The Dudley Pledge has been developed by Children in Care Council and is a set of promises to Dudley’s Looked After Children, young people and care experienced adults. It reflects what is important to those young people to ensure that they develop into resilient, achieving and happy adults who can make a positive contribution to society.
When a child goes into the care of Dudley, Dudley becomes their corporate parent. This means that we are responsible for making sure you have the best possible care and that you are kept safe, in the same way that any good parent would. The Corporate Parenting Board is a group that meets regularly to talk about issues for children and young people in care and tries to work out a way to support when issues arise.
The Corporate Parenting Board fully endorses the Pledge and our commitment to all children looked after in Dudley is as follows:
We want you to feel loved, safe and happy.
We will:
make sure you are able to keep things that are important to you safe and that they will be able to go with you when you move
ask you about how things are going
always tell you why, where you are going and who you are going with if you need to move
We want you to:
go to the right kind of school
have a Personal Education Plan
have a teacher in school you can talk to
have whatever help you need at school
take part in school holidays and trips and the forms will be sorted quickly
only change schools if you really need to
be educated somewhere else if you can’t go to school
We want you to
feel listened to and know that people are there for you and will answer your questions
have a social worker who will visit you and talk to you on your own
have carers who are able to talk to you about things and teach you new things
We want you to
be able to try out new activities
be able to swim at least 25 metres
be given a leisure card so that you can attend leisure activities provided by Dudley Sport & Leisure
have the opportunity to play an instrument
We want you to
go to college, university or have a job
be given the help and advice you need especially about money
be supported by us even after you have left school
We want you to
be told about your family, friends and carers if this is possible
be listened to about your views about family and friends
be told if you can’t see your family the reasons why
keep in contact with your friends whilst in care
be able to invite friends back to where you are living and stay overnight with their family if you are safe
have help to complete your life story book
have photos from when you were living at home
We want you to
have someone you can talk to if you are worried about staying healthy
be registered with a doctor and dentist
be involved in activities to keep you healthy and happy
