Heard and Not Seen - The Barnardo's Podcast

In this series we’re looking at what needs to change in the Care system, and how change can be made. We hear from young people who have been through the care system, those that work in it and policy makers – all of whom are trying to make change.  " So, for me, the first-order problem here, the top priority for care has to be building lasting, loving relationships and making it the obsession of the system” Josh MacAllister How do we make change for all care experienced people in the UK? How do we effect change on a national scale? In our final episode of the series we speak to Barnardo’s policy team to find out what the team doing to influence the upcoming Independent Care Review.   Barnardo’s Rosie Fortune then hosts an exclusive interview with Josh MacAllister, the chair of the independent Care Review. They discuss:  What the Care Review hopes to achieve this Spring.  Why loving relationships need to be the “obsession” of the care system  How young people’s voices are being amplified in the review   Links:  Barnardo’s Care Review recommendations  Josh MacAllister appointed as chair of the Care Review  Care Review website 

In this series we’re looking at what needs to change in the Care system, and how change can be made. We hear from young people who have been through the care system, those that work in it, and policymakers – all of whom are trying to make change.  “Just being able to talk to someone and being able to hang out with someone, can have such a big effect, especially for someone who is care experienced because they may not have those connections”  Em from project Acorn.    In episode two we hear from a group of young people as they come up with a plan and put it into action. The group are on a mission to address loneliness and isolation amongst care experienced young people in Plymouth.  They come up with the idea of a summer social group packed with fun activities. We follow the project from beginning to end, the ups and downs, and the outcomes. 

In this series we’re looking at what needs to change in the Care system, and how change can be made. We hear from young people who have been through the care system, those that work in it and policy makers – all of whom are trying to make change.    “That initial ‘you’re going into care’ is the most isolated you’ll ever feel” Rhi, 25.    Isolation and loneliness is something that affects us all, but how does it affect young people in care? What's it like to turn 18 and leave care? What’s it like living alone for the first time with limited support?  In the first episode, we speak to a group of care-experienced young people in Plymouth about the challenges they face and what changes need to be made to the care system to make it better.  https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crsp/our-research/young-adults-living-with-low-middle-income-parents/ 

The 6th and final episode in a series that follows Tony Simpson as he retraces his steps through the places and institutions he was born and raised in. For more information about the project, and to learn more about Tony, please visit the Oral History Project website at www.barnardos.org.uk/oralhistory.

The 5th episode in a series that follows Tony Simpson as he retraces his steps through the places and institutions he was born and raised in. For more information about the project, and to learn more about Tony, please visit the Oral History Project website at www.barnardos.org.uk/oralhistory.