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INTEGRATED SUPPORT: Exploring how education and other services can work together to better support care leavers

The focus of the Care Leaver Progression Partnership is on education and progression, however we all recognise that education cannot be looked at in isolation. In order for care leavers to succeed and thrive, they will often a need a strong network of people and support services as they move towards independent living.

Support services need to work together to provide a joined-up support package, which can at times present challenges; there may be conflicting organisational priorities, a lack of understanding about each other's roles, or differences in expectations. At the heart of it are the young people themselves, and the desire of all those who support them to help them maximise their potential.

This conference will bring together education practioners and other services who are involved in supporting care leavers, to help facilitate better understanding between them, and look at ways they might work better together.

Delegates will have the opportunity to hear from Roger Gough - Kent County Council's Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education, they will also hear from those involved in education, social work, and other support services, as well as from care leavers themselves. In the afternoon, there will be a selection of workshops to pick from, and all delegates will be given a resource pack to take away.

PROGRAMME

09:45 Arrival and refreshments

10.15 Welcome - Lucy McLeod - Chair of the Care Leaver Progression Partnership and Principal of Canterbury College

10.25 County Address - Roger Gough - Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education

10.35 Keynote "Inter-agency working is vital but how do we achieve it?" - Joanna Nicolas - Child Protection Consultant, Trainer, Public Speaker, Author, Social Worker

11.15 Break

11.30 "A Life Not Lost - two academics' experiences of life in care and beyond" - Antoine Rogers and Adele Tilley compare experiences of being in care in the USA and the UK and how they used their experiences to turn their lives around

12.15 Lunch

13.00 Workshop session one *

13.50 Workshop session two *

14.40 Break

14.55 Workshop session three *

15.45 Closing Comments

16:00 Finish

* Workshop choices will be emailed to delegates a couple of weeks before the event to make their selections.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets are free for staff from CLPP partner institutions** as well as for care leavers and foster carers, and those who are speaking or presenting at the event.

General Admission tickets for non-partners are £50 each (You can pay by card or via invoice).

If you have any questions about the event please email CLPP@eastkent.ac.uk

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** CLPP partners are: Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury College, CXK, East Kent College, Hadlow College, Job Centre Plus, Kent County Council, Kent Association of Training Organisations, Kent & Medway Progression Federation, Medway Council, MildKent College, University for the Creative Arts, University of Greenwich, University of Kent, West Kent and Ashford College.