1. The book sets a context for the background of the care population in Wales, and charts research that explores educational experiences, outcomes, and the inte
Children and young people in care rarely match the academic achievements of their peers and policy and procedures to address this inequality have not yet remedi
Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progre
Keeping children and young people safe is everybody’s responsibility. This requires health, social care and education professionals to make sense of complex f
Young people who leave care with few or no educational qualifications are at very high risk of social exclusion in adulthood. Yet in the past their education ha