This report is about the connection between social inequality and child welfare interventions… Read More
A Study on Senior Managers’ Views of Participation in One Local Authority… a Case of Wilful Blindness?
Children in care are one of the most vulnerable groups in our society and senior managers should be committed towards improving their well-being. Read More
Children’s participation in LAC reviews: a study in one English local authority
Although the law in England and Wales requires a child’s wishes and feelings to be heard in LAC (Looked After Children) reviews, there remains limited research into how far this is achieved. Read More
‘Just another person in the room’: young people’s views on their participation in Child in Care Reviews
This article discusses a key meeting for children in care – the Child in Care Review – and examines the extent to which children and young people are able to participate and exert a level of control over their lives. Read More
Exploring the physical education and school sport experiences of looked-after children and young people
This qualitative study explores the Physical Education and School Sport (PESS) experiences of young people who are or who have been looked-after , i.e. who have been under the care of their local authority at some point. Read More
The Educational Experiences of Children in Care A qualitative study of stories recalled across five decades of local authority care experiences
This project aimed to explore the educational experiences of ‘looked after children’ in one local authority in England. Young people, in the care of the state, have consistently lower educational achievements than their peers who live with their birth families. Read More
The Value of Cultural and Creative Engagement: Understanding the Experiences and Opinions of Care-experienced Young People and Foster Carers in Wales
The research aimed to assess the current knowledge base regarding care-experienced children’s and young people’s engagement with the arts, and to explore the views of facilitators, young people, and their carers involved in the arts-based programme at the Wales Millennium Centre. Read More
Social Media, Social Capital and Adolescents Living in State Care: A Multi-Perspective and Multi-Method Qualitative Study
Social media applications are used daily by billions to communicate. Adolescents living in state care are no different, yet the potential implications of their social media use are. Read More
National Implementation Adviser for Care Leavers’ First Year Report
This report is based on Mark Riddell’s visits to local authorities in his role as the national implementation adviser for care leavers following the passage of the Children and Social Work Act 2017. Read More
Enabling talk and reframing messages: working creatively with care experienced children and young people to recount and re-represent their everyday experiences
The educational experiences and outcomes of care experienced children and young people is of longstanding concern. Read More
