Leaving Care Looked After Children News

Comparison site for care leaver offers launches

The creators of the Care Leaver Local Offer website say it is the first comparison site showing what English councils are doing for care leavers. They hope that compiling the information in one place will...

September 29, 2021

Leaving Care Looked After Children Outcomes/Policy

Age Of Discrimination Law Change Will Mean Children in Care Expected to Live Independently At Just 16

A change in English law will allow those making decisions about where children in care live to discriminate on the basis of their age. The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) (Amendment)...

September 9, 2021

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Care leavers

What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care has published an analysis of the effectiveness of interventions designed to improve outcomes for young people transitioning into adult living arrangements. A review...

August 2, 2021

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Leaving Care Looked After Children News

Leicestershire Cares working with the BBC to raise awareness of care leavers’ experiences of the lockdown

Throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, Leicestershire Cares’ leaving care team has been working closely with the care experienced young people we support to help them share their experiences of social distancing and the national lockdown. The videos...

April 17, 2020

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New care experienced podcast – Fostering A New Approach

Leicestershire Cares has set up a podcast to help keep two of their participants connected. The care experienced duo now have a date in their diary each week, where they can record their podcast, helping them reduce the boredom and isolation brought...

April 6, 2020

Leaving Care News

Care leavers share experiences of isolation

Care-experienced young people have shared videos of their persepectives on the UK-wide lockdown from their homes and university halls through charity Leicestershire Cares. The vlogs come as part of a bid by the organisation to engage the young...

April 6, 2020

Leaving Care Looked After Children

Call for government to provide ‘lifetime support’ for children in care

People who have been taken into care as a child should receive ongoing support to help them deal with the impact of their experiences, a report has recommended. A summary report of the first Care Experienced Conference, held in April to bring...

October 7, 2019

Leaving Care Looked After Children News

The homeless death of Kane Walker: how we let down the kid from care

How did a childhood spent in the care system lead to the young man everybody loved dying under an overpass – and could a new law help?
Read the full article on this link to The Guardian

September 30, 2019

Leaving Care Looked After Children

Care leavers’ views about transition: a literature review

Considerable attention has been given to the vulnerability of young people leaving care in the UK in their transition to adulthood. To date, however, there has been limited focus on the perceptions of care leavers about what factors enable…...

August 1, 2019

Leaving Care Looked After Children

Staying Put – an unfulfilled promise

What’s the problem? Young people are missing out on the chance to stay living with their foster families after they turn 18. Although the law says young people can remain under Staying Put until they are 21 if both parties agree, financial and...

March 5, 2019

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Six examples of good practice in care leaver support

A year after being appointed, the government’s national implementation adviser for care leavers has published his first annual report looking at the quality of support across England. Mark Riddell was previously manager of leaving care...

January 3, 2019

Leaving Care Looked After Children

Administration frustrates personal advisers’ work with care leavers, study finds

Professionals tasked with providing support for care leavers are frustrated that they cannot offer more help, with nearly a quarter of their time taken up by administration, a study has found. A report by social investment organisation Social...

June 27, 2018

Leaving Care Looked After Children

Fall in number of young people ‘Staying Put’ in foster care

The proportion of young people who remain in foster care after turning 18 has fallen to its lowest level since the introduction of the Staying Put duty, new figures show. The proportion of young people staying in foster care beyond their 18th...

April 4, 2018

Category - Leaving Care

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