MCYPC
We are the Medway Children in Care Council, but like to be known as the MCYPC - Medway Children and Young People Council. Welcome to our pages...
What is the MCYPC?
MCYPC stands for Medway Children and Young People Council. We decided on changing our name to drop the ‘label’ of being known as ‘children in care’. But officially you may know us as the Medway Children in Care Council.
MCYPC is the voice for all looked after young people and care leavers in Medway – we want to help improve the lives of young people.
What Do We Do?
We Aim To Improve Your Lives...
- MCYPC is a forum where young people in Medway’s care can come together
- We meet with the Director of Children’s Services and other senior managers at Medway Council for formal meetings
- We discuss issues and concerns about the care system
- We suggest changes and help with future developments
We Encourage and Support You...
- Share your views, stories and ideas about being in care or how it can be improved
- Communicate regularly with you so you stay up to date with information
- Invite you to activity groups and events so we can have some fun and make new friends!
- We also help to improve your own personal skills too!
Our Goals And Challenges
We like a challenge, so we set ourselves goals for improvements to the care system. We take our challenges to Medway Council and discuss how we can reach these goals together. Currently we are tackling the following:
Driving Lessons
Making it easy, accessible and affordable for us to have driving lessons
Council Tax Reductions
Lobbying with Medway to get Council Tax reductions for care leavers
Improving Relationships
Breaking down barriers and improving relationships with social care workers through sports and activities
Raising Awareness
Continuing to raise awareness of MCYPC and its importance in improving the care system
Raise a Challenge Card!
Want your ideas listened to and raised at the next MCYPC meeting?
Set a goal or challenge using our Challenge Cards!
Head here for more info!
Also Not To Be Missed...
Our Blog
We have launched a Blog! Head over and check it out!
IMO Hub
Visit the IMO hub for all things care related from rights to life hacks!
Leaving Care Offer
View your Leaving Care Offer (downloadable doc)
Newsletter
Please view our most recent newsletter here
Interviews
Contact us to get involved with the training or interviewing of Medway professionals
Our Top 10
Qualities that are important to us – this now features in social worker job descriptions!
Our People
Working With Medway Council
The MCYPC continue to support Medway’s Looked After Children (LAC) strategy.
Our main objectives are:
- Additional and ongoing support for parents/families when children remain living or return to living with them
- A commitment to young people being kept in the same school to reduce disruption to their education
- Help young people access social and leisure opportunities and to ensure these are affordable
- Standard of social workers must improve and they must be motivated and trained to an acceptable standard
- There must be a certain standard that social workers are measured against and young people should be involved in spot checks and appraisals
The MCYPC are committed to monitoring the progress of this strategy and are keen to be proactively involved in future opportunities to do so.
Our Top 10 Professional Standards
After a consultation with MCYPC young people and Medway’s Participation & Engagement Project, it was found that the job descriptions for social workers were inconsistent and vague. So MCYPC young people came up with these Top 10 Professional Standards for social workers that were important to them. After this, our Top 10 Professional Standards created by MCYPC now features in the Job Descriptions of Social Worker positions in Medway!
What Next?
Join the MCYPC
Be a part of our Council and start making a difference
Activity Groups
Check out our Legends programme just for YOU!
Contact Us
Head here to contact us or send us your ideas or complaints