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@ohov.bsky.social
An independent children and young people’s board for the Children’s Hearings System.
And finally, our last post for 2025 Wrapped is a celebration of our Rise Up conference; an event planned and delivered by the fabulous board members of OHOV. We launched our guide, Seeing Beyond the Surface, and spoke to adults about what matters most to children and young people in the care system
December 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
And finally, our last post for 2025 Wrapped is a celebration of our Rise Up conference; an event planned and delivered by the fabulous board members of OHOV. We launched our guide, Seeing Beyond the Surface, and spoke to adults about what matters most to children and young people in the care system
Day 4 – OHOV board members with experience of hearings, solicitors, CHS, SCRA, Clan ChildLaw, Civil Legal Assistance Office, Children 1st and advocacy providers worked together to create a good practice guide for solicitors. You can read the top tips here:
www.ohov.co.uk/wp-content/u...
www.ohov.co.uk/wp-content/u...
December 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Day 4 – OHOV board members with experience of hearings, solicitors, CHS, SCRA, Clan ChildLaw, Civil Legal Assistance Office, Children 1st and advocacy providers worked together to create a good practice guide for solicitors. You can read the top tips here:
www.ohov.co.uk/wp-content/u...
www.ohov.co.uk/wp-content/u...
Day 3 of OHOV 2025 Wrapped! We created an online interactive guide called Seeing Beyond the Surface. The guide features videos, artwork, poetry, & voice recordings gathered from our research with children & young people, along with lots of quotes. You can visit our guide here: www.ohov.co.uk/guide/
December 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Day 3 of OHOV 2025 Wrapped! We created an online interactive guide called Seeing Beyond the Surface. The guide features videos, artwork, poetry, & voice recordings gathered from our research with children & young people, along with lots of quotes. You can visit our guide here: www.ohov.co.uk/guide/
To research what children and young people need from the professionals in their lives we spoke to groups of young people from all over Scotland. To ensure these conversations were safe & supportive we did trauma informed training & created a trauma informed guide: www.ohov.co.uk/wp-content/u...
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
To research what children and young people need from the professionals in their lives we spoke to groups of young people from all over Scotland. To ensure these conversations were safe & supportive we did trauma informed training & created a trauma informed guide: www.ohov.co.uk/wp-content/u...
Day 1 of OHOV's 2025 Unwrapped - Aviemore! In February we had a great weekend in Aviemore where we combined work with ice skating, archery, and dinner (not all at once). During the weekend we recorded content for our guide and started planning our conference. Excited for the next one in March 2026!
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Day 1 of OHOV's 2025 Unwrapped - Aviemore! In February we had a great weekend in Aviemore where we combined work with ice skating, archery, and dinner (not all at once). During the weekend we recorded content for our guide and started planning our conference. Excited for the next one in March 2026!
That's a wrap! 🎬As we come to the end of another year with our fantastic board members we'd like to share a daily snapshot of some of our projects from 2025. Check in each day next week to see what OHOV have been working on this year!
December 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
That's a wrap! 🎬As we come to the end of another year with our fantastic board members we'd like to share a daily snapshot of some of our projects from 2025. Check in each day next week to see what OHOV have been working on this year!
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A HUGE thank you to @ohov.bsky.social for coming along to our Hearings centre in Glasgow yesterday to present Seeing Beyond the Surface to staff. Colleagues tuned in virtually to hear about your new, interactive guide exploring what children and young people wish all adults knew. #KeepThePromise
December 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
A HUGE thank you to @ohov.bsky.social for coming along to our Hearings centre in Glasgow yesterday to present Seeing Beyond the Surface to staff. Colleagues tuned in virtually to hear about your new, interactive guide exploring what children and young people wish all adults knew. #KeepThePromise
Join us on 10th December, 1-2 pm, to hear about a new guide on the key role solicitors play in children’s hearings, co-produced by hearings experienced young people, solicitors and other adults involved in hearings- www.eventbrite.com/e/good-pract...
December 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Join us on 10th December, 1-2 pm, to hear about a new guide on the key role solicitors play in children’s hearings, co-produced by hearings experienced young people, solicitors and other adults involved in hearings- www.eventbrite.com/e/good-pract...
