Hosted by Derbyshire police on behalf of our Corporate Parenting Board and organised by our participation team, they played games, learned about online safety and talked about their hopes for the future.
A highlight of the day for the 19 young people who were aged from 10 to 17 and their foster parents and carers was a visit from Flash, a police dog-in-training.
During the day, the police’s youth inclusion team played a game called Shattered which asked them to think about the importance of staying safe online, explaining that people might not be who they say they are.
Activities also encouraged all the young people to dream big and share their inspiring goals for the future.
As well as the young people and their parents and carers, the event was attended by Alison Noble, Temporary Executive Director for Children’s Services, Rachel Harrisson, Assistant Director for Specialist Services, and Council Leader Councillor Alan Graves.
Rachel said:
“I’d like to say a huge thanks to all the parents and carers who supported the young people to attend and to the young people for being complete superstars!”