Creativity and Care Experience: Resources and Opportunities

Care-experienced young people present SIX STEPS and share new creative work at a Hull and East Yorkshire event. The Verbatim Formula presents CREATIVITY AND CARE EXPERIENCE: Resources and Opportunities in Hull and East Yorkshire Join us to: • Explore SIX STEPS, a creative digital resource co-designed by care-experienced young people • Learn and exchange information on opportunities for care-experienced young people across Hull and East Yorkshire Region. The Verbatim Formula (TVF) invites practitioners, participation professionals, youth workers, artists, researchers and organisations working with care-experienced children and young people to a special event to present SIX STEPS, an innovative digital resource designed by care-experienced young people, for care-experienced young people. This lively morning will offer the opportunity to experience the resource first-hand, hear directly from care-experienced facilitators, and explore how creative practice can strengthen participation, confidence, identity and advocacy within Children in Care Councils and other youth settings. Rather than a traditional presentation, participants will take part in practical activities drawn from the resource, reflect on their relevance for young people in Hull City Region, and contribute ideas that will help inform the next stage of SIX STEPS' national development. TVF will also invite attendees to take inspiration from the resource and explore what kinds of creative opportunities we would like to see for care-experienced young people in Hull and East Yorkshire Region. The event is an opportunity to celebrate and spread awareness of the opportunities that already exist, as well as dreaming big about the possibilities for future creative practice in the region. Details: Thursday, 19th November 2026 11am to 1.30pm at University of Hull - Larkin Drama Studio Room Address: Event Programme: 10.30am - Arrival, registration and refreshments 11am - 1.30pm (with 10-15min break) - SIX STEPS: Interactive Dissemination Workshop and Discussion on local opportunities: • Experience activities from the digital resource • Meet TVF's care-experienced facilitators • Explore creative approaches to participation • Reflect on local opportunities and gaps for care-experienced young people Accessibility information: Please come to the XXXX Street entrance of XXX where you will be met and taken to the event. There is a lift available. Please let us know if you have any other access requirements. Feel free to have a look at SIX STEPS here: https://theverbatimformula.org.uk/home/six-steps/ --------- SIX STEPS: A Creative Digital Resource developed by The Verbatim Formula. Made by care-experienced young people for care-experienced young people. About The Verbatim Formula (TVF) The Verbatim Formula (TVF) is a participatory arts collective based at Queen Mary University of London, where the project is produced by People's Palace Projects. It is co-led by Dr Maggie Inchley (QMUL) and Dr Sylvan Baker (CSSD) who work alongside care-experienced young adults engaging them as co-investigators within our practice-led research. We use creative techniques and our cross-sector work has contributed to inclusive debates across HE, Social Care, museums, Arts Centres and sometimes theatres. TVF brings experts by experience into policy and legislative spaces. We’ve even performed at the National Theatre! TVF's work is funded by Queen Mary University of London, The Portal Trust, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Arts Council England and UK Government. TVF has won the Theatre and Research Performance Association prize for Transformative Research (2023), the UK KE Award for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Knowledge Exchange (2024), and was shortlisted for a Times Higher Education Award (2024). Find out more about TVF here: https://theverbatimformula.org.uk/ About Reuben Sisson (freelance drama practitioner) Reuben Sisson is a doctoral researcher at the University of Hull and submitted his PhD thesis in July 2026. The title of his practice-as-research work was, Platforming Care Experienced Voices using Storytelling, Verbatim and Applied Drama Techniques - A Trauma-Informed, Practice-as-Research Exploration. His work explores engaging the care experienced community creatively whilst prioritising agency surrounding how individuals wish for their stories to be told. Reuben is also care-experienced himself which informs his way of working. His research largely implements an ethics of care through practice and he advocates for more consistent creative work to be conducted in Hull and Yorkshire where this work is inconsistent but needed. Reuben is a great admirer of TVF. Influenced by their work, Reuben’s research views the care-experienced individuals involved as co-researchers too. About SIX STEPS SIX STEPS was designed by TVF co-researchers to be used by participation officers and youth workers with groups of care-experienced young people. We made it with love and with care. It shares creative ideas in an interactive and fun way. The SIX STEPS guides you through a range of creative, accessible activities that invite young people to: • explore their identity, needs, and interests • connect and collaborate with others • recognise their strengths and creativity • build confidence • develop skills to advocate for themselves and others • experiment with artistic practices TVF developed the SIX STEPS resource with feedback from care-experienced young people in Children in Care Councils across London, and with support from the Portal Trust and Queen Mary University of London. Elements of SIX STEPS The resource can be used individually, but at its heart, SIX STEPS is about sharing and creating together. We offer it to you to enjoy, and hope that it helps you to have fun and make great friendships in your group. ACCESS the resource Participation Officers and youth workers attending the event will receive information about how to access the resource free of charge and will be invited to contribute feedback that will support its continued development and national dissemination. You can access SIX STEPS clicking on the link below and following the instructions: https://theverbatimformula.org.uk/home/six-steps/ We look forward to welcoming practitioners, organisations and partners from across Hull and East Yorkshire Region to experience SIX STEPS, exchange ideas, and help shape the future of creative participation with care-experienced young people. Join Our Waiting List! Last-Minute Spots May Be Available Thank you for your interest in our event! When all spots are filled, you can still register to join our waiting list. Here’s how it works: • Released Tickets: If anyone cancels their ticket, it will become available again, and the waiting list will be notified. If a ticket becomes available, you will be contacted automatically with further instructions on how to claim your ticket. No further action is required. • Unclaimed Seats: If registered attendees don’t arrive, we’ll welcome people from the waiting list at the venue in order of arrival. Make sure to arrive on time: priority for unclaimed seats will be given to those on the waiting list who are present. Don’t miss the chance to be part of this special event. Register now to secure your spot on the waiting list! We look forward to seeing you! Photos by Paula Siqueira