Care and Education (Page 8)
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Transition from care to university: a case study
This chapter summarises the experiences of one young woman, Alice, in her journey through the care system and into higher education
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Sandboxes, Stickers and Superheroes: Employing Creative Techniques to Explore the Aspirations and Experiences of Children and Young People who are Looked After
This chapter, written with Eleanor Staples considers creative ways of engaging with children and learning about their experiences, views and suggestions.
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The Daily Lived Experiences of Foster Care: the Centrality of Food and Touch in Family Life
The chapter draws on an in-depth, small scale study of ten experienced foster care families in Wales who were providing stability for young people.
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A Foster Care Fortnight message from Wales
Foster Care FortnightTM is always a fantastic opportunity to come together to sing the praises of fostering for all to hear…
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Video to Celebrate Care Leavers
This Foster Care Fortnight, the CareLeaverSophia channel is creating a video to celebrate the achievements of Care Leavers.
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Working hand in hand: a new magazine for foster carers
The Fostering Network in collaboration with Cardiff University have developed a new magazine for foster carers Working Hand in Hand…
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#FromYoungPeopleForYoungPeople
We worked to develop a video from young people for young people…
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Time for Change: Improving care and support for people with learning disabilities
On 12th March 2019, ExChange Wales held its first conference of the year; ‘Time for Change: Improving Care & Support for People with Learning Disabilities’, at Llancaiach Fawr Manor in Caerphilly County Borough.
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All you need is love and a village?
A few weeks ago I wrote an article that set out to explain why almost thirty years after the Children Act became operational many care experienced young people still find themselves on the receiving end of a patchy ad hoc service that all too often fails to deliver.
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Charting the rise of children and young people looked-after in Wales
Children and Young People ‘Looked After’? Education, Intervention and the Everyday Culture of Care in Wales uses publicly available data on children looked-after to consider
