Are you ready for the ‘Are We Ready’ conference on 4th September? Join Voices From Care Cymru in Llandrindod Wells. Contact Jane@vfcc.org.uk or call 029 20451431 to register by 12th August. Please spread the word! Click here for more information.
How can we improve the experiences of young homeless people living in supported accommodation?
On 21st June 2019 (Cardiff) and 26th June (Bangor) ExChange welcomed Natalie Roberts from Bangor University to deliver a workshop on the experiences of young homeless people living in supported accommodation. Findings were presented from a project working with a North Wales based homeless charity, Digartref. Attendees included a wide array of professionals, many of whom… Read More
Practitioner Workshop: Decision-making in child and family social work – can we learn to do it better?
This workshop aimed to provide a brief introduction to what we know about how social workers make decisions, followed by some practical exercises to test out and see what difference they might make. The workshop was led by Dr David Wilkins and Dr Catherine Foster. The workshop began by exploring the importance of the decisions made by social… Read More
Improving the experiences of young homeless people in supported accommodation
This workshop reviews the experiences of young homeless people living in supported accommodation… Read More
Practitioner Workshop: Decision-making in child and family social work; Can we learn to do it better?
This workshop provides a brief introduction to what we know about how social workers make decisions, followed by some practical exercises to test out and see what difference they might make… Read More
Purpose and agency in teaching
In February of 2015, the Welsh Government released Successful Futures, an “independent review of curriculum and assessment arrangements in Wales.” A number of recommendations were made in this report… Read More
Do educational outcomes for people with care experience get better over time?
Our recent paper examines the educational pathways of 18 care-experienced adults in Ireland… Read More
Collaboration, creativity and complexities: Conference blog
Though the potential of employing co-productive techniques with children and young people is increasingly recognised in research and practice, conferences focusing on academic and practice innovation in… Read More
Free workshops for young people with the experience of care, 5-9 August
Calling care-experienced young people age 11-18: Want to learn new skills, build confidence and make new friends? Come along to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff from 5-9 August to take park in free workshops. How to get more information and to book: Visit: bit.ly/SummerSch Email: summerschools@rwcmd.ac.ukPhone: 029 2039 1430
Collaboration, Creativity and Complexities: Conference Blog
Collaboration, Creativity and Complexities: Developing networks and practices of co-production with children and young people. The Manchester Centre for Youth Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University. June 2019. Though the potential of employing co-productive techniques with children and young people is increasingly recognised in research and practice, conferences focusing on academic and practice innovation in this specific… Read More
