In December, the Education Committee launched an inquiry to evaluate England's children's social care system. On 15 January, we responded to the inquiry; sharing our views on different issues, including what is going wrong and the specific experiences of disabled children. Below is a summary of our response. In a nutshell The current provision of children's social care is insufficient to meet demand. Different factors are causing the increase in demand for children's social care including underinvestment, poverty and deprivation, the impact of policies in other areas (welfare, housing), and lack of support for families. Decreased levels of investment in early intervention have contributed to the rising costs of late-stage children's social care intervention for local authorities. The current system leaves families waiting for extended periods to receive necessary care. Only £200 million has been allocated to solving the sufficiency crisis despite the annual cost of maintaining the current children's social care system being £10 billion a year. Read more here. Social care “market” The children's social care sector faces a long-standing challenge of insufficient residential settings. The rise in unregistered homes, schools and alternative provision for children is a serious issue for the sector. Councils are placing more children in unregistered placements due to increasing need, limited provision, and reported instances of ‘cherry-picking’ where providers refuse to care for children with complex needs. The shortage of placements has led to more children being placed far from home, and in inappropriate placements, causing councils to pay increased costs. This results in unplanned moves and out-of-area placements, affecting children's well-being. We do not support moving children away from their community where it is not in their best interests. Semi-independent accommodation is the fastest-growing “market” for children, not because it is in their best interest, but because it is more profitable, and easier to run, and there is a constant demand as there are too few registered children’s homes that provide care available. We believe that all children in care need care. We do not support the creation of a new regulation and inspection regime for semi-independent accommodation. Experiences of disabled children There is a lack of support for disabled children or children with additional needs. Just 1 in 7 parents and carers said that disabled children have the correct level of support from the children’s social care system (DCP, 2023). The transition from children to adult services can be particularly stark for young disabled people who do not have a formal diagnosis. Additionally, life is more expensive for disabled people, but many do not receive the financial support necessary to help them live a happy life. Recommendations for the government Make children's social care a central aim of policy across areas such as housing, education, immigration, health, and social care (amongst others). Provide funding for wholesale reform to children’s social care to provide certainty to the sector. Prioritise funding for early intervention services to cover family support demand. Build more sufficiency across the country and ensure a place-based approach to address local authorities’ funding uncertainty and planning. Invest in more respite care for disabled children. End the use of semi-independent accommodation, mindful of the recommendation made in the Care Review that “all children should receive care where they live by 2025”. What’s next? We are currently undertaking a research project on unregistered settings. We have volunteers working on research projects in children's social care areas where there are research gaps (e.g., the link between poverty and children entering care). The projects will be published within the year. You can keep up with our updates via our website or by signing up to our campaign emails. Source: www.togethertrust.org.uk .Research commissioned by the country’s leading children’s charity Barnardo’s NI, has revealed that the campaign to recruit new foster carers is being hampered by a number of pre-conceived notions about what it takes to become a foster carer. The YouGov poll reveals that over half of the respondents (55%) who haven’t considered fostering in Northern Ireland*, believe they are too old to become a foster carer, even though there is no upper age limit on becoming one. The poll also revealed that nearly three quarters of adults in the UK are worried there aren’t enough foster carers to give children safe and loving homes – but only 2% ** of respondents in Northern Ireland would consider fostering a child in the next five years, according to the new data. Hilary Armstrong, Operations Manager at Barnardo’s Fostering & Adoption NI said: “We know there are people in Northern Ireland who would love to foster, but believe things like their age, financial situation, or because they have biological children, would prevent them from doing so. We want to bust these myths, as we believe that any loving person can make a wonderful foster carer. There is no upper age limit and fostering can be a hugely beneficial experience for the entire family, including birth children. At Barnardo’s we offer support and training every step of the way.” The number of children in care in Northern Ireland is at a record high, with almost 4000 children and young people needing a safe home, but despite this, there are fewer and fewer people willing to foster. Gillian Cassidy and Megan Stitt are sisters-in-law from Portaferry and Newtownabbey. With 13 children and several years of fostering experience between them, they’re sharing