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Educating AGENDA: embedding and evaluating AGENDA in schools
Since 2016 AGENDA has expanded into an interactive online resource for practitioners and young people with additional new case studies and activities from England and Wales…
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The Knock on the Door: A Candid Reflection of being a Child in the Care System
The Knock on the Door is a biographic account of my experiences in the care system as a child and young person…
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Count down to the Promise to Care
Leicestershire Cares is one week away from launching its new local charter that businesses in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland will be able to sign to say that they are committed to supporting looked after children and care leavers into independence…
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Using creative methods for health research
Creative methods include drawing, collage, sandboxing, emotion stickers, photo-elicitation, artefacts and plasticine modelling. These methods can be used to engage…
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Foster Walk Cardiff 2019
On Sunday 29 September, a set of brave walkers were battling the wind and rain along Cardiff Bay’s coast path…
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Social media in social work: A research survey
This survey asks questions in relation to how professionals are using social media, and examines some of the ethical dilemmas social media creates…
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Supporting children and young people in making positive relationships matter
In 2018, the National Education Union supported the expansion of AGENDA: a young people’s guide to make positive relationships matter…
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Fostering Relationships: Paid Research Post for a Care Experienced Young Person
Who decides what research gets done? Who decides how research is carried out? Who decides what the findings of research means? Normally, the answer to all three of these questions is researchers – academics who often are doing research as an ‘outsider’ to the group they want to research…
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Children in Care say complaining “would makes things worse”
In a 2017 survey by Ofsted, nearly 1 in 10 children in care reported that foster carers or staff at children’s homes rarely or never helped them when they were upset…
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Young people accessing the outdoors with TAF
Team Around the Family (TAF) is a support service for you and your family. It has been shown that it is best when families identify…