Apply for a summer youth voices project to shape children’s social care inspections

The Children’s Commissioner is recruiting a group of care experienced young people to take part in a youth voice project in partnership with Ofsted, to help improve how children’s social care is inspected across the country!

Children’s social care services are inspected by Ofsted, the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. They inspect and regulate services that provide education, training and care for children and young people and they want to hear directly from you.

Do you want to have your say on how social care inspections can be improved for care experienced children and young people? Then we want to hear from you!

This is your chance to share your ideas on how inspections can work better for care experienced young people.

As part of this project you will:

• Be invited to London for a 2-day workshop on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th August 2026
• Help Ofsted understand young people’s experience of Ofsted inspections
• Help inform changes to Ofsted inspection frameworks

To take part in this project you should:

• Live in England
• Be aged between 16 and-18 years old in August 2026
• Be care experienced
• Be available to attend the in-person workshops on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th in London (transport, food and accommodation will be provided)

You may or may not have been part of an Ofsted inspection and if you have something to say, we’d like to hear your thoughts. You can apply to take part in this important and exciting project by completing this application form. The deadline to apply is 23.59 on Sunday 9th August. If you have any questions, please get it touch at [email protected].