their experience of welcoming children into their family homes, in the hope it encourages more potential foster carers to do the same. Megan said: “I have three birth children and have fostered three little girls, I also provided day care for two sisters over the past three years. I would say that most of my inspiration to become a foster parent came from Gillian. After Gillian started fostering and when Covid hit, there was such a crisis and so many children during lockdown needed a safe place to live.” Gillian said: “I also have three birth children, one adopted son and one foster daughter who will soon be adopted. When we adopted one of our sons, I started a peer group of friends who fostered and adopted, so we could be a support to each other. It became very obvious very quickly there was a massive need for foster carers in Northern Ireland, and a massive need for people who could support foster carers.” “When we talk to people about fostering, they say things like, ‘I couldn’t let them go’, and it is a really difficult part of fostering, but you do let them go, and it breaks your heart, but then you welcome the next child into your family. The support our family gives us is amazing, it makes me very proud of them. Our extended family are very welcoming and open to the children that are in and out of our lives.” Megan said: “I am so proud of my birth children. When we started our fostering journey, we said to each other we’ll give it a go and if it's too hard on the kids, we'll come back to it in the future. But we have no regrets. They speak about it so fondly and positively.” As part of Barnardo’s Fostering and Adoption campaign, Megan and Gillian are encouraging anyone who has ever considered fostering, to get in touch with Barnardo’s NI. Gillian said, “There’s a family feel to fostering with Barnardo’s. All of the social workers know us and they're very protective of us. They will never ask us to go beyond our capabilities. I feel like Barnardo’s genuinely care about what we're struggling with and they want to do something about it. I think if you’ve ever had a thought in your mind that you might consider fostering – you should definitely take steps to find out more. Also, if you're going to do it, do it now. It's like starting a family - is there ever a right time? You're never going to be 100% ready to do it - you just have to jump in.” For more information on becoming a foster carer with Barnardo’s, please visit www.barnardos.org.uk/foster or call (028) 90652288. The charity’s lines are open from Monday to Friday, between 9am and 5pm. *Of those who are not likely to consider fostering in the next ten years. **Of those who are not currently approved carers. Source: www.barnardos.org.uk Location: Barnardo's Scotland Fostering Edinburgh Salary: £35,360- £37,700 (FTE) £17,680- £18,850 (Pro-Rata) Plus £312 Office at Home Allowance Contract type: Permanent Hours: 18.5 Closing Date: 30 January 2024 Barnardo's Scotland Fostering Edinburgh have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Supervising Social worker to join our busy team on a Part Time (18.5 hours) permanent basis.
Location: The successful candidate will work on a hybrid basis with their office base in Edinburgh, however some meetings and training occur Scotland Wide. As a Supervising Social Worker, you will work within a team of supervising social workers, children's workers, therapists, education liaison worker, managers, and admin staff responsible for the recruitment and support of foster carers who provide care to looked after children and young people who are referred to the service from the Local Authority. Some of the key responsibilities are:
Ideal Candidate's must haves:
History of Service Barnardo's has well over 100 years of experience delivering fostering and adoption services across the UK. Our fostering service in Scotland has been operational for over 18 years and rated ‘Good' across most areas from Care Inspectorate. Our fostering Service is supported by Practice Managers, comprising of new and experienced team members. This team is supported by experienced administrative staff, and the work of the supervising social workers, childrens worker (PW2) and a Psychotherapist. The Edinburgh team is the only Scottish Service operating the Mockingbird model, supported by the fostering network. When completing your application please refer to your skills, knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable) This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described. Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible. Benefits Workplace Offer: What it means for you The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.
*T&C's apply based on contract About Barnardo's At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role. Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates. Our basis and values Full details and application documents here Job Location: Flexible Pay scale: Voluntary - Expenses only Hours: Six meetings per year (3 Board / 3 subgroup) We’re looking to attract talented inspired people to join our crew and help us to achieve our vital mission by becoming a trustee and joining our board. As a trustee, you will work collaboratively with the other members of the board to navigate CFC’s journey towards achieving the mission.
Please find full role description below and email your application form to info@communityfostercare.co.uk in the first instance. The application form can be downloaded here. Location: Norwich Salary: Voluntary Contract Type: Voluntary / Bank Hours Closing Date: 31/01/2024 23:59 Could you help steer and govern a leading, high profile and dynamic East Anglian charity to new heights?
