There are days when stories with perfect beginnings and perfect endings just don’t cut it at reading time- Ali Redford, author of The Boy Who Built a Wall Around Himself, wanted to write a book for her son that he would… Continue reading → Source: Capturing the darkness and the light in the lives of looked-after … Continue reading Capturing the darkness and the light in the lives of looked-after children
The Centre for Research on the Child and Family (CRCF) at the University of East Anglia has undertaken research into current practice in care planning and the role of the IRO. Extract The aims of the project were to learn from the histories of the children and views of practitioners, parents and children, to identify key … Continue reading Care Planning & the Role of the IRO Report
The House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts has published a report on funding for disadvantaged pupils which examines the impact of the Pupil Premium. A concern is that Government distributes core funding for schools on the basis of an old formula which results in inequalities in the core funding received by schools with very similar levels of … Continue reading School leaders’ highest ambition is to close disadvantage gap
Statistics on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2014 to 2015. From: Department for Education First published: 1 October 2015 Part of: Statistics: looked-after children Applies to: England The DfE has published the Statistical First Release (SFR) for Children looked after in England (including adoption and care leavers) for … Continue reading Statistical data release: looked-after children
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