"We knew we had produced something that was worth seeing and that really builds up your confidence. The video was our views to other people to make them listen," says 14-year-old Rosslin, from Wirral, who took part in making My Ideal Social Worker, a film about what children in care like and dislike about social workers. "A lot of people saw the video and changed their way of working. Projects like this give young people in care a chance to have their voices heard."
According to the Department for Education and Skills, at 31 March 2004, there were 61,100 looked-after children in England, living in a range of settings from foster placements to children's homes, residential schools and secure units. Thirteen per cent of these children experienced more than three placements during the year.
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