Practice Pointer: Supporting children's identities
Practice Pointer: Supporting children's identities
Delivered online using Teams
12:00 - 13:00 Wednesday, 1 July 2026
This Practice Pointer is an introductory session on supporting children's identities. We summarise the key concepts and highlight insights from the most relevant Research in Practice publications and resources.
The session is part of our rolling programme of engagement activities. Join us for 60 minutes on the first Wednesday of the month to explore key messages on a core topic, reflect on the impact on practice, and discover Research in Practice resources to help you to further engage with the subject.
Learning outcomes
Practice Pointers are introductory sessions designed for anyone who wants to find out more about a core topic, attendees will:
- Learn key messages from research.
- Reflect on implementing these in practice.
- Consider how Research in Practice resources can be used to further engage with the topic.
If the above event (or occurrence of an event) is displaying as 'Event Full' and you would like to be added to a waiting list, please email events@researchinpractice.org.uk detailing the required event title, event time and date.
We will contact you should places become available.
Audience Types
Practitioners
Residential / care home workers
Senior practitioners
Social workers
Professional Standards
PQS:KSS - Relationships and effective direct work | Child development | Promote and govern excellent practice | Developing excellent practitioners | Purposeful and effective social work | Creating a context for excellent practice
CQC - Safe | Effective
Expressions of self: supporting minoritised children’s identity
Open access resources to support child and family social care practitioners to understand and support the identities of minoritised children and young people in care.
Expressions of self: supporting minoritised children’s identity: Frontline Briefing (2024)
This briefing, and the tools contained within it, offer guidance on how social care practitioners can work with minoritised children and young people to explore their identities.
Understanding, exploring and supporting children’s identity development: Practice Tool (2023)
This practice tool provides guidance about how practitioners can explore and write about identity with children and young people. It includes tips and practical tools, drawn from practice experience and research evidence.