The cost of living crisis has been making headlines for months, as prices rise and many families struggle to make their incomes stretch. But much less has so far been known about how those wider financial pressures are impacting on children in the classroom. The Sutton Trust latest research looks at that vital question… Read More
Cost of living and education 2022
The findings of this report show that the cost of living crisis is increasingly impacting families, with prices rising and parents struggling to make their incomes stretch… Read More
Separating families: Experiences of separation and support
A new report has been launched, which provides evidence from parents and their children about their experiences when their parents separated… Read More
‘Navigating the Storm’: A short animation about adverse childhood experiences
Students from Wrexham Glyndŵr University have produced a short animation, ‘Navigating the Storm’ which aims to raise awareness of the impact of Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (TrACEs) in a way which is easily understandable for all… Read More
CLASS Cymru: Supporting care-experienced people into higher education in Wales
Staff from CASCADE and the Centre for Student Life at Cardiff University launched a new website to help care-experienced young people in Wales and those who support them learn more about higher education and transitions to university… Read More
Poetry resources to facilitate discussion on mental health
These four poems explore daily realities and strategies associated with mental health. Each poem has been written using the direct quotes from the research participants who were involved with Bridget Handley’s PhD that researches the mental health journeys of care experienced young people who live in Wales… Read More
Playful Childhoods – promoting a childhood ‘full’ of play
Playful Childhoods is a Play Wales campaign that aims to help parents and community groups to provide more opportunities for children to play at home and in their neighbourhoods… Read More
Understanding Welsh Places
Understanding Welsh Places provides you with useful data and geographical information about your town or local area. The graphics, maps and guidance on the website have been developed to enable you to explore the data you need to help you identify opportunities for your local community and make a difference in the place where you live or work… Read More
Poverty Survey Findings Report 2022
Children in Wales launches the findings from their 6th Annual Child and Family Poverty surveys This report shares the experiences and views of practitioners and professionals working with over 41,500 children and families across Wales and importantly, hears the voices and experiences of children and young people themselves… Read More
‘Sky’s the Limit Design Brief’ by Become for young care leavers
During National Care Leavers’ Week 2021, Become launched a new group project – Sky’s the Limit – to redesign ‘leaving care’ and offer a fresh and aspirational vision for how the care system should be supporting care-experienced young adults… Read More