A new report has been launched that presents the findings generated in a Welsh Government commissioned study of education in the COVID-19 pandemic. The study offered a platform for the voices of children and provided opportunities for them to share their experiences of the pandemic… Read More
Exploring wellbeing support for young people in the pandemic
The study explored the views and experiences of online mental health and wellbeing provision among young people, carers, and health and social care professionals in Wales during the Coronavirus pandemic… Read More
Childhood and youth research group 2021-2022
Please join us for the second online meeting of the academic year to hear about two projects with children and young people; and to contribute your ideas for the 2021-2022 programme. We will look forward to seeing you and hearing your thoughts… Read More
Walking Tall: Empowering children to share their views and be heard
Walking Tall is a three-year project from the Fostering Network in Wales that began in 2020… Read More
The Coronavirus Pandemic: Care leavers and practitioners sharing experiences and lessons
The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown has had a major impact across the world, with a disproportional impact on the poorest and most vulnerable people in society… Read More
Online services, mental health & wellbeing of the care-experienced
Research is required to understand how interventions can transition to online or blended (a mixture of face-to-face and online) delivery, what models are perceived to work most effectively… Read More
#MessagestoSocialWorkers: a film created by care-experienced young people
We worked with a group of young people in care who attend a project run by the Roots Foundation Wales and the South West Wales Reaching Wider Partnership – Swansea University to create this film… Read More
The Value of Cultural and Creative Engagement: Understanding the Experiences and Opinions of Care-experienced Young People and Foster Carers in Wales
The research aimed to assess the current knowledge base regarding care-experienced children’s and young people’s engagement with the arts, and to explore the views of facilitators, young people, and their carers involved in the arts-based programme at the Wales Millennium Centre. Read More
Enabling talk and reframing messages: working creatively with care experienced children and young people to recount and re-represent their everyday experiences
The educational experiences and outcomes of care experienced children and young people is of longstanding concern. Read More
British Educational Research Journal – The consequences of being labelled ‘looked-after’: Exploring the educational experiences of looked-after children and young people in Wales
The educational experiences and attainment of looked-after children and young people (LACYP) remains an issue of widespread international concern. Read More