We've been developing work with young people leaving care recently.
They've asked us if we could help them to set up a group that wouldenable them to pass on their views on how to improve the care system tomanagers.
When we asked them where they thought we could start, they suggestedtaking on a care-experienced young person to lead work on theprocess.
Who knows better how to inspire others than a peer who can act as anagent for change and speak with authority about the good, the bad andthe ugly when it comes to being looked after.
I suggested it to our HR manager. "Well, it's a good idea in theory, butyou need to be careful," he began. "A young person in the team will needintensive support and monitoring. It's more difficult than you mightimagine."
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