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For those new to @CareReviewWatch, we are an alliance of care experienced, practitioners, campaigners and academics. We started CRWA in January 2021 to follow and offer independent scrutiny of the Care Review. So far we have: 1/R

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Issued a press release following publication today carereviewwatchalliance.com/press-release-…

Presented findings at Social Work Action Network @SWANsocialwork annual conference at @LiverpoolHopeUK socialworkfuture.org/conference/

Blogged throughout including this powerful piece from our steering group member Alissa carereviewwatchalliance.com/this-to-me-loo…

Campaigned in support of children in care rights in both #ScrapSI445 and #KeepCaringTo18 led by @article_39 and @TogetherTrust carereviewwatchalliance.com/article-39-kee…

Received incredible tech and media support through @SWU_UK to create and launch a campaign inviting writing to local MPs and Council Leadership carereviewwatchalliance.com/alliance-suppo…

Tirelessly brokered permission to develop the only publicly available directory of submissions of Case for Change Responses carereviewwatchalliance.com/directory-of-r…

We submitted our own call for ideas to the Care Review carereviewwatchalliance.com/call-for-ideas…

We met fortnightly Tuesday evening - again as a collective concerned for only children’s rights. Established a website following a kind donation. Having a monthly social media rota we have grown a community.

We have maintained a media and press presence ensuring criticality has been brought to a review determined to ignore findings that don’t fit. carereviewwatchalliance.com/crwa-media-pre…

Steering Group developed YouTube resources, from reviewing the Case for Change, applying Mark Fisher thinking to Ant Man and The Josh @JoeEHanley carereviewwatchalliance.com/ant-man-and-th…

We submitted to the Case for Change call for responses carereviewwatchalliance.com/avery-browser-…

Steering Group members created a video podcast critiquing the Care Review @robin_23_99 and Alissa Ruane carereviewwatchalliance.com/watch-or-liste…

Steering Group member @JaneFCSupport shared a personal blog from her parent perspective carereviewwatchalliance.com/framing-social…

Steering Group members shared initial reflections on the Case for Change @NushraMansuri carereviewwatchalliance.com/initial-reflec… and Donna Peach carereviewwatchalliance.com/initial-reflec…

Steering Group member reflections @CarolineJBald academic carereviewwatchalliance.com/initial-reflec… Annabel Goddard, parent and researcher, carereviewwatchalliance.com/initial-reflec…

Steering Group Members @JaneFCSupport & @CarolineJBald & @BASW_UK England Prof Officers present at the Westminster Edu Forum policy conf: Improving support for care leavers - educational progression& employment, coordination, addressing long term challenges& priorities for policy

We had incredible support from the social care media including @cypnow who shared our message cypnow.co.uk/blogs/article/…

Steering Group member @NushraMansuri joined Prof Ray Jones (now conducting the Northern Ireland children’s care review) at @COMPASSeventsUK Birmingham to share our work and encourage discussion compassjobsfair.com/Events/Birming…

Steering Group Members led by @JoeEHanley developed an interactive relational website mapping of the interconnected power network across children’s care with multiple crossovers to big business, DfE and wider central Government childrensservices.network

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I need to add that @IanGould5 & @AnnabelGoddard1 were also there & so we demonstrated the strength of our diverse @CareReviewWatch on that day alongside the legendary Ray Jones! (@Twitter can we have an edit button please)