ExChange: Care & Education is an online ‘Community of Practice’ resource hub that aims to provide resources that can help to improve educational experiences and outcomes for children and young people in Wales who are in or are leaving care. These articles provide regular insight into our Community of Practice by providing updates on project news and highlighting recently added materials as well as highlighting resources and further readings. User contributions are welcomed and encouraged. If you would like to contribute an article detailing your own experiences or views, please get in touch with us.
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Why don’t more care-experienced young people go to university?
University can be one of the most exciting times in a young person’s life; they have the prospect of studying something they are really interested…
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The Confident Futures Project: Free Art, Film and Drama Activities for Care Experienced Young People in January
Confident Futures is the First Campus outreach programme for care experienced young people age 14-16…
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Messages from Research on the Pathways between Care and Custody for Girls and Women
What can we learn from research about the pathways between care and custody for girls and women?
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Messages from Research on the Pathways between Care and Custody for Girls and Women
What can we learn from research about the pathways between care and custody for girls and women?
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Reflecting on Pathways to University from Care
This short film captures our key findings and the experiences of the students who took part in the research. It introduces our 15 recommendations for universities…
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A new online project engages the care community on a range of topics
#CareConvos is a monthly Twitter chat hosted by Rosie Canning and supported by Aoife O’Higgins.
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The Care Experience Conference. Write up from a talk at the Oxford Children’s Rights Network at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights
Dr Cat Hugman and myself were invited by Dr Mariela Neagu, on behalf of the Oxford Children’s Rights Network at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights to give a presentation on our experiences from the Care Experience Conference…
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Giving adopted children and children previously looked after an equal chance in school
When Adoption UK asked nearly 2,000 adopted young people about their experiences of school in 2018, eight out of ten told us that they feel confused and worried at school…
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The Knock on the Door: A Candid Reflection of being a Child in the Care System
The Knock on the Door is a biographic account of my experiences in the care system as a child and young person…
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Count down to the Promise to Care
Leicestershire Cares is one week away from launching its new local charter that businesses in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland will be able to sign to say that they are committed to supporting looked after children and care leavers into independence…