Tag: looked after children
In a class of their own
Jennifer Nock describes how one school put its resolve to provide effective, lasting support to pupils with attachment issues into practice
Skilling them softly
Schools need to help looked-after children develop social interaction skills if they are to prepare them for learning, writes Jennifer Nock
Improving university access for care leavers
A new online resource has been created to help care leavers to go into higher education.
Care leavers are around six times less likely than other...
Learning to love
To mark National Adoption Week, Chris Burton talks to Claire Brasier, adoptive mum of two children with SEN
No progress for kids in care
The Department for Education (DfE) cannot demonstrate that it is meeting its objectives for children in foster and residential care, says a new report...
Looking out for the looked-after
Craig Goodall examines why looked-after children are particularly vulnerable to social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, and what we can do to help
Many children in...
Care of looked-after kids needs improvement
Independent reviewing officers are not making enough of a positive impact on the quality of care planning and outcomes for looked after children and...
Gearing up for Foster Care Fortnight
Fostering organisations across the country will be marking May’s Foster Care Fortnight by calling on people from all walks of life to consider becoming...
