Building better social care in Wales
The Children’s Participation in Schools Team has launched a website that offers information about the Children’s Participation in Schools project, which primary aim is to explore and examine teaching practices that embed young children’s participative rights in classrooms and schools… Read More
New Leicestershire Cares podcast considering whether being care experienced should be recognised in the Equality Act 2010 as a protected characteristic… Read More
The ‘VOCAL’ study is based on disabled children’s right to rest, leisure, play and recreation and to take part in cultural and artistic activities. Recently a new paper from this study has been published highlighting the fluctuations in well-being and disable children’s experiences in recreational activities… Read More
We know that supportive consistent relationships with others can make a huge and positive difference to our lives. Yet these kinds of relational experiences are often missing for young people in the care system. This study highlights the importance of caring relationships in Pupil Referral Units… Read More
Despite ongoing efforts to bridge the gap between care-experienced young people and their peers, there is still much that we do not know about the factors that contribute to these inequalities. This research aims to develop a better understanding of how policies and support structures can be effectively developed to address the specific needs of care-experienced young people… Read More
A new report has been launched that presents the findings generated in a Welsh Government commissioned study of education in the COVID-19 pandemic. The study offered a platform for the voices of children and provided opportunities for them to share their experiences of the pandemic… Read More
It is easy to fall into the trap of assuming that all education happens at school. However, Dr Karen Kenny research highlights the amount of learning that is happening all around children, all of the time. This work suggests it would be helpful to adopt a wider view when considering the education of young people who are in the care of the state, helping them to identify their successes… Read More
Leicestershire Cares recent Spring Champions meeting saw the launching of a pack aimed at raising awareness of visual impairment in the workplace… Read More
This book presents research gathered among arts educators, and lecturers in the social sciences and humanities to offer practical approaches to integrating arts methods in taught programme content; also exploring how meeting points for self-representation are created in extracurricular arts practice… Read More
The issue tries to address some of the worries and fears that young people told us they have about money; and looks at what support is available to help them – plus there’s all our usual features, like ‘Ask Matt’ and ‘Real Life’. We also look at the basic income pilot for care leavers in Wales and interview a Welsh Government minister to find out more. Read More
