How North Tyneside gathered young people’s priorities for change

North Tyneside wanted to identify priority areas to focus on in their New Belongings action plan from the widest possible range of care leavers.

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How North Tyneside gathered young people’s priorities for change

North Tyneside wanted to identify priority areas to focus on in their New Belongings action plan from the widest possible range of care leavers.

Published 1 April 2025

How Hull created a video about their Bright Spots findings

Hull’s children in care council made a film, Dream On, based on what their Bright Spots findings told them about how their children in care feel. The film acts as a reminder to always keep their work focused on children.

Published 1 April 2025

How Hull created a film to keep young people informed of plans

To make sure all children were well informed, Hull wrote a letter to each child and social workers created a film about their planned work.

Published 1 April 2025

How Hull co-produced their policy and practice

Findings from Hull’s Bright Spots surveys have helped shape their new practice standards and corporate parenting strategy.

Published 1 April 2025

How Hertfordshire got young people involved in improving care leaver support

Hertfordshire created a series of opportunities for young people to get involved in designing and implementing changes to the care leaver service.

Published 1 April 2025

How Hertfordshire co-produced their Practice Standards

Young people worked alongside leaving care managers to address the varying levels of support available to care leavers in Hertfordshire.

Published 1 April 2025

How Hertfordshire co-produced their corporate parenting strategy

Hertfordshire’s Corporate Parenting Strategy is representative of the voices of their children and young people, using their own language.

Published 1 April 2025

Ensuring young voices are heard in Dorset

Hear from Dorset Council about how they worked with their Bright Spots survey findings to ensure the voices of their young people were heard in service improvement.

Published 1 April 2025

Changing professional language to reduce stigma in Kent

Kent’s children in care council identified that the language some professionals used felt stigmatizing, so they suggested some changes.

Published 25 March 2025

Build Our Futures children in care council – video highlights

A video highlighting the work of Suffolk's CiCC, including creating a training for social workers, and advising on the Corporate Parenting Strategy.

Published 19 March 2025