Fairness and Diversity

PRACTICE EXAMPLES, TOOLS and RESOURCES  

7. FAIRNESS AND DIVERSITY 

7.1 Tools and resources

Commitment to fairness and diversity in transition to adulthood policies

• Notes on Fairness and Diversity – NLCBMF (National Leaving Care Bench Marking Forum)
• Fairness and Diversity Standard - NLCBMF
• West Sussex - Equal Opportunities statement
• East region leaving care network - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children regional scoping excerise questionnaire for social services lead
• East region leaving care network - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children scoping exercise and conference notes

7.2 Practice examples

General

• Hull - Additional Needs Provision
• Gloucestershire - targeted group work 

7.2 Tools and resources

Policies, guidance and procedures relating to:

Disabled young people

• Whatever Next? Young disabled people leaving care
• Future Positive - Guide for working with disabled care leavers

Unaccompanied asylum seeking young people

• Save the Children - Unaccompanied refugee and asylum seekers turning 18
• Guidance for Human Rights Assessments
• G. London Authority - Planning better outcomes for unaccompanied asylum seeking children
• Age Assessment of unaccompanied asylum seeking children
• Refugee Council - Support pack for advisors on asylum process for unaccompanied asylum seeking children
• Working with UASC at ports

Young parents

• Teenage pregnancy and looked after children/care leavers - Resource for teenage pregnancy coordinators
• Fostering Network young parents in foster care finance: finance information sheet for foster carers.pdf
• Fostering network - parenting fund project - findings from research with young parents in and from care

Young people in custody

• Tell them not to forget about us – guide to practice with looked after children in custody
• Procedures for young people in youth offending institutions (YOIs) - Northumberland
• NCB - managing transitions from secure settings
• Delivering Every Child Matters in Secure settings: A practical toolkit for improving the health and wellbeing of young people

7.3 Tools and resources

Pathway Plans and assessments with diversity needs provision

Disabled young people

• Bath and NE Somerset - Pathway Plan Learning Disabled Young People

Young parents

• Young Parent Joint Assessment Form - Surrey

Multi-agency links with diverse communities – Not yet available

7.5  Practice examples

Support for young people to challenge discrimination – Not yet available

7.5 Tools and resources

Antidiscrimination training for young people - information and training materials

• Learning Activities for use with young people to explore the issue of discrimination

7.6 Tools and resources

Assessment tool - young people’s feelings of value and experiences of discrimination in the care system – Not yet available

7.8 Tools and resources

Assessment tool - young people’s satisfaction with diversity specific services– Not yet available