25, Dundee, care experienced advocate and advisor, astrophysicist in trainingšŖ. Be the change you wish to seeš¤
Joined October 2016
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Casey Armstrong #CEP retweeted
5 Nov 2024
So glad to attend the 1st Care Leaver Ministerial Board of this parliament - such an important commitment from all ministers to deliver on being the corporate parents to all children in care & care leavers, & to see such strong commitments to doing so much more and better 1/2
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24 Mar 2023
In Liverpool this weekend for @CUWiPUK and loving it
Just finished Daresbury Lab particle physics tour, itās a great day to be a woman in STEMš
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Casey Armstrong #CEP retweeted
17 Feb 2023
What young people want you to #KnowAboutCare... 2/2
@ShaunnaDevine8: āWe are well-rounded people with a life outside of being #CareExperiencedā
@_CaseyArmstrong: āIām not looking for sympathy, Iām looking to be part of the conversationā
#CareDay becomecharity.org.uk/young-pā¦
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10 Feb 2023
Had this really lovely card sent to the uni about my last interview
Alia, not sure if youāll see this but thank you for your kind words and the gift!š„°
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Casey Armstrong #CEP retweeted
26 Jan 2023
Government must commit to radical reform of the social care system, says The Independent Care Review and some of the most vulnerable children in care are being failed.
@JackieLongc4 reports.
channel4.com/news/governmentā¦
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Casey Armstrong #CEP retweeted
26 Jan 2023
Iāll be talking to @JackieLongc4 @Channel4News tonight about what needs to change in the care system. First weāll be hearing from Casey about her experiences of a system thatās frankly not good enough. Our young people deserve so much better.
26 Jan 2023
TUNE IN to @Channel4News from 7pm tonight:
šŗ for Casey's story #EndTheCareCliff
š¬ and to hear from our CEO @KatharineSJ who will be live in the studio sharing what we want to see from the Government's response to the #CareReview with @JackieLongC4
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Casey Armstrong #CEP retweeted
26 Jan 2023
TUNE IN to @Channel4News from 7pm tonight:
šŗ for Casey's story #EndTheCareCliff
š¬ and to hear from our CEO @KatharineSJ who will be live in the studio sharing what we want to see from the Government's response to the #CareReview with @JackieLongC4
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11 Dec 2022
Iāve finally got a flat up here in Scotland!!!
Move in date is January 1st, perfect start for the new year! So excited to know I can settle down now and make a home hereš
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Casey Armstrong #CEP retweeted
9 Dec 2022
š” āNo one moves out at 18. No one does that. No one is ready for that.ā
š¬ In this blog, @_caseyarmstrong shares her experiences facing the Care Cliff, pursuing her ambitions, & her thoughts on how she should've been supported at 18.
#EndtheCareCliff
becomecharity.org.uk/casey-pā¦
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Casey Armstrong #CEP retweeted
9 Dec 2022
Absolutely love this @_caseyarmstrong so proud of you.. The world works in mysterious ways. Thank you so much for sharing this. "if I couldnāt find the will to live for myself then I could at least find it for the children my work was helping" becomecharity.org.uk/casey-pā¦
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Casey Armstrong #CEP retweeted
7 Dec 2022
MOTION PASSED ā
Care Experience is now a Protected Characteristic in Wigan (in the councils Equality Monitoring Assessments).
100% majority pass vote, with cross-party support.
I am so proud to be a Wigan looked after child. š Thank you @TerryGalloway!
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Casey Armstrong #CEP retweeted
17 Nov 2022
Today's figures from government:
6% of 19-21 yr olds with care experience are at university.
Compared to 43%.
38% are not in education, employment or training.
Compared to 11%.
Let's this sink in.
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Casey Armstrong #CEP retweeted
10 Nov 2022
The @JohnLewisRetail Christmas advert is here! We're proud to have worked with @JLPartnership to shape their work in this area and to see a much-loved institution challenge the stigma that surrounds #CareExperienced young people with #TheBeginner ššš¹
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Casey Armstrong #CEP retweeted
31 Oct 2022
Disappointing to see only one care-experienced board member on the National Implementation Board for the Care Review. And no clarity around wider engagement of the care-experienced community. Hope the new board will look at this as an urgent priority gov.uk/government/publicatioā¦
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Casey Armstrong #CEP retweeted
One of our #CEYP needs help in her quest to become a Dr. Please support @ru17maa @doloreselee @ProfDonnaHall @EMChamberNews @Sarah_Westcotes @melissamarch @Rupert_Matthews @cartwright_e @CharlotteRT_LC @Become1992 @EFLeavingCare @CoramVoice
gofund.me/613659e0
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18 Sep 2022
Home for the next couple weeks! Letās hope the rental market is kinder to me now I can view flats in person, only just hitting that Iām legally homeless and Airbnb surfing in a place I donāt know.
Itās scary but if I didnāt take the plunge I never wouldāve gotten to uni
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17 Sep 2022
360 mile journey to university has began!
Its been the best summer of my life, working science festivals (pluralš), meeting the physicists I admire and finally being accepted to study the subject Iāve loved so much for so long.
Hereās to not letting our pasts define us
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13 Sep 2022
Powerful exhibit at @BritishSciFest from @champions_ta on child homelessness, really hits home as a CEP on the instability and trauma of not having a permanent place to call home
The project is based in Leicester but theyāre looking to take it national!
championsproject.co.uk/artwoā¦
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18 Aug 2022
Itās official, Iām moving to Scotland!
Not my first choice but it is an excellent university. Currently trying to process the shock that itās absolutely completely 100% confirmed that Iāve made it to this point
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Casey Armstrong #CEP retweeted
17 Aug 2022
11 years ago today I was a care-leaver receiving my A level results, having spent almost 2 years in unregulated accommodation. No additional marks were given for having written coursework with no electricity, having done exams on 3 hrs sleep given the raves, police incidents &...
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