ExChange – Building better social care in Wales

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ExChange Wales brings leading researchers together with practitioners and experts by experience to share expertise, research evidence and care experiences.

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Cardiff Christmas Dinner Awareness and Community Event

Supporting Care Experienced Children

Supporting Care Experienced Children: From Commitment to Action Offered by Children in Wales, this training…

Modern Children’s Social Care in the Age of AI

This one-day forum will bring together senior leaders from children’s social care, care-experienced people, researchers,…

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Alternative Education and Care Experienced Young People

Oct 20, 2026

Exploring Ethnic Inequalities in Children’s Social Care

Sep 29, 2026

Growing Roots: Sharing the Research Ethics Tree

Sep 1, 2026

Supporting Families to Stay Together

Sep 1, 2026

Care experienced students’ views on graduating

Jul 2, 2026

In Care and Incredible

Jun 2, 2026

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