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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.
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 North Tyneside gathered young people’s priorities for change – New Belongings Programme
North Tyneside wanted to identify priority areas to focus on in their New Belongings action plan from the widest possible range of care leavers.
Ensuring young voices are heard in Dorset using the Lundy model
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.
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.
Amplify Awards 2022: Wakefield Children in Care Council
A video highlighting the work of Wakefield's Children in Care Council, including creating a training for social workers, and advising on the Corporate Parenting Strategy.
What do children in care tell us is important to their well-being?
This short video explains what children in care say is most important to them including topics such as having trusting relationships, pets, friends and having fun.
Measuring Outcomes for Care Leavers
Brights Spots findings were used to make recommendations on how to improve the measures currently in use by local authorities for their care leavers.
Disability, disparity and demand report
Analysis of the numbers and experiences of children in care and care leavers with a disability or long-term health condition.