In this episode Jeremy talks to us about what it’s been like to have social workers in his life since he was three years old. He’s joined by Debbie, who has been supporting him for more than 10 years.
“I was actually nervous at the time. I didn’t know what to say, didn’t know what to think: ‘who’s this woman, going to rock up into my house’. I said ‘she’s my social worker, calm it, calm it’.”
This episode was recorded in 2021, a few months after the Department for Education (DfE) served Herefordshire Council with an improvement notice for Children’s Services following a High Court judgement. Jeremy, who is a Young Ambassador for young people with care experience in Herefordshire, shares his hopes and ideas for improvements.
P.O.V. is a youth voice programme, funded by Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, that is making space for rural young people to tell their stories and share their experiences in ways that will create change.
