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Review - Educating Children and Young People in Care
… time together outdoors. The importance of early years
education
is emphasised. The first two years of life are … spent playing video games. The authors criticise the
education
system in the UK, saying teachers are required to … for a different strategic approach which views care and
education
as inseparable and integrates concepts and …
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Inquiry into children in care and financial education (England)
… them to open an account and as a result their financial
education
can suffer. Financial
education
is critical to helping young people become … Fostering Network welcomes the inquiry into the financial
education
of children in care. Tags: …
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Campaign successes
… Staying Put funding In Autumn 2019, the Department for
Education
in Westminster announced an additional £10 million … care Following calls from The Fostering Network, the
Education
Committee carried out an inquiry into fostering in … already happening in Northern Ireland for young people in
education
, employment and training through the Going the …
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Fostering unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK
… of open curiosity, rather than suspicion. Support their
education
Young people may not speak a great deal of English and have a disrupted history of
education
, but secondary school-aged children are entitled to 25 hours of
education
or training a week. Young people are often offered …
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Foster carer views on the England care review – what was missing?
… employment status. The Fostering Network agrees with the
Education
Select Committee who said that that the Government … is failing in its responsibility to meet the health,
education
and cultural needs of children in foster care … foster care which we have shared with the department for
education
and will continue to call for. You can find the …
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Campaigns Blog November 2017
… by MPs at the latest oral evidence session of the England
Education
Committee’s fostering inquiry. It’s always … carers. You can also read our report at that link. The
Education
Committee’s oral evidence also saw some great input …
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Why young people in Wales deserve the Chance to Stay
… stopped our long term placements succeeding to complete
education
, further
education
, gaining employment and moving on to their own …
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Helping the return home be a success
… Department for
Education
national figures show a third of looked after … care within five years. The NSPCC says the Department for
Education
should also release the authority-by-authority data …
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News Story
Response to CELCIS report about the number of care experienced young people in higher education
… 15 children who have spent time in care goes on to higher
education
, Sara Lurie, director of The Fostering Network in … said: ‘This report is very welcome as it explores the
education
of care experienced young people in more detail and … including encouraging them to consider further or higher
education
as an option. ‘Of course, more still needs to be …
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Foster carers’ views sought regarding education strategy in Wales
… the first year of its flagship Looked After Children’s
Education
Strategy . The strategy, launched in January 2016, … arrangements to support transition to further and higher
education
and employment. The aims of the strategy are: To … and leadership across local authorities and the
education
system. To ensure that
education
remains a priority …
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New chair of Education Committee for England
… We welcome the new chair of the Westminster
Education
Committee, Robert Halfon MP, who was elected yesterday. The
Education
Committee is the cross-party parliamentary body, … that scrutinises the work of the Department for
Education
. The committee therefore has an important role in …
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