We're looking forward to presenting a chapter from our new guide for adults #SeeingBeyondTheSurface at the Kibble conference today. Three of our board members will explore the theme of 'support' through an interactive workshop. Not seen the guide yet? Have a look: www.ohov.co.uk/guide/
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
We're looking forward to presenting a chapter from our new guide for adults #SeeingBeyondTheSurface at the Kibble conference today. Three of our board members will explore the theme of 'support' through an interactive workshop. Not seen the guide yet? Have a look: www.ohov.co.uk/guide/
Have you seen our new guide? #SeeingBeyondTheSurface explores what matters most to children & young people in the care they receive. Structured under 6 themes and brought to life through creative expressions from young people across Scotland, it's well worth a read: www.ohov.co.uk/guide/
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Have you seen our new guide? #SeeingBeyondTheSurface explores what matters most to children & young people in the care they receive. Structured under 6 themes and brought to life through creative expressions from young people across Scotland, it's well worth a read: www.ohov.co.uk/guide/
We're really looking forward to delivering a workshop at the @kibblegroup Annual Conference on the 24th November! Details below:
www.kibble.org/kibble-annua...
www.kibble.org/kibble-annua...
October 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We're really looking forward to delivering a workshop at the @kibblegroup Annual Conference on the 24th November! Details below:
www.kibble.org/kibble-annua...
www.kibble.org/kibble-annua...
One of the the best parts of our #RiseUp event was having our young people's friends, families, teachers, and partners in the audience, celebrating their hard work alongside us. We loved this video created by the partner of board member Abbie during the event! 😍 #SeeingBeyondTheSurface
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
One of the the best parts of our #RiseUp event was having our young people's friends, families, teachers, and partners in the audience, celebrating their hard work alongside us. We loved this video created by the partner of board member Abbie during the event! 😍 #SeeingBeyondTheSurface
Young people share expertise and care experience; leaders demonstrate they are truly listening at #RiseUp this week. Be part of this change across Scotland by immersing yourself in the young people's own guide for adults www.ohov.co.uk/guide/ @thepromise.scot @socworkscot.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Young people share expertise and care experience; leaders demonstrate they are truly listening at #RiseUp this week. Be part of this change across Scotland by immersing yourself in the young people's own guide for adults www.ohov.co.uk/guide/ @thepromise.scot @socworkscot.bsky.social
All the gang @ohov.bsky.social celebrating the wrap up of an amazing day- change makers with lived experience, skilled influencers and storytellers, some good laughs AND the launch of a new guide for all adults #BeyondTheSurface 👉https://www.ohov.co.uk/guide/ Boom 🤯
October 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
All the gang @ohov.bsky.social celebrating the wrap up of an amazing day- change makers with lived experience, skilled influencers and storytellers, some good laughs AND the launch of a new guide for all adults #BeyondTheSurface 👉https://www.ohov.co.uk/guide/ Boom 🤯
And they did it with style! 🎤🙌
@ohov.bsky.social Abbie and Andrew got the opportunity to quiz the Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise Natalie Don-Innes at #RiseUp this morning #BeyondTheSurface
October 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
And they did it with style! 🎤🙌
#BeyondTheSurface brings to life what children and young people with care experience wish all adults knew.
We look forward to launching this guide and celebrating the hard work of our incredible board members & the young people they worked with. Two sleeps until our #RiseUp event! We can't wait 🎉
We look forward to launching this guide and celebrating the hard work of our incredible board members & the young people they worked with. Two sleeps until our #RiseUp event! We can't wait 🎉
October 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
#BeyondTheSurface brings to life what children and young people with care experience wish all adults knew.
We look forward to launching this guide and celebrating the hard work of our incredible board members & the young people they worked with. Two sleeps until our #RiseUp event! We can't wait 🎉
We look forward to launching this guide and celebrating the hard work of our incredible board members & the young people they worked with. Two sleeps until our #RiseUp event! We can't wait 🎉
💫5 days to go until we launch our #SeeingBeyondTheSurface guide for adults! OHOV board members will creatively explore the guide's six themes with delegates at our #RiseUp event on Wednesday, through spoken word, poetry, art, quotes, video, voice recordings, and more. We can't wait! 🌟
October 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
💫5 days to go until we launch our #SeeingBeyondTheSurface guide for adults! OHOV board members will creatively explore the guide's six themes with delegates at our #RiseUp event on Wednesday, through spoken word, poetry, art, quotes, video, voice recordings, and more. We can't wait! 🌟
With just under a week to go until OHOV's #RiseUp celebratory event, young people share their hopes for the day in this video
At the event we'll launch our online interactive guide, 'Seeing Beyond The Surface' - a creative exploration of thing things young people wish all adults knew.
