Care-experienced young people often miss out on opportunities available to their peers. As a society, we have a responsibility to work harder with and for these young people. One way we can do this is to get better at the way we offer care leavers access to employment.
While these young people may have had difficult life experiences, this can result in them developing many of the qualities employers look for – including being adaptable, resilient and hard-working. Care-experienced young people are often already familiar with children’s services organisations and can bring their own lived experience to the table.
The Care Leaver Friendly Employer Charter, developed by recruitment firm Penna, was launched in October 2021 by education secretary Nadhim Zahawi. It sets out principles for employers to adopt and outlines key goals to work towards in recruitment, tracking and development to ensure care leavers are identified and supported.
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