1. Annual questionnaire 2012 Results
Youth Advocacy
Annual questionnaire 2012
Results

2. How would you rate the service you get from Trafford CYPS?

3. How would you rate your social worker?

4. What would you change or keep the same about your social worker?
14 x nothing
I would not change anything
I would keep every thing the same
All fine
Keep the same
Keep: amount of contact, always asks me what I want
A lot of help, there if I need her
She’s really good and helps me a lot
I would keep the way my social worker deals with situations
Keep that I can speak openly with him
I like the fact she is always willing to help me
More KFC’s! Joking
The socialising
Social worker should have an answer phone so I can leave a message if I need to
Easier to get in touch with, more organised
I would like to see her more and get to know her better
See me more
Should come a lot more often
To come and see me every month
More time
Stop ruining my life
Change everything
To stop annoying me!
In my opinion my social worker should listen to me more and not treat me like I am a small child
That she should be on my side more
He doesn’t really bother with the family
To be straight up
Make sure my social worker helped me more
Poor time keeping

5. Has it become easier to contact your social worker?

6. How much help do you get around your education?

7. How could we improve this?
6 x nothing
You can’t
There is no way to improve
You couldn’t because it’s really good
No improvement needed
Everything’s fine, I keep education to myself
You couldn’t improve my education it’s brilliant
I don’t struggle so it’s fine
Tell residential homes to contact the social worker straight away about education
Being better at asking how to help me
By me being on my own
For me to listen more in lessons
Get someone to help me
Need to improve still
I am happy with the NTAS support I am getting
Get me up!

8. Do you think your health needs are being met at the moment?

9. How could we improve this?
2 x Nothing
You can’t
My needs are being met, I do most things myself however I know I can get help if I need to
Don’t need improving
More meetings with the nurse
Provide children with gym passes/physical education funding
Asking me

10. Do you know what to do if you are not happy about something that is happening to you?

11. If yes, what would you do? 13 x contact social worker 5 x Tell adult
4 x Go to Children’s Rights
4 x Tell someone
3 x Complain
2 x Talk to parent
2 x Teacher
Ring children’s home
Tell Nanna
Tell foster carer
social worker
Talk to my PA
Tell carer
Tell respected people (friends, family, teacher)
Go to people I trust and tell them
Talk to YOT worker
Tell people you live with
Call CYPS

12. Are you happy with your current accommodation?
Very happy 39
Quite happy 17
Not happy 2
Do you feel that you have been offered training and education to match your talents and abilities?
Yes, a lot 29
Yes, some 21
Not much 5
None 1

13. If you were in charge of the care system in Trafford, what three things would you change?
10 x more pocket money
An allowance for kids?
More funds
6 x nothing
6 x more contact with family
3 x More activities
More days out
Taken for tea
More holidays
Holidays abroad
3 x later bedtimes
Later nights at weekends
2 x More opportunities
2 x more friends
2 x more social workers visits
2 x more clothing allowance
Bigger house

14. Bigger house
Play room
Give Grandma a break
More placements
Who is placed with me
Make sure all the homes are good
Children have more say
To listen to what people say
Should see social worker more often so I don’t have to talk over the phone
People who work here
People’s work positions
Get rid of muppet workers
Respect
Allowed pets
TV in rooms in children’s homes
Food
No missing stuff
No receipts
The way they treat me
Saying positive stuff
No rules

15. Anything else you would like to tell us? What else could we do to help?
More safer places for children to go to e.g. community clubs
See mum see brother more
I don’t think there is any much more you could do to help because I am totally fine and happy
I would like to thank my social worker for always being there
More emotional support
I think it would be a really good idea to have the social workers have meetings with children more often even if it is just for a coffee to ensure the children’s views and feelings are taken into account.
Social workers actually help families instead of pressuring us to make un-needed changes
Give us more clothing money
Out of borough placements to be visited more frequently
Help with any problems that may effect children and be more nice
For the staff to take us on holiday more.