Children in care frequently experience poor educational outcomes, which in turn have been
linked to a number of adverse circumstances later in life. Accordingly, it is important to …

Children are significant stakeholders within education and care settings. Their views can be
invaluable in thinking about what matters to conceptualising, assessing and improving …

This systematic review focuses on the education of children in residential care, the in-care
population subgroup at greater risk of school failure and dropout, with the aim of gathering …

Purpose–This paper seeks to explore three key aspects of the education of children in care:
the composition of that population of children and the extent to which they differ from the …

Internationally, reviews of educational outcomes of children in care reveal consistent
findings highlighting the need for considerable policy attention to be paid to their education …

At present, there are over 6,000 children in care in Ireland. The majority are in foster care
(including family/relative foster care) and a smaller number are in residential care or special …

School age care (SAC) 1 is a much neglected policy and research area, with particularly
limited literature on children's views and experiences of school aged care. This article …

The education of children in care has long been a concern for policy-makers, practitioners,
foster carers, teachers and young people themselves. Government data and research have …

This article reports the findings of a small study investigating the experiences of care
experienced young people in relation to higher education in England. The findings are …

Despite developments in policy and practice, the academic outcomes for children and young
people who are looked after by local authorities continues to be poorer than for their peers …