Our Corporate Parenting Pledge

Birmingham Children's Trust Corporate Parenting Pledge sets out the Trust’s commitment and responsibilities as a corporate body which is to provide the best possible care and protection for children and young people in care. At the core of this responsibility is the moral duty to provide the kind of support that any good parents would provide their own children. This includes enhancing the quality of life of Children in Care as well as simply keeping them safe.

Our pledge:

• We promise to involve you in decisions that affect you and to listen to your views;
• We promise that you will have your own Social Worker who visits you regularly and give you details about how to contact them or someone else if they are away when you need them;
• We promise to make sure that you have every opportunity possible to achieve your best at school;
• We promise to encourage you to take part in all available activities that the city has to offer to ensure that your talents, hobbies, and interests are met and will support you to do the things you enjoy;
• We promise to take care of your health and encourage you to be healthy;
• We promise to provide you with a good and clear assessment of your needs and an up-to-date Care Plan;
• We promise that we will do our best to find you the best possible place for you to live;
• We promise we will help you stay in touch with your family, friends, and other people who are important to you;
• We promise we will listen to what you have to say;
• We promise to work with you and give you all the help and support you need to successfully move from care to adult life.