The educational experiences and attainment of looked-after children and young people (LACYP) remains an issue of widespread international concern. Read More
Hidden Ambitions – Wales’ commitment to young people leaving care
In this spotlight report, Sally Holland, the Children’s Commissioner, is asking local and national government, charities
and private enterprise to pledge their support torealising the ambitions of young people leaving care. Read More
All Wales Heads of Children’s Services Research on differences in the looked after children population
Why do local authorities with similar levels of need, have different looked after children populations? Read More
UK childhood policy “fragmented, inconsistent, uneven”
The British Academy’s Childhood Policy Programme was set up to reframe debates around childhood in both the public and policy spaces, and to break down academic, policy… Read More
The experience and impact of supervised birth family contact with ‘looked after children:’ perspectives, roles and purposeful use
The experience and impact of supervised birth family contact with ‘looked after children:’ perspectives, roles and purposeful use, by Dr Joanne Pye, is about understanding the experience and impact of supervised contact for looked after children. Read More
Central South Consortium: Children Looked After Friendly Schools
This document outlines the ways in which good practice for CLA within schools and educational settings can be undertaken. Read More
Comparison of substance use, subjective well-being and interpersonal relationships among young people in foster care and private households: a cross sectional analysis of the School Health Research Network survey 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
Identifying and Responding to Child Neglect in Schools in Wales
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
In Care, Out of Trouble: How the life chances of children in care can be transformed by protecting them from unnecessary involvement in the criminal justice system (‘The Laming Review’)
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
Your Life, Your Story: Unleashing the power of relationships
At Your Life Your Story we acknowledge the scientifically proven links between childhood adversity, social isolation and adult mental health and wellbeing… Read More
