National Care Leavers Week 2024
This week we celebrate National Care Leavers Week (Monday 28 October to Sunday 3 November), and this year, the theme voted for by young people, is ‘ All of us. We are one. ‘ – reflecting what care leavers in England have said about how they feel when they spend time with other care leavers – people with a similar experience who understand what it’s like to have been in care and who are care leavers. Devon County Council currently has 9 care experienced young people in an apprenticeship role. We asked a few of these apprentices to share their experience so far with us. Firstly, we asked one of our newest apprentices who started in September how they have found their first month at the Council. "I would say I have had a good time, and I haven't been bombarded by information but am still doing work that is relevant and prepares me for the more in-depth work later" We then asked two apprentices who are nearing the end of their apprenticeships with the Council. Our first app