Tag: care experienced

Wish 11 – Inspiring careers: Apprentice ambassadors & student volunteering

The Employment and Skills Service proudly supports the Apprenticeship Ambassador Network, a community of current and former apprentices who share their experiences to inspire the next generation. By telling their stories, ambassadors help students understand real career pathways while showcasing the pride and impact of apprenticeships. This network also strengthens connections between employers, apprentices, and education providers.

Wish 11 – Leeds Business Anchors pilot: Key learnings from work experience week

Leeds Business Anchors is a partnership of large businesses in Leeds that come together to increase their collective contribution to the city and identify practical interventions they can take as a group that will deliver local benefits. In June 2025, five members of Leeds Business Anchors delivered a pilot work experience week, which was ringfenced for care-experienced students. 

The comic book thing: Our story – the unbound, free digital edition

We’re thrilled to share the launch of Our Story in a free digital format. It is a powerful comic anthology created by young people aged 15–25 with lived experience of the care system in Leeds.

A professional talking to a young person

The Leeds Children’s Rights service who advocate for care experienced children and young people

The Barnados Leeds Children’s Rights Service Barnardo’s Leeds Children’s Rights Service is a confidential, independent rights and advocacy service for all Leeds Looked After Children and Care Experienced Young People (children who might live with foster carers, in a residential home, have a social worker or otherwise care experienced). This service can support children and…
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Building bonds: using relational practice to empower care experienced students

By Katie Ball, Outcomes Officer at Luminate Education Group At Luminate Education Group, we use the term ‘care experienced’ to mean Children Looked After or young people who have previously been looked after. This includes care leavers, those under ‘special guardianship’ or other orders, or young people who are adopted. While all students across our…
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