It’s official, I’m moving to Scotland! Not my first choice but it is an excellent university. Currently trying to process the shock that it’s absolutely completely 100% confirmed that I’ve made it to this point

Powerful exhibit at British Science Festival from CHAMPIONS Project on child homelessness, really hits home as a CEP on the instability and trauma of not having a permanent place to call home The project is based in Leicester but they’re looking to take it national! championsproject.co.uk/artwork

360 mile journey to university has began! Its been the best summer of my life, working science festivals (plural😏), meeting the physicists I admire and finally being accepted to study the subject I’ve loved so much for so long. Here’s to not letting our pasts define us

Home for the next couple weeks! Let’s hope the rental market is kinder to me now I can view flats in person, only just hitting that I’m legally homeless and Airbnb surfing in a place I don’t know. It’s scary but if I didn’t take the plunge I never would’ve gotten to uni

One of our #CEYP needs help in her quest to become a Dr. Please support @ru17maa Dolores Lee 🇧🇧🇯🇲🇨🇺 #Black Lives Matter 🖤#Windrush ✨ Donna Hall ✨ Chamber Newsroom Sarah Russell Melissa March 🌹 Rupert Matthews 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Edward Cartwright @CharlotteRT_LC @Become1992 Esmee Fairbairn Leaving Care funding stream Coram Voice gofund.me/613659e0

Disappointing to see only one care-experienced board member on the National Implementation Board for the Care Review. And no clarity around wider engagement of the care-experienced community. Hope the new board will look at this as an urgent priority gov.uk/government/pub…

The John Lewis & Partners Christmas advert is here! We're proud to have worked with @JLPartnership to shape their work in this area and to see a much-loved institution challenge the stigma that surrounds #CareExperienced young people with #TheBeginner 💜💜🛹

Today's figures from government: 6% of 19-21 yr olds with care experience are at university. Compared to 43%. 38% are not in education, employment or training. Compared to 11%. Let's this sink in.

MOTION PASSED ✅ Care Experience is now a Protected Characteristic in Wigan (in the councils Equality Monitoring Assessments). 100% majority pass vote, with cross-party support. I am so proud to be a Wigan looked after child. 💚 Thank you Terry Galloway!

🏡 “No one moves out at 18. No one does that. No one is ready for that.” 💬 In this blog, Casey Armstrong #CEP shares her experiences facing the Care Cliff, pursuing her ambitions, & her thoughts on how she should've been supported at 18. #EndtheCareCliff becomecharity.org.uk/casey-pursuing…

Absolutely love this Casey Armstrong #CEP so proud of you.. The world works in mysterious ways. Thank you so much for sharing this. "if I couldn’t find the will to live for myself then I could at least find it for the children my work was helping" becomecharity.org.uk/casey-pursuing…

I’ve finally got a flat up here in Scotland!!! Move in date is January 1st, perfect start for the new year! So excited to know I can settle down now and make a home here😁

A great many of us have tremendous respect and love for Remembering Ian Dickson. We're honoured to be able to publish his reflections on 70 years of the care system: article39.org.uk/a-ladder-to-th… Sue Dickson 💙

TUNE IN to Channel 4 News from 7pm tonight: 📺 for Casey's story #EndTheCareCliff 💬 and to hear from our CEO katharinesj.bsky.social who will be live in the studio sharing what we want to see from the Government's response to the #CareReview with @JackieLongC4

I’ll be talking to Jackie Long Channel 4 News tonight about what needs to change in the care system. First we’ll be hearing from Casey about her experiences of a system that’s frankly not good enough. Our young people deserve so much better.

Government must commit to radical reform of the social care system, says The Independent Care Review and some of the most vulnerable children in care are being failed. Jackie Long reports. channel4.com/news/governmen…

Had this really lovely card sent to the uni about my last interview Alia, not sure if you’ll see this but thank you for your kind words and the gift!🥰

What young people want you to #KnowAboutCare... 2/2 Shaunna Devine: “We are well-rounded people with a life outside of being #CareExperienced” @_CaseyArmstrong: “I’m not looking for sympathy, I’m looking to be part of the conversation” #CareDay becomecharity.org.uk/young-people-s…

In Liverpool this weekend for CUWiP UK 2023 and loving it Just finished Daresbury Lab particle physics tour, it’s a great day to be a woman in STEM😄

So glad to attend the 1st Care Leaver Ministerial Board of this parliament - such an important commitment from all ministers to deliver on being the corporate parents to all children in care & care leavers, & to see such strong commitments to doing so much more and better 1/2