Positive Destinations for Care Leavers
Barnardo’s, Plymouth Council and Brent Council
Barnardo’s, the Lab and the Local Authorities in Plymouth and Brent are collaborating to support more care-experienced young people to be in employment, education or training by the age of 19-21.
The need
By the time they are 19-21 years old, young people with care experience are much less likely than those without to be in a ‘positive destination’ – in other words, education, employment or training. Despite their best efforts, no Local Authorities, including Plymouth and Brent, have been able to close this gap, which in many areas is 30% or more.
Our response
For one year starting in May 2019, the Lab will use systems thinking methods to do two things: first, to chart how young people in Plymouth and Brent interact with support services on their journeys through and out of care; and second, to understand the complex web of factors that drive whether care leavers in these areas reach positive destinations by the age of 19-21.
The work is funded by Barnardo’s. Our partners are Barnardo’s, Plymouth Council and Brent Council.
Resources
This document outlines Barnardo’s Care Journey Core Priority Programme, which this project sits within.
