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We’re Recruiting: Part Time NLCBF Practice Lead

With Darren, our current Practice Lead dropping down to 2 days/week, we’re recruiting ...

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30/09/24

In Their Own Words 2024 – Reports Published

In June 2024, over 200 care experienced individuals from around the UK took part in our “I...

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20/09/24

National Care Leavers Week – #NCLW Theme: “All of Us, We are One”

The Alliance for Looked After Children & Care Leavers and care experienced individuals f...

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06/09/24

Blog: In Their Own Words Takeover

Hi I am Dyllan one of the YPBMF champions for 2023/24 and I’m going to be telling you ...

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04/09/24

NLCBF’s 2023-24 Annual Report…

We’re really proud to share our Annual Report for 2023-24 which demonstrates the impac...

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30/07/24

In Their Own Words Survey: Take Part Now!

YPBMF have been co-designing a survey for care experience individuals across the country.  ...

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21/05/24

Our Parliamentary Adventure

Blog by Toni McClelland, NLCBF Digital Marketing and Events Officer In February 2024, our YP...

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03/05/24

In Their Own Words Event: Booking Now Open

YPBMF’s In Their Own Words Event is back for a third year.  Hosted by care experienced yo...

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19/04/24

YPBMF meet Ministers

Victoria Odude, YPBMF Steering Group Rep and Rylee, one of our YPBMF Champions met with Davi...

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26/02/24

We’re Recruiting: Participation Officer

We’re really excited to announce NLCBF are recruiting for a Participation Officer – a ne...

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19/01/24

Blog: The Care X Apprentice Network talk about Employability

‘Blog by Victoria Odude, YPBMF Steering Group Rep – who hosted the ‘Improving Employab...

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15/11/23

Blog: Aisha’s Visit to No.10

‘Aisha, YPBMF Champion was invited to 10 Downing Street during National Care Leavers Weeks...

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15/11/23

Royal Visit: YPBMF ‘Celebrating Us’ Event

On Wednesday 8th November,  YPBMF held its annual Care Leaver Celebration Event in Birmingh...

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10/11/23

Top 10 Asks for the Local Offer

What do young people say makes a great local offer?  What do leaving care practitioners and...

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01/11/23

Improving Employability Event Video and Audio Resources

You can now watch and listen to the sessions from the “Improving Employability for Peo...

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27/10/23

Care Experienced Apprentices Enjoy Coronation Concert

In May this year, before the In Their Own Words Event, the Care Experienced Apprentice Netwo...

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01/09/23

We’re Recruiting: NLCBF Business & Events Administrator

Do you have fantastic administration skills and want to make a difference to care experience...

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04/08/23

Blog: In Their Own Words

In their own words: Care Experienced Young People ask senior policy and decision makers for ...

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04/08/23

Children’s Commissioner Blog

We are so excited to be mentioned in the latest children’s commissioner blog after the...

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03/07/23

In Their Own Words Event – We’re back for a 2nd year!

We are back with ‘In Their Own Words: Experiences & Insights from Care Experienced You...

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22/06/23

NLCBF’s 22-23 Annual Report Published

We’ve just published our 2022-23 Annual Report, a short document that summarises the w...

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22/06/23

YPBMF attend the Cross Ministerial Board

Victoria Odude and Liss Philips were invited to represent YPBMF & Warwickshire at the cr...

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23/03/23

A Starting Guide for Supporting LGBTQ+ Young People in Care

The LGBTQ+ Youth in Care Network released a starting guide for supporting LGBTQ+ young peopl...

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01/03/23

Government’s response to the care review: NLCBF Initial Response

We welcome the publishing of the government’s response to the Care Review, ‘Stable Homes...

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14/02/23

National Apprenticeship Week: Key messages coming out of Care X Apprentice Network

6-11th February is National Apprenticeship Week. NLCBF’s Care X Apprentice Network have be...

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09/02/23

NLCBF Releases new Cost of Living Report ‘Survival Is Not Easy’

NLCBF’s new Cost of Living report Survival Is Not Easy paints a stark picture of the crisi...

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16/01/23

Berlin Blog

Hannah McCowen, NLCBF Manager, and Ralph Rushworth, Senior Care Experienced Sessional Worker...

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13/10/22

Transitional Safeguarding Blog

Read all about the experiences of young people in the, Bridging the gap with Transitional Sa...

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13/10/22

Cost of Living Report: August 2022

NLCBF have published a report about the impact that the cost of living is already having on ...

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15/08/22

Blog: Setting the agenda

A Blog from Nat  about our ‘In Their Own Words’ event.Here’s a blog from ...

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15/07/22

YPBMF Co-Host event for Ofsted

Ralph, Joe, Luwam and Vicky, YPBMF Sessional workers co-hosted an event for Ofsted with othe...

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15/06/22