Building better social care in Wales
To investigate the association of living in foster care (FC) with substance use and subjective well-being in a sample of secondary school students (11–16 years) in Wales in 2015/16, and to examine whether these associations are attenuated by the perceived quality of interpersonal relationships. Read More
The project aims to provide further insight by investigating preventative and early intervention provision, in terms of how schools are currently playing a part in efforts to identify and respond to neglect. Read More
When the state takes over the parenting of someone else’s child, it has both a legal and moral responsibility to be a good parent. Quite often this will require determined effort to remedy the inadequacies or serious failure of the earlier parenting experienced by the young person. Read More
We are extremely pleased to publish the literature review on ‘Children and Young People’s Views on being in Care’, which seeks to highlight the voices of looked after children from existing research, on their journey through the care system. Read More
This project was the first major study in the UK to explore the relationship between educational outcomes, young people’s care histories and individual characteristics. Read More
This Review has provided the opportunity to revisit and reassert the fundamental purposes of education for the children and young people of Wales and to recommend curriculum and assessment arrangements that can best fulfil those purposes Read More
In December 2014 the Welsh Government, on behalf of Welsh Ministers, invited tenders for a study to explore the educational experiences and opinions, attainment, achievement and aspirations of looked after children in Wales. Read More
Statistics show that the number of students coming in to Higher Education (HE)1 from a care background remains extremely low across the UK. Read More
This chapter, aimed principally at teachers and managers in education services, outlines the context and practice issues in relation to looked after children in education in Scotland. Read More
This report focuses on one element of the responsibilities of the corporate parent: to help children and young people who are looked after achieve their educational potential. Read More
