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Ministerial Launch of the Care Leavers Covenant
NNECL were delighted to support today’s launch of the Care Leavers Covenant, a Department for...
Greater Manchester Care Leaver Awards a success!
The sixth annual Greater Manchester Care Leaver Awards took place on 18th October, at the Royal...
Government launches new collaboration with Barnardo's to support care leavers into work
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Barnardo’s are entering into a new partnership to...
A pilot programme of mental health assessments for children in care is beginning in June 2019
Following the publication of the expert group recommendations and the Children and Young People’s...
'University can be a tricky place if you have been in care' Dr Graham Connelly article in The Times
An interesting article by Dr Graham Connelly in today's The Times about navigating university as a...
Young mother overcomes difficult past to master her future
Lois Prest entered the care system as a teenager, and, suffering from severe dyslexia, in her early...
Promote your event through the NNECL network for free!
If you are organising an event for care-experienced students or professional supporting these...
Rough Sleeping Strategy to include care leaver support
A new cross government Rough Sleeping Strategy includes plans to create specialist advisers to...
A decline in the number of fostered children in Staying Put places
Staying Put was introduced in 2014 to support young people who want to remain with their foster...