Exam Results Day: Supporting young people in the care system
During the exam results period, Rebecca Jones from Become talks about how she supports young people in the care system as they receive their GCSE and A-level results.
Care leavers
Inspiring blogs written by care leavers and by professionals in the sector about their work with care leavers.
My Path to the Civil Service: A Care Leaver's Perspective
Sebastian talks about his experience with the Civil Service Care Leavers Internship Scheme.
How the Care Leavers Internship Scheme Changed My Career Path
Shannon shares her personal experience of completing the Civil Service Care Leavers Internship Scheme.
Support That Empowers: My Journey Through Care and Why the DfE Care Leavers Resource Website Matters
Lawrence shares his story as a care leaver and talks about the Department for Education's recently launched Support for Care Leavers resource website.
I encourage you to change your mindset from "I can't do that" to "how can I learn?”
Having recently completed the care leaver internship scheme and since gained a promotion, Charlie Sanderson talks about her journey as a care leaver.
“No matter what walk of life you come from, you can make a difference.”
Joseph Kaley CertHE (Law), shares his experience of working on the internship scheme, from how he got there and the application process, to how he has progressed since.
Kinship care, an internship and overcoming a difficult start to life
Chloe Agnew is currently on the Civil Service Care Leaver Internship Scheme and tells us about her experience on the programme and growing up with her Gran as her kinship carer.
Care-experienced lives can be changed by just one person
Mark Riddell MBE is the National Implementation Adviser for Care Leavers at the Department for Education. He speaks about his experience of care and how one person can change the life of a care experienced person.