Leaving Well is a digital tool that puts care leavers at the heart of decisions for their future. It’s a collaborative web app that’s designed to make pathway planning more valuable for everyone, and improve life outcomes for young people leaving care.
Leaving Well supports young people to have ownership and agency over their transition to independence, with their voice, ambitions and feelings at the core of their pathway plan. In doing so, this frees up time for staff away from administrative processes so that they can spend more time providing support to their young people. As a dynamic web app, Leaving Well provides managers with live outcomes data and information to guide decision making and enable support to be targeted to those most in need.
Leaving Well has been developed in partnership with Local Authorities and in consultation with academics and the wider leaving care community.
Features
Full digital pathway plan
Collaborate on tasks to help young people reach their goals
Reporting and updates in real time
Intuitive and easy-to use-interface for young people and case workers
Full remote accessibility for users
Accessible user experience
Guidance and advice from leaving care professionals
PDF export to case management system
Manager oversight and sign off
Manage tasks and update notes when on the move
Outcomes
Young person ownership of the pathway planning process
Enables young person to update and comment on their plan, giving them a space to voice their needs and ambitions
Reduces significant time spent on administrative tasks giving more time to support and mentor young person
Supports young person's transition into independence
Increased quality and "richness" of pathway plans leading to better understanding of the young person
Supports SMART action planning
Live outcomes data to inform strategic decision making
Allows support to be targeted to those most in need
Analysis tools to identify areas of improvement