In the previous two blog posts, I’ve introduced the aims of our research and what we’ve found. Here I’ll explain how we worked in collaboration with young people and Plymouth City Council to agree an area of focus, and what we learnt in discovery part two. How research helped to inform decision-making The potential scope for…

Turning 18 should be an exciting time, you may be starting university, working or training or perhaps you’re taking a gap year to travel. You may still be living at home with your family. It’s a very different story for young people who have been taken into care. Turning 18…

While the UK enjoyed a rare bout of sunny weather, in the south-west of the country in Plymouth, a multidisciplinary team from across Barnardo’s came together to design an entirely new service from scratch. The idea we had was simple: to find those 19–21 year olds who have been in…