Hear the unheard voices
Every child has the right to have their voice heard but how well do we uphold this right for children and young people in youth justice?
Why take the child out of child protection?
Keeping the child at the heart of child protection is something a great number of our community have been grappling with recently. We have blogged on this topic many times before, it is something we care about deeply.
Youth offending in the UK: participation potential
Youth offending services have been prevalent in the news recently, with the highly publicised removal of all children from Rainsbrook
Minding Yer Promise: How Digital Participation Drives Smart Services
Technology goes beyond mere tool making; it is a process of creating ever more powerful technology using the tools from the previous round of innovation.
Life Story Work: Me In My Own Words
Life story work is an essential social work intervention, particularly for children in care. Inspectorates recognise the importance of life story work and this is seen widely in their judgements.
Participation fundamentals
Sheila Bates, the children’s champion within participation team services writes that in Coventry children’s services their vision is that children and young people are at the heart of everything they do.