The Fuel Poverty Forum will provide a key opportunity to come together to highlight the support that’s currently available and engage on what more needs to be done, as we collectively seek to help and protect those in need… Read More
‘Sky’s the Limit Design Brief’ by Become for young care leavers
During National Care Leavers’ Week 2021, Become launched a new group project – Sky’s the Limit – to redesign ‘leaving care’ and offer a fresh and aspirational vision for how the care system should be supporting care-experienced young adults… Read More
“We can’t keep up”
Leicestershire Cares released findings of a rapid assessment of the impact that the cost of living crisis in young people that suggest that the crisis is already taking a huge toll on young people’s mental and physical health… Read More
Sign-up to the Introduction to Playwriting group for free
Every Thursday evening the Sherman Theatre’s Introduction to Playwriting group meet to develop skills and confidence in playwriting. The group provides opportunities for work to be performed by professional creatives in the theatre. You can join this group for free… Read More
Understanding the implementation of children’s social care policy in Wales: a study of the new Child Sexual Exploitation guidance.
In this blog Richard Devine gives a summary of an article by Juan Usubillaga, Clive Diaz & Donald Forrester. How are policies implemented in children’s services? Developing an initial programme theory to evaluate the implementation of the new Child Sexual Exploitation guidance in Wales A wealth of policy, guidance and law in social work guides… Read More
Be-Longing: an event for foster agencies and those working in foster care
With thousands entering the care system each year, the award-winning short film, Be-Longing offers an insight into what it’s like to adjust to being given a new family and home. Every children’s service professional should be made to watch this film… Read More
Get creative for free: Radio training for young people (14-25 years old)
This six-week training course will teach you how to create a radio programme or podcast. You’ll also learn about different types of radio content, sourcing and creating news stories, and making quality recordings. Try presenting, interviewing and discussing things that matter to you… Read More
Get creative for free: Graffiti and street art (14-18 years old)
On this course young people will work with professional Graffiti Artists and learn how to use Spray-paint to create eye-catching, large-scale, full colour Graffiti murals. They have many years experience and have created countless murals all over the UK and abroad… Read More
Get creative for free: Dance course for young people (14-19 years old)
On this six week course at the Millennium Centre, young people will learn all about how to prepare for dance training and the routes into the dance profession… Read More
Creative voice courses at the Wales Millennium Centre
Creative Voice is a unique training programme offering young people the platform to explore their interests, express themselves, build creative confidence, and to share their narrative through practical learning… Read More