Are you committed to improving young lives? If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join our organisation as a Trustee (voluntary position). We are particularly seeking to recruit to the Board applicants with expertise in one of the following:
What we are looking for: We are seeking to recruit three trustees with different areas of expertise who are committed to helping us to deliver our vision and mission. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our Board and making sure we best reflect the young people and families we serve. For this reason, we would particularly welcome applications from:
This is an opportunity to join an experienced and dedicated Trustee Board, working alongside a professional and skilled Senior Management Team that lead an agile and highly qualified workforce, to give the very best care to each young person in our services. As a Break trustee you will:
About Break Break is a forward-thinking non-profit organisation that’s delivered unique support for young people across East Anglia for over fifty years. Co-production with staff, young people and families is at the very heart of everything we do. We have a range of residential services, a family assessment centre, a fostering agency, Staying Close, Staying Connected and services for disabled children and their families. As a trauma-informed organisation, all our young people and employees are supported by our highly skilled therapeutic team - and our lifelong offer means that even when young people leave our care, we will always be there for them. With low staff turnover and vacancy rates, we have over 90% good and outstanding gradings across our services and deliver great outcomes for our young people. Our ambition is to grow and build even further - creating an environment where people can develop their talent and see the difference they make. Break employs around 450 staff and 900 volunteers, the majority of the latter in its shops. The staff are located primarily in Norfolk, with the main administrative offices in Norwich. Break is Investors in People gold accredited and has featured in the Times Best Companies list. Break has an exceptional training provision for internal and external customers that has a reputation for being interactive, innovative and of high quality and is leading the social pedagogy agenda within the region. You could be part of making amazing things happen. Change the Lives of Young People Leaving Care with Break - YouTube Please include a covering letter stating why you would like to a Trustee for Break with your application. If you are interested and would like an informal chat with our Chair, in the first instance, please contact Charlotte Johnston (charlotte.johnston@break-charity.org) who will arrange a discussion with the Chair. Full details and documents here Member News from Action for Children: 4 ways we're supporting children and young people in care12/1/2024
1 in 50 children spend some time in care in their lifetimes. Find out how we're helping these children have safe and happy childhoods. There are over 108,000 children in care across the UK today. And even more children and families rely on wider social care services – such as the support of social workers and family support services. So, what are we doing to help children in care? 1. We work with 40,000 children in care and care-experienced young people every year Every year around 30,000 children enter care and 30,000 leave care. We provide a range of support to 40,000 of these children and young people each year.
This year, we hope to support more children as we open new children’s homes, family hubs, and other services that reach children in care and children with care experience. 2. We have 45 children’s homes across the UK Children go into the care system for lots of reasons. Most commonly it’s because they’re abused or neglected. 5% are unaccompanied migrant children. Some children are victims of domestic abuse or have parents with mental health issues. We have approximately 118 places for children in our family-style homes. And for all those we support, we know this setting best meets the needs of each child. One of these places is home to 15-year-old Rhys. Rhys has been in care since he was 10 years old, and it hasn’t been easy. He's moved through eight placements before arriving at our children’s home in Tan y Bryn. Life has changed a lot for Rhys since joining us two years ago – now he’s thriving. 3. We’ve partnered with the John Lewis Partnership to support children in care We’ve launched a year-long partnership with the John Lewis Partnership to support their commitment to young people across the UK who are in care and have care experience. We’ll use this partnership to grow our expert services to:
4. We're campaigning for change
The children’s social care system faces huge challenges. We see this every day in areas such as: Early help: Each year, 60,000 children are referred to social care who were referred to social care the year before but weren’t offered any support. Children and families don’t get help soon enough. Quality of care: Too many children don’t get the safe and happy home they deserve. Instead, they’re placed far away from home, have unstable placements, or are placed in accommodation that’s badly run or unsuitable. Support for children and families when children leave care: When children and young people leave care, the support they rely on is often withdrawn. Because of this, care experienced young people are less likely to go onto further education, more likely to be unemployed, and more likely to interact with the criminal justice system. We’re calling the government to prioritise children. They need to invest in fixing the care system to prevent more children from needing to enter care. And improve the outcomes for children in, and leaving the care system. Source: www.actionforchildren.org.uk Due to financial pressures linked to the current cost of living crisis, TACT has taken the bold move to make Council Tax