Building better social care in Wales
Disability, disparity and demand: Analysis of the numbers and experiences of children in care and care leavers with a disability or long-term health condition This report looks at what we do, and importantly do not know about children in and leaving care with a disability or long-term health condition in England. It brings together findings… Read More
Educational needs of primary school children with Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs) This blog is written by Lorna Stabler and Daisy Chaudhuri. Lorna is a research fellow at CASCADE (Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre) and is leading a new study focusing on Special Guardianship. Daisy is a consultant on this new study. She brings… Read More
The RESPECT Project (Racialised Experiences Project: Education, Children & Trust) has been funded by both UKRI and UWE, Bristol, and responds to calls to understand children’s racialised experiences and the impact this has on their mental health and wellbeing. Working with children, we co-produced a children’s picture book called If Racism Vanished for a Day…… Read More
By Dawn Pickering This illustrated storybook was created from a research study that explored the well-being effects from disabled children using the Innowalk. The Innowalk (Made for Movement, 2023) is a robotic device that supports non ambulant people to stand upright and move, by passively cycling their legs. The Innowalk is reported to have health… Read More
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There is virtually no research in Wales. My project aims to add to this gap by gaining an insight into parents and carers experiences of child to parent violence and abuse. My research has been strongly influenced by professionals supporting these families, and parents and carers experiencing this form of family violence. I have found… Read More
A new evidence-informed resource June 10, 2024 The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has launched a new partnership with the Welsh Government to support evidence-informed practice in Wales. New Welsh-language versions of the Early Years and Teaching and Learning toolkits are now available on Hwb. They give schools and early years settings access to evidence from over 2,500 high-quality education studies, summarised… Read More
Wednesday 23rd October 2024
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Institution to independence I started university at the age of 23 after spending 10 years in care homes and psychiatric hospitals. Throughout those years one of the things that kept me hopeful was my dream to go to university. Since I was young, I imagined going to university as a way out of my life,… Read More
Working with stakeholders, these professional learning modules have been developed to support current practice in early education and the implementation of Curriculum for Wales from September 2022. They will help you continue to strengthen your practice in supporting our youngest children in their learning and development, and support them in their continuing journey throughout education.… Read More
