Building better social care in Wales
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. Wed, 27 Nov 202413:30 – 15:00 School of Education, University of Bristol This event is… Read More
If I could describe myself, I would say that I am: funny, caring, stubborn and sometimes an overthinker (most times). These characteristics have been with me since I was young, I learnt how to be funny, I have two younger siblings, and I wanted to make people laugh. I was such a sassy and cheeky… Read More
Tuesday, November 12
10am – 3:30pm
King Power Stadium, Filbert Way Leicester LE2 7FL Read More
For the first time, Professional Learning resources have been centralised in one place on Hwb. The freshly categorised and classified resources are now readily searchable and accessible. Read More
Disability, disparity and demand: Analysis of the numbers and experiences of children in care and care leavers with a disability or long-term health condition This report looks at what we do, and importantly do not know about children in and leaving care with a disability or long-term health condition in England. It brings together findings… Read More
Educational needs of primary school children with Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs) This blog is written by Lorna Stabler and Daisy Chaudhuri. Lorna is a research fellow at CASCADE (Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre) and is leading a new study focusing on Special Guardianship. Daisy is a consultant on this new study. She brings… Read More
We have made available some advice for back to school that may be of interest, including free school meals and support for purchasing school uniforms.
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There is often an assumption that care-experienced young people do not go to university. However, whilst it is true that care-experienced young people are under-represented in higher education, many do go to university and succeed in their degree studies. My research, funded by the Society for Research into Higher Education and published in the British… Read More
The RESPECT Project (Racialised Experiences Project: Education, Children & Trust) has been funded by both UKRI and UWE, Bristol, and responds to calls to understand children’s racialised experiences and the impact this has on their mental health and wellbeing. Working with children, we co-produced a children’s picture book called If Racism Vanished for a Day…… Read More
A paper written by Professor Sally Holland, former Children’s Commissioner for Wales traces the history of attempted legislation around corporal punishment of children from the A v UK (Council of Europe 1998) case to the present day. The paper reflects on the challenges of getting said Act passed, outlining how Julie Morgan MP for Cardiff… Read More
