Statutory guidance for local authorities First Published: 26 February 2018Ā By:Ā Department for Education Main points The Children & Social Work Act 2017 introduced a new duty on local authorities, to provide Personal Adviser (PA) support to all care leavers up to age 25, if they want this support. Under previous legislation, local authorities were required to … Continue reading Extending Personal Adviser support to age 25
Read at source: 'Moving on Up' report by the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL)Ā 'Moving on up' - NNECL Extract from source - NNECL website: The 'Moving On Up' reportĀ is the first studyĀ to provide an overall picture of care leavers in higher education. It explored the educational pathways of all young … Continue reading New study finds more care leavers entering higher education
The following piece by: Eleanor SchoolingĀ was originally posted on: 31 October 2017Ā viaĀ Ofsted blog: Developments in childrenās social care. Itās National Care Leavers week (25 October ā 03 November), a great campaign that quite rightly focuses the attention of professionals and politicians on this important group of young people. Itās timely then that we talk about … Continue reading Care leavers ā Front and centre in new inspections
