Celebrating the Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers across Wales

More than 125 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers across Wales are helping to put the programme’s principles into practice in their fostering services and communities. A new evaluation brings together their stories and explores the changes they have helped to make.

We recently brought people together for a webinar to share the evaluation and celebrate everyone who has contributed. It was a chance to reflect on the connections the Pioneers have built, the learning they have shared and the ways they have supported foster carers and the wider teams around children and young people.

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Listening to stories of change

The evaluation uses an approach called Most Significant Change. It starts by asking people who have experienced change to describe what mattered to them and why.

Listening to these stories helps us understand how change happens in different places and the role that relationships play. It also gives people involved in the programme a voice in reflecting on what has worked and what can be learned.

Bringing Fostering Wellbeing to life

Pioneers have taken what they have learned through Fostering Wellbeing and applied it in their own services and communities. They have brought people together, shared ideas and encouraged new ways of supporting foster carers, children and young people.

The evaluation is an opportunity to learn from their experiences and recognise the collective effort behind the programme. Thank you — diolch — to every Pioneer, member of the Fostering Wellbeing team, colleague and partner who has contributed.

Explore the evaluation and resources

You can find more Fostering Wellbeing resources and links, or explore the evaluation materials below.

Webinar

Evaluation reports

The stories gathered during the evaluation offer further insight into the experiences behind its findings.

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