Youth voice opportunities – July 2022
If you’re a young person living in Devon, there are lots of exciting opportunities to get your voice heard!
Making a Child Friendly Devon: Wish for Devon – info for young people
We’re asking children and young people for their ideas about how to help make Devon an even better place to grow up in.
SEND Small Grants Scheme 2022-23 second round now open
The scheme can provide up to £5,000 to organisations to support children and young people (0-18) with special educational needs and disabilities.
Voices of England’s Missing Children
The Children’s Commissioner has published findings exploring the groups of children missing from education and the reasons behind it.
Making a Child Friendly Devon: Wish for Devon
You can help make Devon an even better place for children, young people and families to grow up in.
Police Youth Panel Survey 2022
Young people aged 13-25 years across England and Wales are being asked for their thoughts about policing and their experiences of the police.
Campaign highlights children who wait longest for adoption
Children with disabilities can wait the longest to be adopted, while children over the age of four wait on average nearly 250 days in care.
Talking to children away from screens is vital to development
Studies show that young children can learn more vocabulary from conversation at the dinner table.
Council puts savings aside for young people in its care
Devon County Council have started putting additional savings into the accounts for every child who is in its care for 12 months or more.