contributions for all of its current foster carers. The scheme, which starts on 1st April 2024, will mean that TACT foster carers will receive two instalments annually to help with Council Tax payments. The actual amounts paid will be based on a carer’s fostering experience (in years). Liam King, TACT’s Chief Finance Officer, said: “As a charity, TACT doesn’t make any profit or pay any interest or dividends to investors. This means every penny goes directly into providing the best care for our young people. “We are proud of the work of our amazing foster carers. Just as we supported our carers with additional payments during COVID, TACT continue to support them through the ongoing period of high costs by making contributions to council tax. By supporting our foster carers, we are supporting them to achieve the best possible outcomes for the children that they work so hard to care for.” According to GOV.UK, the average Band D council tax set by local authorities for 2023-24 in England is £2,065, which is an increase of 5.1% on the 2022-23 figure of £1,966. Other additional household expenses such as increased interest rates and energy costs have resulted in many households struggling to cope financially. By making contributions to their foster carer’s council tax bill, TACT hope that this will provide some financial breathing space in the current climate. Read more about the actual contributions paid on our Fostering Allowance page. Source: www.tactcare.org.uk/news/council-tax-contribution/ News from Together Trust: Advocacy for all children in care: our response to new advocacy proposals4/1/2024
The government is changing the way that children and young people receive advocacy support, by changing the things that services must provide. This December, we responded to the consultation by providing feedback based on our conversations with staff and advocacy providers. You can read our full response here. Currently, local authorities need to provide advocacy to children in care, children in need and care leavers where they have an active complaint and request help from an advocate. Independent advocacy is when a trained professional works with a child to understand their wishes and views, and advocates on their behalf, for example, to secure the support they need in meetings and working with other professionals. This kind of advocacy must follow national standards, which are instructions for organisations that deliver advocacy services to follow. In addition, there is statutory guidance which says what local authorities should do when they are arranging advocacy for children. The government is planning to change the way that advocacy services work and we have provided feedback about how it could be improved. Changes to advocacy standards The DfE is planning to extend national advocacy standards to other groups of children, including those:
Alongside this, there are new standards which are being suggested, such as non-instructed advocacy for non-verbal children, the need for ‘feelings’ to be considered alongside views and wishes, and for interpretation services to be provided so that children can share their views, wishes and feelings in the language they speak and understand. Despite the standards changing, the scope of statutory guidance will remain unchanged. In our response to the government's proposals, we have asked that standards and guidance be made consistent.
If the proposed changes go ahead, many of the children we care for will have the right to access advocacy services, even where there is no active complaint, particularly non-verbal children. Likewise, children with SEND who we support through our specialist services may be able to access an advocate (due to their ‘child in need’ status or interactions with social services), but we still need further details about how this will work. Before sending our feedback to the Department for Education, we spoke with our residential care managers to understand what was going well and what needed to be improved for children accessing advocacy services. We also held discussions with providers of advocacy services and other professionals in the sector to explore the impact of the proposals and develop our response. The proposed standards are a real improvement on the previous advocacy framework. Access to non-instructed advocacy and the ability to access advocacy without an active complaint will assist many children and young people who have previously been denied access to receive support. Many children entitled to independent advocacy do not know that this service exists, let alone that they are entitled to it. It is positive that organisations will need to inform children of their right to advocacy. We prefer the term ‘active offer’ instead of ‘opt-out advocacy’ and have recommended that the government take this terminology forward instead. We believe that this makes it clearer to professionals that there is a responsibility to routinely communicate the offer and that the offer of advocacy is always there should they need it in future. We also welcome the proposal to recruit advocates from diverse backgrounds to better represent the children and young people they work with. However, we believe that advocates should be able to influence policy, which is currently not allowed within the suggested standards. Any guidance needs to reflect the extended scope of the new national standards. Local authorities have a legal duty to accommodate children under 18 who are unable to live with their families. However, children who should be in care are oftentimes being ‘housed’ under homelessness legislation, which does not give them access to their full set of rights as looked after children. Statutory guidance must therefore make it clear that children who are deemed to be homeless are also entitled to advocacy. If the proposed changes go ahead, many of the children we care for will have the right to access advocacy services, even where there is no active complaint, particularly non-verbal children.
