Become Launches Its New Strategy
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Attention #careleavers! You have a few days left to send in your entries for our National Short Story Competition. For more info : http://reesfoundation.org #CEP #CharityTuesday @careexpconf @Become1992 @Coramvoice @KimKCormack , @PoisonPinkDaisy and @_LisaCherry pic.twitter.com/0pBSVOcRr3
A really important thread from @BBCNewsnight report on children in care and the risks around being moved out of familiar areas. Please be warned, it may be a difficult read/watch. https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/1173906922719895552 …
Job opportunity! Our friends @blagravetrust are recruiting for a Team Assistant. If you'd like to join the charity sector and work with a funder, apply by this Friday. https://blagravetrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Team-Assistant.pdf …
Thanks to @FitzwilliamColl for the invitation to contribute today. I spoke a bit about what we know on care-experienced learners in HE, some background on care and three messages for the audience of varied education professionals given what we hear from young people... https://twitter.com/samtrner/status/1172770934706638849 …
If you are or have been in foster care, you can share your views on matching with Ofsted! https://twitter.com/Ofstednews/status/1172491648791699456 …