Coram Voice

21/08/2026

Coming up on 15 September: Homelessness, Advocacy and Children's Rights. How professionals can safeguard and advocate for homeless children using case law. Online, £70: https://coramvoice.org.uk/training-and-events/

21/08/2026

📢 Our Ofsted Consultation Participation Pack is now live!

We’ve worked with Ofsted to create a range of fun and flexible activities to help children in care and care leavers have their say on proposed changes to how children’s social care is inspected.

The pack is designed to make it easier for participation workers and others supporting young people to get involved and share their views.

Find out more and download the pack: https://coramvoice.org.uk/a-national-voice-co-production-and-participation/improving-the-way-ofsted-inspects-childrens-social-care/

21/08/2026

Your voice matters, in every decision about your life in care. A National Voice is where care-experienced young people come together to be heard: https://coramvoice.org.uk/get-involved/a-national-voice/

We work to improve the care system through the voices of care experienced young people. We empower children and young people by giving them the skills and support to make real change at both a local and national level.

20/08/2026

Young people leaving the care system after a period of homelessness face particular challenges. Find out about our specialist outreach service: https://coramvoice.org.uk/for-professionals/homelessness-outreach/

Our unique Homelessness Outreach project provides vital help to homeless children and young people by helping them secure the support they are entitled to from Children’s Services.

20/08/2026

Are you a "relevant child" leaving care? Find out exactly what support and entitlements come with that status: https://coramvoice.org.uk/myrights/my-rights-when-i-am-leaving-care/my-rights-as-a-relevant-child/

If you are a ‘relevant child’ it means you were looked after for a relevant period of time but are not looked after anymore.

19/08/2026

Films, reports, tools and guidance, all free, all in one place. The Bright Spots Resource Bank has everything you need to improve outcomes for children in care: https://coramvoice.org.uk/resource-library/brightspots/

Since 2013, the Bright Spots Programme has helped local authorities directly hear from their children in care and care leavers. This Resource Bank includes practice examples, reports, tools and webinars.

19/08/2026

Whatever you're going through, an advocate can help. Find your local service: https://coramvoice.org.uk/advocacy/

Just type in the name of the local authority who looks after you or supports you as a care leaver and the name and telephone number of who to contact will come up.

18/08/2026

Are you an "eligible child" leaving care? It's a specific legal status with specific entitlements. Find out what it means for you: https://coramvoice.org.uk/myrights/my-rights-when-i-am-leaving-care/my-rights-as-an-eligible-child/

You may still be in care, living with your foster carers or in the children’s home, but you are now also a care leaver.

17/08/2026

Every year the Voices writing competition celebrates the creativity and courage of care-experienced young people. Read some of our previous winners' pieces: https://coramvoice.org.uk/get-involved/voices-writing-competition/

The Voices Creative Writing competition is a positive and celebratory platform for young people in or leaving care to express their feelings creatively and help raise awareness of what it means to be care-experienced. The 2025 competition will open this autumn.

17/08/2026

If something is wrong with your care, you have the right to complain, and the right to help doing it. Find out how: https://coramvoice.org.uk/myrights/making-a-complaint/

You have the right make a complaint about any concerns you have about your care or the decisions being made about your life.