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As we are now in September and all of our young people are back at school, we have been thrilled to receive all the photographs of our children and young people looking so smart in their uniforms – there have been lots of ‘firsts’ to celebrate which have been lovely to hear about. This feel-good …

Rachel, Nina, and Bailey enjoy receiving their pocket money. They help do jobs around the home, do their homework, and help with the cooking for which they receive their weekly pocket money. Sometimes, they love to save their money, to spend when they go on holiday or, for something which may take a couple of …

Amanda, one of our Social Work Assistants in Essex set up The Children’s Court Room Project with Judge Shanks who has been serving as a family Judge for the past 25 years, we believe that every young person coming into care or living in care and having life story work should know where decisions are …

Feeling confident helps us feel good, and this Friday we wanted to share tips and hints on how we can feel more confident when discussing online safety which here at Young People at Heart have recently completed training about. The virtual world is forever growing, and we can at times struggle to keep up with …

We all know the importance of our children and young people attending school every day so at Young People at Heart we are proud that all of our young people are in an education provision. For some, attending school on a regular basis is a new experience but the importance of this commitment has been …

In January our Yorkshire Team started a Good News Tree in our participation room as we receive so much amazing, good news and achievements for our young people. We thought it would be lovely to share how much it has blossomed since then, with you. Each leaf represents one piece of good news, per child, …

Our feel-good Friday story this week is all about the brilliant work our Hereford team has done creating an allotment to give our foster families and young people opportunities to meet and connect with other families whilst offering a great way of spending time with nature and being able to encourage, observe and enjoy wildlife. …

Disability Pride month takes place each July and is an opportunity to start conversations to raise awareness of all disabilities and celebrate everything that people with disabilities bring to society. The month is a chance to focus on and celebrate the disabled community and their pride. Two of our young people who should certainly feel …

When Nancy, first arrived to live with our foster carers, she was attending school in Year 1 however, she wasn’t meeting age related targets for her core subjects, including reading and Phonics. Nancy was unable to sound out, and recognise letters and sounds, for her common high frequency words, which meant she was unable to …