Education

This special supplement from Foster Care Magazine discusses the issues that foster carers face in terms of money and the children in their care. Topics covered include talking to children about money and savings.

Children and young people in foster care do not, in general, perform as well as their peers in education. Recently, this gap in achievement has been recognised and examined, to explore ways in which it can be closed. Foster carers play a key role in helping children and young people secure a brighter future through education, but to do this they need to understand how the system works and what they can do to support those in their care.

This report presents the findings from discussions with experienced foster carers regarding their perceptions of how children in Foster care could be encouraged and supported in their academic achievements beyond post compulsory education.

These are the materials for a two-hour workshop for foster carers aiming to gain knowledge and understanding of looked after children’s educational entitlements in Wales.