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Looked After Children - Improving the Outcomes for Young People in Care
14 March 2012
Date | Wednesday 14th March
Location | Central London
As part of a renewed focus on looked after children, the government is supporting local partnerships to develop a range of intensive cost effective and evidence-based interventions for children in care or custody.
This forum will provide delegates with a unique and detailed analysis from key decision makers on the latest policy and practice for supporting children in care. Special keynote sessions and best practice case studies will examine strategies to improve the outcome, aspirations and attainment of looked after children.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Baroness Massey of Darwen, Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children
- Edward Timpson MP, Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Looked after Children and Care Leavers
- Helen Jones, Professional Advisor, Children in Care Division, Department for Education
- Dr Roger Morgan, Children’s Rights Director for England
- Senior Representative, British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)
- Martin Hazlehurst, National Manager, National Care Advisory Service
- Jack Smith, Policy and Research Officer, The Who Cares? Trust
- Richard Parker, Director, Centre for Education Policy in Practice, School of Education, Bath Spa University
- Councillor Clare Campion-Smith, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, Bristol City Council
- Darren Brierley, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead, Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) team, Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
- Bob Ashford, Head of Youth Justice Strategy, Youth Justice Board
To attend this event simply contact William Finch at Inside Government on 0207 550 5931 or email enquiries@insidegovernment.co.uk. For more information and a full agenda click here.
All public and voluntary sector users of The Who Cares? Trust website will receive a 15% discount by quoting ‘WCT12’ when booking. Enter this code in to the comments section when booking online.
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