Listening and engaging with care-experienced individuals: A good practice guide

A co-produced practice guide supporting stakeholders who work with care-experienced young people in consultations, training or other forms of engagement.A co-produced practice guide supporting stakeholders who work with care-experienced young people in consultations, training or other forms of engagement.

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Listening and engaging with care-experienced individuals: A good practice guide

A co-produced practice guide supporting stakeholders who work with care-experienced young people in consultations, training or other forms of engagement.

Published 14 May 2025

Messages to the Minister

In autumn 2024, following the general election and appointment of a new Children’s Minister, A National Voice launched a consultation to gather the views of care-experienced young people. We asked: What do you want the new Children’s Minister to focus on to make care better?

Published 16 April 2025 By A National Voice

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.

Published 7 April 2025

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.

Published 7 April 2025

The wellbeing of children in care and care leavers – learning from the Bright Spots Programme: Strategic Briefing

This strategic briefing provides an overview of the key messages from the Bright Spots Programme including key findings, practice examples and quotes from children and young people.

Published 2 April 2025 By Julie Selwyn, Linda Briheim-Crookall and Claire Baker

Truly listening – learning from the Bright Spots pilot in Scotland

2022 video from the team at CELCIS, who partnered with Coram Voice to launch a pilot of the Bright Spots Programme in Scotland,

Published 1 April 2025

Measuring what matters: what care leavers’ say is important to their well-being

Dr. Claire Baker discusses findings from the Bright Spots Programme at a EUSARF conference in September 2023

Published 1 April 2025

Making change happen: Reflections and impact from the Bright Spots Programme Scottish pilot

A short film highlighting the impact of the Bright Spots pilot in Scotland, hearing from two of the local authorities that took part and the changes that they have made.

Published 1 April 2025

Voice, data and measuring what matters to children: learning from the Bright Spots Programme

Coram Voice co-authored reports for the DfE exploring how to capture youth voice in children's social care data by drawing on learning from the Bright Spots Programme. 

Published 5 March 2025

Understanding What Makes Life Good for Children in Care and Care Leavers: Improving Wellbeing

A webinar about the origins of the Bright Spots Programme, some of the national findings and examples of local authority work.

Published 28 February 2025