Young people read through the snapshot sheets for the Corporate Parenting Panel next week. Cath Millington came and explained how panel has slightly changed and what would happen during the panel. Young people agreed that Tia would present the Young Inspectors Programme at the panel. Young people come up with questions that link in to …
Jenny who is an Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) came in to speak to the young people. Young people questioned Jenny around what the role of IRO entails and about how the review meetings should happen. Jenny informed young people of the current changes taking place within the work place. Jenny spoke about young people helping …
Young people focused on creating the presentations for Corporate Parenting Panel. Young people looked through the children and young people reports that will be presented at panel and disucssed their views and opinions. Bernie went through the letter that was written by OFSTED to the young people. The letter spoke about what is currently going …
Young people attended the Corporate Parenting Panel where they discussed the Corporate Parenting Awareness Campaign. They spoke about what they have currently been involved in to make council employees aware of corporate parenting. Young people did this over a week and spoke to Civic centre staff, went to Southlink and Rockstreet. Thank you to all …
During National Care Leavers Week (24-31 October), the Children in Care Council led a fascinating and insightful Corporate Parenting Away Day with the council, the Local Government Association and partners to ensure they are at the forefront of the panel’s decision making. Young people planned and delivered the away day with partners. Councillor Amanda Chadderton, …
Welcome to our meeting STARS – Stars in Our Eyes event will be taking placing on the 5th October, young people went through the outline for the STARS event. They discussed the current proposed way of running the event and what will happen. All young people happy about getting involved and the way it will …
The Corporate Parenting Panel is to ensure that Oldham fulfils its corporate parenting responsibilities and monitors performance in terms of improving outcomes for looked after children and care leavers. The young people from the Children in Care Council are able to feedback to the panel everything they have been involved.
Introductions Discussions around what CICC Voice is being involved in doing and what has been achieved throughout the year. Young people spoke about the upcoming work on a Welcome Pack for all Looked after Children to receive when they first come in to care. Young people spoke about the poster that has been produced and …
Young people went to the launch of the Care Leavers Report done by Young Researchers through the Prince’s Trust. Here they discussed the different recurring themes that were identified throughout the research. There was a discussion on how the results of this report was going to be used to develop informed policy, based on the …
