Looked After Children enjoy summer fun
A Summer Party was held in the city for Looked After Children and their foster carers.
City hosts Government visit to show pioneering work to help families and young children
Coventry welcomed MP Dame Andrea Leadsom and representatives from the Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care to show the pioneering work of the city’s Family Hubs.
Adoptive parents sought for children with disabilities
Coventry City Council has backed a call to find more adoptive parents to provide nurturing care for children with disabilities or developmental disorders.
Matt looks back at ‘Kids’
Matt Clayton, the Council’s Strategic Lead gives a personal look at what Channel 4's Kids highlighted around the state of the care system and the importance of relationships.
Helping young care leavers understand their journey
Coventry’s work to help young people leaving care understand their background and their journey was highlighted in this week’s episode of Channel 4’s Kids.
‘Courageous’ decision showed real face of children in care
Channel 4’s Kids has been hailed as an ‘amazing insight’ into the work of the Council and the lives of young people in care.
Become a social worker in Coventry and help the next generation of ‘Kids’
An open evening is being held this week to help people learn more about becoming a social worker in the city.
TV’s Kids shows the success of House Project
This week’s episode of Kids features Havana moving into her own tenancy.
Social workers and foster carers – joining forces to care for the city’s children
This week’s episode of Kids on Channel 4 highlighted the work in the city to look after children not just when they are in care, but also after they have left.
Building links that last a lifetime
Coventry’s pioneering work to build lifelong links to support young people as they leave care was highlighted in TV programme Kids this week.
Leading councillor says Kids is a story that needed to be told
The councillor in charge of Children’s Services for the city has praised the new TV show ‘Kids’ and the “bravery and honesty” of all those involved in the filming.
Coventry’s push for foster carers continues
Coventry’s call for more foster carers takes another step forward this week with an awareness campaign timed to tie-in with the start of national Foster Care Fortnight which runs from 15-28 May.
Mandy and Mabel show Coventry’s new ways of helping young people in care
When Mandy Gee was asked to take part in the new Channel 4 show Kids, she knew she had some willing help.
Inspired by Kids? Why not start a career helping the city’s children and young people?
The inspirational work being done in the city to support children and young people in care is being highlighted in a new Channel 4 show ‘Kids’
Twitter users show their love for new TV show Kids
Viewers have been fascinated by the close-up look at teenagers and their families in the care system in Coventry – and those working to help and support them.
Channel 4 show shows ground-breaking work to help children in care return home
The new Channel 4 programme Kids starts tomorrow, and the first episode highlights a real success story in Coventry’s approach to caring for children.
Family Hubs are there to help you
With the launch of the new Channel 4 programme Kids tomorrow, parents and families in the city are being reminded that the Family Hubs are there to offer support and guidance.
Council care workers tell of pride in care leavers as TV series launched
Coventry City Council staff featured in a new Channel 4 series on children in care in the city have spoken of their pride in the youngsters and the city-wide work to help them.
Channel 4 gains rare access to care system with Kids
A new three-part show starting on Channel 4 next month takes a close-up look at teenagers and their families in the care system in Coventry – and those working to help and support them.
