Written by Nigel Thomas, Julia Phillipson, Clare O'Kane and Elaine Davies at the University of Swansea, 1999

This is a guidance and training pack was developed to assist practitioners and managers to involve looked after children in decision-making that affects them. The pack is bilingual (English and Welsh) and based on research funded by the Nuffield Foundation.

It includes:

• A report of the research with both summaries and details of the findings and as well as quotations from children, carers and social workers.


• A Training and Resource Guide developed from the research, which provides guidance on planning learning events and communicating with children as well as involving them in everyday decisions. It also contains a specific section on reviews.


• A board game “Success/Llwyddo” which is designed to be played either by children or adults and which considers issues which help or hinder reviews


• Sentence and Topic cards to assist children and young people in talking about various issues


• An audio tape, “Voices with Volume” which contains quotes of children talking (in English) about decision making in their lives.

The pack can be order either from Children in Wales or through Pavillion.

Children in Wales provides the items in the pack at the following rates (postage and packing rates apply within the UK only).

Complete box, £90 + Post/packing £7.50
Summary Report, £5 + Post/packing 75p
Training Guide, £35 + Post/packing £3.50
Discussion cards, £15 + Post/packing £2.00
Board Game, £17.50 + Post/packing £2.00
Audiotape, £12 + Post/packing £1.50

Contact Children in Wales at:
25 Windsor Place
Cardiff
CF10 3BZ

Tel: 029 20342434
Fax: 029 20343134
E-mail: info@childreninwales.org.uk

Alternatively the entire pack can be ordered through the Pavilion website, price £150.00

For more information see the links in the on the right hand side.