Welcome to Sandwell Children’s Trust

Children and young people are at the heart of everything we do. We listen to their views, involve them in decisions and use their experiences to help shape our services.

We are committed to treating every child, young person and family with dignity, respect and compassion. We recognise and celebrate the diversity of the communities we serve and work hard to ensure everyone has equal access to support.

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Sandwell Voice

A dedicated website for children we care for in Sandwell. Support and advice all in one place.

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Thinking about Fostering?

By offering your home and becoming part of the vital network of children’s services in Sandwell, you can make a significant and lasting impact on a child’s life.

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Your Local Offer

The Local Offer for care experienced young people tells you what you are entitled to by law, and what other things we can do to help you.

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Family Help

A wide range of support to help children, young people and families feel safe, confident and able to thrive. 

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Advocacy Support

Advocacy is about helping you to speak out about what is important to you. You have the right to have your say and be listened to when decisions are being made about you.

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Families First

A new national approach that helps families get support earlier, in a more joined‑up and practical way.

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Black Country councils unite to establish regional fostering hub

Four Black Country councils are joining forces to establish a regional fostering hub that will transform how foster carers are recruited, supported and retained across the region. The new fostering hub will bring together the expertise and resources of Dudley,...
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LGC Large Team of the Year Award

We are delighted to share that our Smethwick & Oldbury Locality Team has achieved national recognition at this year’s LGC Awards, securing the Silver Award for Large Team of the Year at the ceremony held in London on Wednesday.This is a great achievement,...
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Voices Heard Event

We recently held our Voices Heard Family Fun Day and what an incredible day it turned out to be! It was good to see such a great turnout with over 100 children, carers, and professionals all coming together to have fun and connect with one another. There was no...
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It’s been a busy Foster Care Fortnight

As Foster Care Fortnight 2026 comes to an end, it’s definitely been a busy 2-weeks with the team out and about all over Sandwell, including events at Sandwell Aquatics Centre, Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital, Asda Tipton, Stone Cross Library and Lightwoods...
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Schools Supervision and Support Model

As part of Families First is the roll out of our Schools’ Supervision and Support model. Between May 2024 and July 2025, we ran a pilot of school-based supervision for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) across 10 schools. This  demonstrated a positive impact, with...
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Thriving Families

The Thriving Families Service forms part of our Families First Programme and is aimed at supporting expectant parents who have previously experienced a child removed from their care; and families where identified risks mean that legal planning is required during...
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West Midlands Teaching Partnership

As a Trust, we are members of the West Midlands Teaching Partnership (WMTP) and on Tuesday last week, members of our Social Work Academy attended the annual WMTP Practice Education Conference at Aston University. Colleagues are involved with the assessment, support...
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Sandwell supports Foster Care Fortnight

Foster Care Fortnight 2026 – This is Fostering In Sandwell – and across the UK – hundreds of foster carers open their homes to provide love, stability, and care to children and young people in need of safety, stability and love. But many more foster carers are...
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Ofsted praises Sandwell Children’s Trust adoption service with Outstanding leadership

Sandwell Children’s Trust has received a positive Ofsted judgement for its adoption service, marking further progress in services for children and families across the borough. The adoption service was rated ‘Good’ overall, with ‘Outstanding’ leadership and management...

Easter Holiday Activities

Over the last two weeks, the Voice team have delivered a range of sessions and experiences for our children and young people including a creative Arts and Crafts session, where they designed Easter-themed canvases as well as personalised T-shirts, bags and caps. The...
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Corporate Parenting Board Meeting

The Corporate Parenting Board met last week for the final meeting of this municipal year. As always, it was a well‑attended session and provided an opportunity to reflect on the progress the Board has made over the past 12 months. We discussed the impact we have...
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DECCA 20 Year Celebration

Sandwell's Drug Education, Counselling and Confidential Advice service (DECCA) celebrated a huge milestone on Tuesday as colleagues and partners came together for the service’s 20th Anniversary. The event opened with a look back at DECCA’s journey, how the team has...

Care Experienced Young Parents Drop-In Session

The Voice Team, Young Parents and Care Experienced Teams hosted the first drop‑in session for care‑experienced young people in Sandwell who are now parents. This new session was set up following a request from young people at the end of last year and attendees...

Knit and Natter

Today we were delighted to receive 127 ‘woolly pals’, knitted by two Knit and Natter groups based at Thimblemill and Oakham libraries. These creations represent hours of dedication, care, and community spirit. The knitters were determined to make a meaningful...
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MST ‘Whatever it takes’ Award

Congratulations to our Multisystemic Therapy (MST) Team who have been recognised by the MST 'Whatever It Takes' programme. This recognition is given to individuals within the MST community that have demonstrated outstanding and commendable service. MST Services told...
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House Project at the CLNM Annual Conference

On Wednesday the Sandwell House Project Team and seven amazing young people joined the National House Project’s Care Leavers National Movement (CLNM) annual conference in Manchester. Sandwell was proudly represented, with two of our inspiring young people taking on...
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Sandwell celebrates landmark judgement and progress for children and young people

A major milestone has been achieved in the delivery of services for children and families in Sandwell. For over a decade Children’s Services in Sandwell were rated inadequate. Today, for the first time, they have been rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted - a transformation that...

National Care Experienced Month – at the FIYA awards

November has been National Care Experienced Month, which is an opportunity to raise awareness, celebrate young people's resilience, and continue our commitment to ensuring our young people feel valued, understood, and empowered. This year’s theme, “Rising as Me:...
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Foster Carers Celebration Event

Our annual foster carers celebration event was a great success, without a spare seat in the Richardson Suite at West Bromwich Albion today, (although certain members of staff made it clear that their allegiances lay ‘up the road’ towards the gold & black part of...

Black History Month at Sandwell Council House

Our Foster Sandwell team were delighted to be invited to Sandwell Council House today for a special event to mark Black History Month.  Along with dance routines, some excellent singing, with live piano accompaniment from a group of highly talented local school...