New Ofsted Report Warns of Barriers to Academic Progress for Children in Care, Despite Positive Work of Schools and Colleges

Children in care still face education barriers, Ofsted warns

Children in care continue to face significant barriers to educational success despite efforts by schools and colleges to support them, a new Ofsted report has found.  There are around 81,770 children in the care of local authorities in England, a figure that has steadily increased over the past decade. Their…

New Ofsted report warns of barriers to academic progress for children in care, despite positive work of schools and colleges

A new Ofsted report, published today, describes the challenges some schools and colleges face in supporting children in care to reach their potential, due to inconsistencies in local authority practice, unclear national expectations, and a lack of training for staff.