created by Terry Galloway
published on 08 July 2023
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We have had many organisations and local authorities ask us for resources they can use with their young people so we have created this workshop for facilitators to use.
This is designed to help young people think about the both indirect and direct discrimination so they can putt it into context.
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created by Simon Newing
published on 14 November 2021
Christmas is a time of year when many care leavers feel lonely and isolated. Around the UK there are great people organising christmas dinners and other events for care leavers to help them at this time of year. We're putting together a list of events taking place in 2021 so you can find your local event and offer some support.
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created by Terry Galloway
published on 27 October 2021
Harrow Council – one of the first in UK to adopt pioneering charter
Harrow Council has become one of the first local authorities in the UK to sign up to a new charter enshrining the rights of care-experienced parents. The charter, ‘Supporting parents in and leaving care’ was developed by care-experienced parents working with professionals from charities and local authorities.
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created by Terry Galloway
published on 30 September 2021
PRESS RELEASE 30/09/2021
Local Authorities are required to submit data returns annually to the DfE covering children in care and care leavers.
The DfE have today published statutory guidance and given 6 months’ notice in a letter to every Director of Children’s Social Care of the changes which will effect the 2022-23 Reporting year and beyond.
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created by Carrie Wilson-Harrop
published on 24 September 2021
Local offers – Fit for purpose?
Local offers are a way for Local Authority to set out their entitlements for Care Leavers under their care. However, working directly with care leavers I found that many either still were not clear on their entitlements or they had real struggles with accessing their entitlements.
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