At the event we'll launch our online interactive guide, 'Seeing Beyond The Surface' - a creative exploration of thing things young people wish all adults knew.
October 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
With just under a week to go until OHOV's #RiseUp celebratory event, young people share their hopes for the day in this video
At the event we'll launch our online interactive guide, 'Seeing Beyond The Surface' - a creative exploration of thing things young people wish all adults knew.
At the event we'll launch our online interactive guide, 'Seeing Beyond The Surface' - a creative exploration of thing things young people wish all adults knew.
3 board members joined the Experts by Experience group at CHS for a day in Parliament. They met with Natalie Don-Innes - Minister for Children, and were given a tour of the Parliament before watching First Minister’s Questions.
Read more here:
www.ohov.co.uk/2025/10/08/o...
Read more here:
www.ohov.co.uk/2025/10/08/o...
October 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
3 board members joined the Experts by Experience group at CHS for a day in Parliament. They met with Natalie Don-Innes - Minister for Children, and were given a tour of the Parliament before watching First Minister’s Questions.
Read more here:
www.ohov.co.uk/2025/10/08/o...
Read more here:
www.ohov.co.uk/2025/10/08/o...
We were delighted to be invited back to @unistrathclyde.bsky.social this year to speak to education students. Board members Ash and Andrew delivered a presentation on what educators can do to support pupils with care experience. Thanks for having us, Strathclyde!
October 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
We were delighted to be invited back to @unistrathclyde.bsky.social this year to speak to education students. Board members Ash and Andrew delivered a presentation on what educators can do to support pupils with care experience. Thanks for having us, Strathclyde!
OHOV have created a trauma informed guide for all adults who are working with young people in any capacity. Written in the words of our young people, the guide provides examples of trauma informed practice and highlights why this is important. Have a read of it here: www.ohov.co.uk/2025/08/07/y...
August 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
OHOV have created a trauma informed guide for all adults who are working with young people in any capacity. Written in the words of our young people, the guide provides examples of trauma informed practice and highlights why this is important. Have a read of it here: www.ohov.co.uk/2025/08/07/y...
We've been travelling round the country meeting with groups of young people to chat about how professionals support care experienced children. We're gathering insights for an online guide, which will feature written work, poetry, art, videos & audio created by young people. Watch this space!
July 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
We've been travelling round the country meeting with groups of young people to chat about how professionals support care experienced children. We're gathering insights for an online guide, which will feature written work, poetry, art, videos & audio created by young people. Watch this space!
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June 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
👂 Do you care about children’s rights? Why not become a Safeguarder and help make sure young voices are heard in hearings and court.
🧡 No qualifications needed—just empathy, integrity, and a commitment to children.
Find out more 👇
🔗 childrenfirst.org.uk/.../become-a-safeguarder
🧡 No qualifications needed—just empathy, integrity, and a commitment to children.
Find out more 👇
🔗 childrenfirst.org.uk/.../become-a-safeguarder
Delighted to hear that @brawtalent.org won a gold award at the Scottish Design Awards for the 'Articulate' animation. www.ohov.co.uk/2025/07/01/a... Huge thanks to the team at Braw Talent for creating such a genuine co-productive relationship w/ the young people at OHOV ❤️
Animation wins gold award! - Our Hearings, Our Voice
We have some exciting news to share! Articulate Animation won a Gold Award at the Scottish Design Awards.
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July 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Delighted to hear that @brawtalent.org won a gold award at the Scottish Design Awards for the 'Articulate' animation. www.ohov.co.uk/2025/07/01/a... Huge thanks to the team at Braw Talent for creating such a genuine co-productive relationship w/ the young people at OHOV ❤️
We had a fab board meeting planning a trauma informed approach to research w/youth groups across Scotland. Our findings will be published in an interactive guide for professionals, based around 6 themes: privacy, relationships, support, participation, seeing potential without judgement, & language.
June 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We had a fab board meeting planning a trauma informed approach to research w/youth groups across Scotland. Our findings will be published in an interactive guide for professionals, based around 6 themes: privacy, relationships, support, participation, seeing potential without judgement, & language.