SALLY WILCOCK & CO Solicitors
Children Law Specialists
Useful Websites
There are many useful websites and internet resources for children in care. Below are some that I think are very good. I hope that you find them helpful - just click on the logos to visit the sites.Sally
The Who Cares? Trust is a voice for children in care, designed to improve their day to day experiences - and their future lives.
ChildLine is the UK's free and confidential, 24-hour helpline for children in distress or danger. Trained volunteer counsellors comfort, advise and protect children and young people who may feel they have nowhere else to turn.
Rights 4 Me i
s the official website for the Office for the Children's Rights Director for England (OCRD). They spend lots of time listening to what children and young people who live away from home have to say about how they are looked after. If you live away from home then this is the place to find out about your RIGHTS and a way for you to BE HEARD! Useful Information
Children's Views - Reports on life in care
Below are five reports of children's views and experiences, each reporting on life in a different residential setting: foster care, children's homes, residential special schools, residential further education and secure care. Just click on each pdf logo to see the report. (You will need a pdf reader installed on your computer before you can read these documents - Adobe Reader can be downloaded from http://get.adobe.com/reader but please make sure you have the computer owner's permission before you install it)
Life in foster care
Life in Children's Homes (1Mb)
Life in residential further education (622Kb)
Life in residential special schools (1002Kb)
Life in secure care (707Kb)
Below are five reports of children's views and experiences, each reporting on life in a different residential setting: foster care, children's homes, residential special schools, residential further education and secure care. Just click on each pdf logo to see the report. (You will need a pdf reader installed on your computer before you can read these documents - Adobe Reader can be downloaded from http://get.adobe.com/reader but please make sure you have the computer owner's permission before you install it)
Life in foster care
Life in Children's Homes (1Mb)
Life in residential further education (622Kb)
Life in residential special schools (1002Kb)
Life in secure care (707Kb)