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Webinar: Educational pathways and outcomes for care-experienced children: a population-scale data linkage study
"Children who have relatively short periods of care – and/or who experience care in early or late childhood – commonly face the most significant deficit in their educational attainment compared to those with longer and more stable care experiences. Explanatory analyses suggest suspensions, exclusions and being an autistic learner could explain some of this disadvantage, whereas schools that support disadvantaged children could be a protective factor. Yet, a knowledge gap remains in terms of care movements, educational attainment and “what works”, so we ask three questions: 1. How can we generate new insight into care-experiences using measures such as time in the care system, type of care, and reasons for care? 2. What is the educational attainment (age 7 and 11) for the different types of care identified? 3. What school and individual aspects disrupt or explain the relationship between care-experiences and educational attainment at age 16? Leveraging the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank, we have accessed new data and constructed an electronic cohort of children born between 1st September 2000 and 31st August 2003. Using this rich data source, we answer our three questions above. Our talk will discuss: What are common patterns of the "care-experience"? And how do these map on to educational attainment? We highlight some key aspects that may disrupt educational attainment, depending on specific care-experiences (i.e. early adoption vs. late childhood foster care). Policymakers and those working in related sectors should consider these results in relation to school policy and practice to support care-experienced young people reach their potential."
Online, ZOOM
13:00
- 06/11/2024
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Understanding suicide risk in parents caring for disabled children
New research has found that parent carers may be a high-risk group for suicide. More than 40% have thought about suicide, with some already having attempted suicide. Depression, dysfunctional coping, and feeling trapped in the caring role all increase the likelihood that parents of disabled children will contemplate suicide. This presentation will introduce you to the evidence on suicide risk in parent carers, explore the implications for policy and practice, and provide opportunities for you to discuss your own experiences of supporting at-risk parent carers.
Online, ZOOM
13:00
- 29/01/2025
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Being Seen, Heard and Valued
ExChange Wales Learning Disabilities Conference OCTOBER 2024 This conference series aims to focus on learning disability, highlighting research and innovative work being undertaken in this field. The title ‘Being Seen, Heard and Valued’ was chosen to recognise and illuminate the…
ExChange Wales brings leading researchers together with practitioners and service users to share expertise, research evidence and care experiences.
Through our conferences, workshops, lectures and seminars, ExChange provides free, high-quality training to support the ongoing development of social care professionals across Wales. Attracting leading national speakers, together we learn and advise on research, impacting both policy and practice. Our events and resources enrich skills while foregrounding the lived experience of care-experienced people.
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