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Taking hold of our heritage
Leicestershire Cares has secured funding to deliver a heritage project investigating care experience young people’s memory, history and narrative. The Taking Hold Our Heritage project is funded through the…
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Family conversations during Covid-19: Differences in Chinese families
International students at the uncertain stage between teenage and independent adulthood have been particularly vulnerable during lockdown. Many are living far from relatives, with limited social networks and lacking the experience to navigate…
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In the shadow of a pandemic: Harare’s street youth COVID-19 experience
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown has had unprecedented impact on all our lives. In Zimbabwe, where two-thirds of the population live in poverty (World Food Programme, 2019), lockdown has exacerbated water and food shortages and seen curfews…
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Speech, language and communication: Early language webinar
This webinar was held on 28 September 2020 and is in two parts…
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Ministry of Life Education: Support us to improve the lives of young people
Ministry of Life Education are a community interest company that provide technical and vocational alternative educational opportunities for marginalised and disengaged young people aged 11-25…
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Understanding higher education experiences of care-experienced young people
It is widely known that care experienced young people in Wales and the UK more widely experience poorer outcomes in a wide range of factors than their peers who do not have experience of social care…
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The Coronavirus Pandemic: Care leavers and practitioners sharing experiences and lessons
The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown has had a major impact across the world, with a disproportional impact on the poorest and most vulnerable people in society…
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Involving children & families in identifying needs & planning support
The What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care held an excellent webinar earlier this week on “Actively involving children and families in identifying needs and planning support”…
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Who cares for those leaving care? Care-leaver experiences during COVID-19
This webinar shares findings of research undertaken with care-leavers about their experiences during COVID-19 and lockdown…
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‘A Portrait of Care’: Combating the negative stereotypes people have about children in care
A Portrait of Care’ is a collaboration with the University of Southampton, Widening Participation Department. The project will form an online exhibition via Instagram using self-portraiture as a way to combat the negative stereotypes people have about children in care…