Education
We have produced a list of key resources on this topic.
Fostered children and young people do not in general enjoy the same level of educational achievement as children who are not in care.
Increasingly it is being recognised that the public care system may itself be contributing to these poor outcomes.
The Fostering Network has produced a paper on the situation called Improving the Educational Achievements of Looked-After Children, and the Fostering Network Northern Ireland is co-implementing a pioneering government scheme called Fostering Achievement that is supporting foster carers to help fostered children achieve their potential.
Useful links
- Advisory Centre for Education
- Ofsted
- Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education
- Estyn
Publications and resources from the Fostering Network
- Education: information for foster carers
- Publisher: The Fostering Network
- Date: 2006
- This signpost provides information on the education system in England and Wales, plus carers' and parents' rights and responsibilities.
- Code: 2165
- Price: £2 members, £4 non-members
- Full details…
- Foster care and after care: young people in higher education (England)
- Publisher: The Fostering Network
- Date: c. 2003
- Looks at young people in care and higher education. It provides information on the steps to going on to higher education and provides useful links.
- Price: Free to members
- Full details…
- Improving the educational achievements of looked-after children executive summary
- Publisher: The Fostering Network
- Executive summary of the discussion paper on the educational achievements of children and young people in care and how they can be improved.
- Price: Free
- Full details…
- Improving the educational achievements of looked-after children: full report
- Publisher: The Fostering Network
- Date: 2006
- Discussion paper on the educational achievements of children and young people in care and how they can be improved.
- Price: Free
- Full details…
- Pathways Through Fostering: Education
- Author: Anne Collis
- Publisher: The Fostering Network
- Date: 2008
- Offers an easy-to-understand overview of the education system, as well as practical advice on dealing with schools, helping with homework, and providing encouragement.
- Code: 7064
- Price: £15 members, £30 non-members
- Full details…
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- Browse The Fostering Network Publications Catalogue 2008
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