Webinar: applying for a Churchill Fellowship in children's social care

This is a recording of our webinar on what a Churchill Fellowship could offer you and how to apply for one, held in September 2022. It focuses on Fellowships in our theme on Children and Young People with Experience of Care.

Two Fellows share their experience of a Fellowship, from the application process through to their global research phase and on to their work to inspire change in the UK. They reflect on the difference it has made to their professional and personal lives, and the benefits a Fellowship can bring. They are joined by members of our Fellowship team, explaining what we look for and how to apply.

A Churchill Fellowship is a life-changing opportunity to pursue your own vision for change in your community or profession, based on exploring best practice and innovations around the world.

Our dedicated programme of Fellowships focussed on children and young people with experience of care is offered in partnership with Coram and the Hadley Trust. All UK adult citizens are eligible, regardless of qualifications, background or age.

Keynote speakers in our webinar:

• Lorna Stabler, Churchill Fellow: Lorna is a researcher with CASCADE, Cardiff University, focusing on children's social care research across the UK. She is care experienced and has been a kinship carer. Her 2019 Fellowship focussed on support for kinship carers in policy.
• Dr Jadwiga Leigh, Churchill Fellow: Jadwiga is CEO of New Beginnings Foundation and part-time Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Lancaster University. She is an expert in providing support to families who are on the edge of care. Her 2019 Fellowship looked at how organisations in Australia worked to prevent young families in the child protection system from entering the care system.
• Sian Herschel: Interim Fellowship Director at the Churchill Fellowship.
• Nikesh Patel: Fellowship Manager at the Churchill Fellowship.
• Andrew Dickie: Andrew is Head of Services at Coram Voice. He has worked with human and children’s rights organisations in the UK and internationally for the last 20 years.