-being can help us understand what matters most to children in care and care leavers.
Stigma and Disability – care leavers’ views
A video exploring care leaver’s responses to the Bright Spots Your Life Beyond Care survey. More specifically, what are their views and experiences in relation to stigma and disability?