Read at source: 'Moving on Up' report by the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL) 'Moving on up' - NNECL Extract from source - NNECL website: The 'Moving On Up' report is the first study to provide an overall picture of care leavers in higher education. It explored the educational pathways of all young … Continue reading New study finds more care leavers entering higher education
1.3 million has been awarded to Break from the Children’s Social Care Innovation Fund which aims to develop more effective ways of supporting vulnerable children, specifically those leaving Children’s Homes. More information about the launch of this innovative new project to support young care leavers: Launch of Staying Close, Staying Connected
The following piece by: Eleanor Schooling was originally posted on: 31 October 2017 via Ofsted blog: Developments in children’s social care. It’s National Care Leavers week (25 October – 03 November), a great campaign that quite rightly focuses the attention of professionals and politicians on this important group of young people. It’s timely then that we talk about … Continue reading Care leavers – Front and centre in new inspections
Guest post by Nikki Ledingham of Every Child Leaving Care Matters | August 2017 Every Child Leaving Care Matters (ECLCM) is an independent, non-funded organisation that is not affiliated with any political party, however the organisation has almost 50 cross party MPs pledge of support. As a care experience adult and having also experienced homelessness, … Continue reading Guest post: Every Child Leaving Care Matters #ECLCM
Guest post by: ECLCM Twitter: ECLCM Facebook: ECLCM The key elements required to comply with the ECLCM vision of an acceptable STAYING CLOSE placement ECLCM believe that for a Staying Close placement to have a realistic chance of being successful and to mirror as far as is possible the security and support offered by a good … Continue reading Guest post: “Caring Teams” by ECLCM
Important messages here from young people: For today’s #carematters young people talk to us about social workers. — The Who Cares? Trust (@WhoCaresTrust) October 27, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js “When I was 4-6 I remember lots of people in a room all talking about me. I didn’t know what was going on.” YP #Carematters — The Who … Continue reading Young people talk to Who Cares Trust about social workers
