Care and Education (Page 5)
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Messages from Research on the Pathways between Care and Custody for Girls and Women
What can we learn from research about the pathways between care and custody for girls and women?
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Reflecting on Pathways to University from Care
This short film captures our key findings and the experiences of the students who took part in the research. It introduces our 15 recommendations for universities…
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A new online project engages the care community on a range of topics
#CareConvos is a monthly Twitter chat hosted by Rosie Canning and supported by Aoife O’Higgins.
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The Care Experience Conference. Write up from a talk at the Oxford Children’s Rights Network at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights
Dr Cat Hugman and myself were invited by Dr Mariela Neagu, on behalf of the Oxford Children’s Rights Network at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights to give a presentation on our experiences from the Care Experience Conference…
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Giving adopted children and children previously looked after an equal chance in school
When Adoption UK asked nearly 2,000 adopted young people about their experiences of school in 2018, eight out of ten told us that they feel confused and worried at school…
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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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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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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…