Ofsted has published a report about the experiences of children living with foster carers, in children’s homes or residential schools in England. Findings from an online survey of 5,749 children include: overall 87% rated their mental health as ‘OK’, ‘good’ or ‘very good’, although in secure children’s homes 27% rated their mental health as ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’; and 19% of children in boarding schools and 22% in residential accommodation in further education felt that they only ‘sometimes’ or ‘never’ had an adult to talk to if they were worried or upset.
Read the report: Children’s social care questionnaires 2022: what children and young people told Ofsted.
Source: Ofsted
Date: 21 December 2022
