The Leicestershire Cares’ Joining Up Joining In (JUJI) project, funded by the Blagrave Trust, is celebrating the County Council’s decision to treat “Care Experience” as a protected characteristic, after their lead member for children and young people met with our peer researchers about this issue. Councillor Taylor brought a motion to the full County Council… Read More
Our Voices Matter: Summary Report
Please note: This resource is being hosted externally and not through ExChange Wales. Family and Community external events listings are posted to inform the wider community about external events including workshops, opportunities for families, children and young people, and helpful resources. During lockdown as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, PlayBoard was in regular contact… Read More
ADHD: An understanding for practitioners
Please note: This event is being hosted externally and not through Exchange Wales. Family & Community external events listings are posted to inform the wider community about external events including workshops, opportunities for families, children and young people, and helpful resources. 11 June 202409:30am – 16:00pm Online Learn how to better understand and support individuals… Read More
Worried and waiting: A review of paediatric waiting times in Wales 2024
Please note: This resource is being hosted externally and not through ExChange Wales. Family and Community external events listings are posted to inform the wider community about external events including workshops, opportunities for families, children and young people, and helpful resources. This bilingual report, published February 2024, provides an analysis of ‘paediatric pathway’ waiting times… Read More
Basic income for care leavers in Wales pilot evaluation: annual report 2023 to 2024
Please note: This resource is being hosted externally and not through ExChange Wales. Family and Community external events listings are posted to inform the wider community about external events including workshops, opportunities for families, children and young people, and helpful resources. Period covered: Annual report 2023 to 2024 Released: 22 February 2024 Last updated: 22… Read More
The Care-Experienced Graduates’ Decision-Making, Choices and Destinations Project: Phase Two Report
Please note: This resource is being hosted externally and not through ExChange Wales. Family and Community external events listings are posted to inform the wider community about external events including workshops, opportunities for families, children and young people, and helpful resources. Released: 21st February 2024 Last updated: 27th February 2024 The Care-Experienced Graduates’ Decision-Making, Choices… Read More
Care Experienced Students’ Success at University: Support and Encouragement are Crucial.
Young people who have been placed in care are known to have poorer educational outcomes than other young people and are less likely to go to university. Despite the challenges faced by care experienced young people in getting to university, research suggests that when they do make it to university, many succeed in completing their… Read More
Achievement of 15 year olds (Program for International Student Assessment) PISA national report: 2022
Please note: This resource is being hosted externally and not through ExChange Wales. Family and Community external events listings are posted to inform the wider community about external events including workshops, opportunities for families, children and young people, and helpful resources. Period covered: 2022 Released: 5 December 2023 Last updated: 5 December 2023 PISA 2022… Read More
Patterns in reading and numeracy attainment: from 2018/19 to 2022/23
The Welsh Government has compiled this report at the earliest opportunity to assist in understanding patterns of attainment in reading and numeracy over time and the potential impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read More
Should Care Experience be a Protected Characteristic?
Introduction As part of the Joining Up Joining In project funded from the Blagrave Trust we conducted a survey in partnership with our care experienced peer researchers. So far on the project, four young people have received training from Learning and Work Institute to become peer researchers and explore the issues that local care experienced… Read More