Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care
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The charity Become has published a report on the experiences of girls in care placed far from their local area and support networks. The report highlights the voices of eight care-experienced young women in...
Ofsted has published a report analysing children’s social care sufficiency in England. The report presents a new index to measure the sufficiency of children’s social care provision, looking at how...
Adopted children performed better at GCSE level across all attainment measures than their looked-after peers, latest statistics published by the government show. The DfE data reveals adopted children have an advantage...
The Department for Education (DfE) has updated its outcome statistics for children looked after by local authorities in England for 2018 to include children who have left care through an adoption, special...
Campaigners have claimed that looked-after children’s right to education is being breached after a survey found many schools may not be honouring the admissions code. The Independent Children’s Home...
Examines longitudinal data on reasons for entry to care, trajectories in care and patterns of reunification and associated factors by examining case file reviews and placement tracking analyses for 502 children...
The paper explores the taboo of love for children in care. A taboo is a social custom setting a thing apart, prohibiting association with a person, place, or thing (Oxford English Dictionary 2012). Love can become a...
This article comprises a summary taken from Community Care Inform Children about working with parents of looked-after children. The full practice guidance content covers working well with parents, supporting behaviour...
Looked-after children’s GCSE grades fell last year as the education gap with their secondary school peers worsened, according to government statistics. The Department for Education figures also reveal that the...
Over the past fifty years, public care for children in England has undergone a significant transformation moving almost exclusively towards foster care as the preferred mode of delivery. The most recent data from the...
Coram Voice has published findings from a survey with care leavers in England. Findings from the responses of 474 16-25 year old care leavers who completed the survey in six local authorities in England in 2018 include:...
The Children’s Society reports that MPs have launched an inquiry into children who go missing from “out of area” care homes in England. The decision follows data obtained through a parliamentary question by...
