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.

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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.

Published 28 February 2025

Tackling the language of care – training video

North Yorkshire Care Champions made a training film for professionals about what needs to change and ways to better support children and young people in care.

Published 24 February 2025

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.

Published 4 November 2024 By Professor Julie Selwyn and Dr. Claire Baker

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.

Published 2 October 2024 By Dr Claire Baker and Linda Briheim-Crookall

Integrating Bright Spots into Community Parenting Strategy

Sheffield have used their recent Bright Spots findings to structure their new Community Parenting Strategy. This means that what matters to children and young people in and leaving care is at the very centre of what they do as corporate parents.

Published 11 September 2024

Engaging non-verbal children in West Sussex

West Sussex supported a disabled young person to answer questions from the Your Life, Your care survey, by adapting questions into picture cards.

Published 25 June 2024

Stable Homes, Built on Love: Participation workers

A session for workers who support participation and engagement within children’s social care to share what is working well and what the barriers are to good participation and engagement.

Published 19 June 2024

Stable Homes, Built on Love: experiences of residential care

What do young people with experience of residential care think about proposals outlined in ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ and what would they like from staff and leaders within residential care?

Published 19 June 2024 By A National Voice

Stable Homes Built on Love: supporting mental health and well-being

This consultation session with young people focused on how professionals could best support children and young people’s mental health and well-being.

Published 18 June 2024 By A National Voice

Stable Homes, Built on Love: rethinking Independent Visitors, befriending and mentoring

This in-person workshop with young people was part of the Amplify 2023 event. The workshop focused on independent visitors, befriending and mentoring services.

Published 18 June 2024 By A National Voice