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Here at Young People at Heart, we love nothing more than to hear about some of the many, fantastic opportunities, our children and young people are so lucky, to experience. One of our young people Megan, was so excited to share with us that she had been on a visit with school to London, to …

In preparation for National Storytelling Week beginning tomorrow we are celebrating one of our young people and their emerging creative talents. We thought we would share a poem, written by one of our young people who received a ‘Talent for Writing’ certificate for this piece. This is a remarkable achievement for a young person who …

This Feel-Good Friday we are celebrating International Literacy Day 2023. This year’s theme is ‘Promoting literacy for a world in transition: Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies’. It looks to highlight the significance of literacy and numeracy in helping individuals and communities, as well as to encourage people to develop and improve their …

I started my career in Social Work when I was 24, having worked as a home carer whilst studying for my Social Work qualification. Although most Social Workers these days qualify as younger postgraduates than when I qualified, I was the youngest on my course and easily the youngest in my team when I gained …

When I was asked if I would write a piece for International Women’s Day at first I didn’t really know where to start, so I thought I’d start at the beginning. My first memory of a powerful woman is that of my Nana. She was a real family woman who had 10 children (sadly one …

As we reach the end of National Storytelling Week, we thought we would highlight two of the events and activities our not-for-profit foster care organisation has undertaken to promote reading and literacy for our foster carers and foster children. Towards the end of last year, Doncaster author and illustrator Phil Sheppard came to one of …

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Our first event of 2023 is taking place in Bicester on the 9th of February between 9am and 4pm.

28th January is International Lego Day and celebrates the day that Danish Carpenter, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, first submitted his patent for the original Lego brick.

Today, the 24th of January is the International Day of Education and celebrates the role education plays in our society.