Minutes:
The following update was provided by Investing in Children:
· Work is being carried out with partners to develop an Independent Skills and Living Portfolio as young people in care often need extra support when moving to independent living, particularly with the practical skills and responsibilities associated with living in their own accommodation.
· There has been investigation into a London-based national charity for children in care and young care leavers to identify whether there could be scope to link-up with this organisation.
· A charity has developed a virtual reality experience in relation to leaving care and the team is looking into this.
· Three young people have been appointed to the kinship carer panels.
The Panel took time to view a display created by the young people of the Children in Care Council at the joint CICC/CPP meeting which took place on 19 September 2019. The display illustrated how young people feel about their experiences of being in care. In addition, the young people had also created a robot, ‘Charlie’, made from boxes which represents a carer. The young people used Charlie to display the personal attributes that they would like their carers, including corporate parents, to have.