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Virtual heads for looked-after children

In a bid to help children in care achieve better grades at school, the Department for Education (DfE) has announced that virtual school heads...

The pupil premium is not working

Schools are failing to use money from the pupil premium to provide extra support to pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, says a new report by...

The care conundrum

Why, asks Emma Parsons, do so many children in care have SEN?

Young people made to leave care too early

Nearly half of young people in care say they are made to leave care too early and are not properly prepared for their future...

Understanding the needs of looked after children

Tania Allen examines the effects that an early disruptive attachment history can have on brain development, and how the trauma of separation impacts on a child's ability to access education

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