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A children’s book written by children, young people and staff of Somerset’s Children’s Social Care about the work of social workers is back, better than ever – in more accessible formats. ‘Social Worker Sam’ tells the story of a young…

We are excited to announce that the Children and Young People Self Advocacy (CYPSA) Annual Report is now live, collecting together the achievements of the group over the past 12 months. CYPSA is a Youth Voice Forum for young people…

The Families First Partnership Programme is a major reform initiative in children’s social care that has been launched by the Department for Education. It builds on the legacy of the Supporting Families Programme (2012-2025) and aims to transform how help,…

This month we want to share an exciting new group that a previous member has helped set up! Hello everyone, my name is Nicole Tucker, and I was a previous Young Person’s Champion from 2017 to 2018 and then from…

In May, we had a fun-filled agenda. In the morning, Chloe Boobyer from the Preparing for Adulthood (PFA) team visited the group. This was following on from our work in April surrounding PFA. In April, we looked at: What help…

The Unstoppables met in February to talk about the support that they and other Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities young people receive in education, and they were joined by the Somerset Council Executive Director for Children, Families and Education, Claire…

We thought this week we would take the time to remind you what the Unstoppables do and how we operate. We’re on the lookout for new members, so if you like the sound of the group, get in touch and…

We cannot believe how quickly 2024 has gone by! We have enjoyed having visitors at our usual meeting venue. We attended the Family Fun Day and worked through our 2024 priorities, with some highlights of that work being the Childhood…