Care leavers, Covid-19 and the transition from care (CCTC study)
A research study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), as part of UK Research and Innovation’s rapid response to Covid-19. It explored care leavers’ transitions to adulthood in the context of Covid-19: Understanding pathways, experiences and outcomes to improve policy and practice.
Overview
The Care Leavers, COVID-19 and Transitions from Care (CCTC) study was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), as part of UK Research and Innovation’s rapid response to COVID-19 (ES/V016245/1).
The research explored care leavers’ experiences of the pandemic. Analysis of local authority management information system data on over 1300 young people from 10 local authorities and over 60 interviews with young people and professionals informed the study.
As part of the study care experienced adults, leaving care workers and operational managers came together to form a Networked Learning Community (NLC). Over a series of sessions the NLC supported the research team to interpret the findings, develop recommendations and tools for practice.
Research reports
- CCTC Final Report: Care Leavers' transitions to adulthood in the context of COVID-19
- CCTC Executive Summary: Care Leavers' transitions to adulthood in the context of COVID-19
- CCTC Research Briefing One: Professional perspectives on supporting young people leaving care in the context of COVID-19 [PDF]
- CCTC Research Briefing One: Methodology [PDF]
- CCTC Report for young people
Tools for practice
- CCTC Pathways out of the care system at 16+ [PDF]
- CCTC Recommendations for policy and practice [PDF]
- Care leavers' messages to the 'big boss' of leaving care [PDF]
- Care leavers' advice to other care leavers [PDF]
Outputs
- Upholding the rights of care leavers during the COVID-19 pandemic (article, Care Talk)
- Webinar recording: Beyond ‘leaving care’: Promoting a sense of belonging and connectedness across the life course (zoom link)
- Webinar PowerPoint slides: Beyond ‘leaving care’: Promoting a sense of belonging and connectedness across the life course [PDF]
People
Strategic Advisory Board
The research team have been supported by a Strategic Advisory Board who met regularly throughout the course of the research to advise on and support implementation of strategies to maximise the impact of the work and scale up.
Members of the strategic advisory board
Name |
Role |
Organisation |
Baroness Young of Hornsey (Chair) |
Co-Vice Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Looked After Children and Care Leavers (APPG) |
Member of House of Lords |
Darren Bishton |
National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum Practice Lead |
National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum (NLBFC) Catch22 |
Rosie Blackett |
Young People’s Participation and Development Worker |
The National House Project |
Janet Boddy |
Professor of Child, Youth and Family Studies |
University of Sussex |
Matthew Brazier |
Specialist Adviser for looked after children, and social care inspector |
Ofsted |
Rhiannon Clapperton |
Director of Policy, Campaigns & Communications |
Become Charity |
CJ Hamilton |
Care Experienced Researcher |
University of Bedfordshire |
Jonny Hoyle
|
Assistant Team Manager |
North Yorkshire County Council |
Ian Lewis |
National Children's Services Advisor |
Children and Young People's Mental Health Programme NHS England |
Jibril Mohamoud |
Care Experienced Researcher |
University of Bedfordshire |
Mark Riddell |
National Implementation Adviser for Care Leavers |
Department for Education |
Doug Simkiss |
Honorary Associate Clinical Professor in Child Health Medical Director |
The University of Warwick
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
Sarah Sturmey
|
CEO and Founder |
Pure Insight |
Lisa Watch |
Director of Policy, Campaigns & Communications |
Become Charity |