The difference in local authority budgets, resources and staffing are factors which will influence the reform's success. Ensuring that every child in care, child in need, and care leaver has someone standing up for their views, wishes and feelings must be a priority for the government going forward. You can keep up with our updates via our website or by signing up to our campaign emails.
Source: www.togethertrust.org.uk/ Location: Remote with in-person Board meetings in London Salary: This is an unremunerated role. All reasonable expenses will be reimbursed Hours: Three days per month on average Closing Date: 12/01/2024 TACT is the UK’s largest dedicated fostering charity, with over 500 foster carers currently providing loving homes for over 600 children and young people across England, Scotland and Wales. We have annual income of £25million and 200 staff.
Since we were founded in 1993, we have strived to offer excellent care for all our children entrusted to us and to instil positive change in the wider care system. We have also sought to innovate so we can improve the experiences of children and young people in the care system to transform outcomes for the better. TACT has continued to undertake a wide range of innovative work across the UK. We have recently added a health service to our successful education service, which is proving to be both a much-needed resource in improving educational outcomes for our children. We have also launched TACT Connect, initially with support from the Rank Foundation and now with a significant four-year Lottery grant. TACT Connect recognises that parenting never stops and we aim to stay in touch with all of the children we have cared for so that we can celebrate their successes and offer support when required. TACT Connect is a wholly unique service in the sector. We aim to remain at the leading edge of improving the UK care system. Underpinning all of this vital work are our excellent staff and, of course, our amazing and inspirational foster carers. They are caring for children and young people who are vulnerable, but also full of hopes, dreams, potential and joy. Good foster families provide safe and stable homes and help children fulfil their potential and enable them to lead happy and successful lives. This is an important and exciting time to be joining as Chair. Despite a challenging market, with continued cuts to local authority funding, we have remained in a strong financial position, generating a surplus for the past two years. We are now in a fortunate position to be able to further invest in growth and innovation for the years ahead, creating more, tailored services to better support our children and their families. We are therefore looking for a Chair who can build on our ambition by attracting a diverse range of skills and personal lived experiences to our Board through the appointment of new Trustees, and by providing critical challenge and oversight to our work. We are looking for an experienced and inspiring board member who brings an understanding of best-in-class governance and exceptional board development skills; a leader who can get the best out of teams but who can also hold people to account. You will likely have knowledge of Children’s Social Care, and an understanding of fostering and adoption services would be useful, although not essential. An ability to maintain financial resilience within a commissioned environment will be important though. We are all excited about the opportunity this appointment presents to lead our charity into the next phase of its journey, with our foster carers and children at the heart. We hope that you want to be part of it. In addition to welcoming applicants from all backgrounds, we are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who bring personal experience as a carer. How to Apply Tall Roots is acting as an employment agency partner to TACT. Applications should be made online at tallroots.co.uk/tact-chair and include:
The closing date for applications is Friday 12th January 2024. Candidates will be informed of the outcome of their application by Friday 19th January 2024. Preliminary interviews with Tall Roots will be held virtually during w/c 22nd January 2024. Informal stakeholder sessions (remote) and final panel interviews (in-person) with TACT will be held during w/c 5th February 2023. If you have any questions relating to the role or the process, or would like any adjustments made to accommodate your needs, please contact Mark Crowley at Tall Roots by email at mark.crowley@tallroots.co.uk. Full details and application documents here Member News: Action for Children - Celebrating six years of Secret Santa: our campaign so far2/1/2024
