Government attitudes towards increasing support for care leavers have been moving in a positive direction during the last decade… Read More
Leicestershire Cares does Masterchef
Following the Easter break, the Leaving Care team invited local chef Sandie Vara to run a live cookalong with our care leavers. We put together a menu that consisted of an authentic… Read More
Leicestershire Cares & the BBC raise awareness for lockdown care-experienced young people
Leicestershire Cares’ leaving care team has been working closely with the care-experienced young people we support to help them share their experiences of social distancing and… Read More
Protecting vulnerable children while social distancing
It seems inevitable that demand for statutory child protection services will increase as people are asked to stay inside together. How do you keep children… Read More
Engaging young people in linguistic research and documentation
I am a linguist who works on speech production (how people talk) and speech perception (how people listen)… Read More
Overburdened social workers are not talking to children or recognising neglect
According to the children’s charity Action for Children, child neglect is the most common form of maltreatment in the UK, as well as being the most common reason for a child to be made subject to a child protection plan… Read More
Engaging young people in linguistic research and documentation
I am a linguist who works on speech production (how people talk) and speech perception (how people listen)… Read More
Coronakindness
Leicestershire Cares have been planning the best way to respond to COVID-19. We are living and working in unprecedented times and we wanted to reach out to our business members at this time to ensure no one is left to struggle on their own… Read More
Stories of care-experienced young people in lockdown
Hundreds of care leavers across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland are experiencing increased isolation due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Over the next few weeks we will be… Read More
‘Your online life’ and ‘Keeping yourself safe online’: new issues of Thrive Magazine
We have new special editions of the young people’s magazine, Thrive – ‘Your Online Life’ and ‘Keeping yourself safe online’… Read More
