Category: unheard voices

  • Listening to the voice of experience

    Listening to the voice of experience

    I was talking to a 13 year old and two 16 year olds about Adolescence (Netflix) yesterday. They were saying…

  • Funding, profile, and voice

    Funding, profile, and voice

    I’ve been interviewing CEOs of local charities recently and asking them: what are your biggest challenges to making progress, and…

  • School anxiety

    School anxiety

    As a parent, I am grateful for all the support and advice that my children’s schools have offered over the…

  • Hear real experiences from Care Leavers

    Hear real experiences from Care Leavers

    If we are making decisions that affect other people, we really need to understand their experiences and the impact of…

  • Bringing in the Experts

    Bringing in the Experts

    🔗 Research and Practice. The best research projects I’ve been involved in have been when the practitioners and those with…

  • Positive Uncertainty

    Positive Uncertainty

    My 30 minute reading challenge is paying off. 30 minutes a day reading ‘Youth and Positive Uncertainty by Vicky Johnson…

  • Hearing their voices

    Hearing their voices

    How do we get to hear young people’s voices? How do we listen well? What can we learn? What changes…

  • Collaboration Magic

    Collaboration Magic

    I love working in Teams. Bringing together a range of people who can share different perspectives and skills, and build…

  • Step by Step

    Step by Step

    It was exciting to get a small pot of money to work with some young people in care across the…