Creative Life Story Work
To help care-experienced children and young people understand their personal history
£320,000 from What Works for Children’s Social Care from October 2020 to March 2022 for staff training and delivery at three local authorities
Life story work is important in helping looked-after children understand their family background. It is a statutory requirement for all children adopted in England.
Traditionally this is a book prepared for a child to explain how they came into care. Giving children a sense of self can help them settle at home and in school and improve their relationships and overall wellbeing.
South Tyneside Council was keen to improve its life story work and sought the help of charity Blue Cabin, which supports care-experienced children in North East England through creative projects.
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