Calling all care experienced people, anyone who has ever had a social worker, and all those working in the sector - Ofsted is asking what inspection *should* do. You don't need to know how it works now. There's also a children's version so share widely!

gov.uk/government/con…

I welcome the Government's response to the review into safeguarding children with disabilities & complex health needs in residential settings.

The suffering endured by the children living in Hesley group homes was appalling & cannot happen again.

childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/blog/statement…

If you were thinking about getting a puppy. Do it.

Expect a lot more puppy/dog content 😍

I'll just leave this here

Kirsty Capes Care Leavers' Assoc CXM - The Care Experienced Movement C.I.C Care Experience and Culture Who Cares? Scotland The Black Care Experience™️ what a wonderful call-out! Have shared 🙌

Lost the ball in about 30 seconds

It's all about the angles

Parent advocacy is taking off in England, Scotland and Wales. Come along to this webinar hosted by PFAN and the Ulster University and learn what parents and allies are doing in the UK and help us get something going in Northern Ireland. eventbrite.co.uk/e/developing-p…

Found in the wall of our loft. Explains quite a lot about the house...

Calling care-experienced and social care professionals in Wales! I am still looking for participants to take part in my PhD study - more information in the link! #CEP #socialwork #careexperienced #researchopportunity

exchangewales.org/calling-care-e…

📣 Calling all #CEP , birth parents, foster carers and practitioners! 📣

The govt is reforming children's social care. See below for the consultation on the changes - closes this Thursday. Lots of questions but you only need to answer the ones you want.

gov.uk/government/con…

We’re working on a new vision for children's social care and we're looking for your views – there’s only a few days for you to let us know your thoughts here👇🏾 consult.education.gov.uk/children2019s-…

Fondue by the water. Surprisingly not weird

*Children's social care leaders*

@WhatWorksCSC are doing the first big map of support for kinship carers. We're doing this to find out what's on offer so that we can start to evaluate it and then spread what works.

Only 40% of LAs have responded, so get filling in the survey!

Post massive work deadline de-stress

Published today - the consultation and government response to three independent reviews in children's social care.

Links to the consultations including consultation on the strategy itself. gov.uk/government/con…

Today, I am excited to launch applications for my first Care Experienced Advisory Board, an exciting opportunity for #cep aged 18-25. Giving you the chance to have your voice heard, share thoughts on our work, create useful resources & develop new skills childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/2023/01/30/app…

To anyone with care-experience - there's still time to send in your submission for Free Loaves on Fridays.

Come as you are - no writing experience is needed. We can't wait to share your words with the world.

Deadline 15 Jan Unbound

More info here: s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/media.unbound.…