Christmas is a wonderful time of year. A time of mince pies, stockings, and Christmas music. But at Action for Children, this period is even more magical: it is also the time of our Secret Santa campaign. Secret Santa is our Christmas charity appeal. Each year, we ask people like you to help a vulnerable child, young person, or family in the UK. How? By buying a gift that could put the magic back into their Christmas. And each Christmas, our supporters remind us of their incredible generosity. But this year also marked six years of our Secret Santa campaign. Six years of seeing the incredible difference that people like you can make. To mark the event, we have reflected over the last six years and the wonderful milestones and impact that our supporters have helped us make. 2018: The birth of Secret Santa 2018 saw the launch of our first ever Secret Santa campaign. It started with just an illustration style of a child at Christmas and an animated video that spoke to people across the UK. Each year since, the magic has only grown... 2019: From Covent Garden to virtual gifting Our second year saw our Secret Santa campaign grow even more – taking to London with its first ever charity pop-up shop. The shop was in the Christmassy haven of Covent Garden. And for sale were "Safe and Happy" jumpers and T-shirts, each designed by celebrity supporters. But the designs were not only cosy and Christmassy; they also embodied our vision of trying to create safe and happy childhoods across the UK. 2019 also saw the introduction of our virtual gifting, which allowed supporters to buy a charitable gift for their loved ones anywhere in the world. All of a sudden, becoming a Secret Santa was easier and more accessible than ever before. 2020: Pivoting our campaign 2020 and the wake of Covid-19 saw us pivot our Secret Santa campaign and embrace the need for virtual gifting and events even more. Having introduced virtual gifting the year before, it soon became a cornerstone of our Christmas appeal. A cornerstone that has remained to this day. We also introduced our Starry Night carol concept: a virtual event hosted by journalist and TV presenter, Jon Snow, with dazzling performances from Leona Lewis and Liam Gallagher. It was a night of carols and comedy, and brought together households across the UK in festive cheer and the message of giving back at Christmas. 2021: Celebs, partnerships, and Santa takeovers 2021 was an exciting year for our Secret Santa campaign. A new partnership with First Direct meant we could share our mission of delivering safe and happy childhoods to even more people. We also hosted a Radio Times Santa takeover that reached millions of listeners nationwide. This was an exciting highlight for our Christmas campaign, as people across the UK heard and supported our message of putting the magic back into Christmas for a vulnerable child. 2022: Secret Santa takes its first award In its fifth year, Secret Santa had one of its greatest achievements yet: we received the Poverty award at The Drum Awards for Social Purpose. This award was a milestone in our campaign, making 2022 a year to remember. 2022 also saw the launch of out first ever Secret Santa TV ad... The advert features Nathan, Lucy and Tripti and was narrated by Larry Lamb. He shares their individual stories as they come to life through Christmas cards displayed on a festive mantlepiece. The advert was a marked milestone in our campaign, which even made an appearance on ITV's This Morning, reaching even more people across the UK. An unexpected gift Perhaps the icing on the Christmas cake in 2022, however, was the unexpected support from comedian Peter Kay. During a live performance, Peter Kay graciously contributed £14,000 to our cause - £1 for each person who attended. Whilst on stage, he said: "I think Christmas is about doing good things for other people so we’re gonna take a pound off each of you. I’m going to put it in a children's charity, and I was looking at my phone on the way down and I found one called Action for Children. They do a Secret Santa, and it seems really lovely. There’s 14,000 people here, so if I take a pound that’s £14,000 for children on your behalf. So, thanks!” Read more about Peter's donation here 2023: Festive baubles and wonderful carols Finally, this year too was a year to remember for our Secret Santa campaign. In November, we launched our first ever range of charity Christmas baubles. The baubles were designed by Jess – a young person who received support from Action for Children – and TV personality Billie Shepherd. Both are sustainable, plastic-free and locally sourced. They are also handmade, which makes each one beautifully unique. But whether Jess' baubles, with its shades of blossom pink and festive green, or Billie's mother of pearl and gold, each will add a touch of festive glamour and charitable giving to homes across the UK this Christmas. Carols at 'Together at Christmas' In December, our extraordinary Young Carers Aloud choir showcased their talent. Not only did they give a magical performance at our Starry Night Gala at the end of November. But on ITV's This Morning and at our royal patron’s, the Princess of Wales, Christmas carol event 'Together at Christmas'. The Princess of Wales never fails to amaze us with her support for Action for Children. But the invite to our young carers choir to perform as people arrived at the Together at Christmas carols was the star of our Christmas celebrations this year.
Their medley of Christmas songs brought warmth and festivity to all in attendance. Whilst the collective talent and dedication of the Young Carers Aloud choir added a magical touch to our festive season. It was truly a celebration to remember. Learn more about the Young Carers Aloud choir Source: www.actionforchildren.org.uk |
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