Resources
Further Resources
For Schools and Teachers
- Paper on promoting emotional wellbeing and recovery from trauma for looked after children (pdf format, 297Kb)
- Ofsted - Looked after children - good practice in schools (pdf format, 74KB)
- The National Audit Office's work on children leaving care (pdf format, 126Kb)
- NICE - Attachment difficulties in children and young people - overview (pdf format, 215Kb)
- Ofsted - The impact of Virtual Schools on the educational progress of Looked After Children (doc format, 803Kb)
Further information is available from GOV.UK:
- DfE – Supporting the attainment of disadvantaged pupils: Briefing for school leaders (Nov 2015)
- Designated teacher for looked-after children
- Promoting the education of looked-after children
- Improving the attainment of looked-after children in primary schools: guidance for schools
- Improving the attainment of looked-after children in secondary schools: guidance for schools
- Linking Care and Educational Data: The Educational Progress of Looked After Children in England
- Supporting the Education and Wellbeing of Children Looked After
Recommended reading material
The following four titles have been recommended and are available from CoramBAAF and other booksellers.
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A Foster Carers' Guide to Education
Barry Dixon, published by National Teaching & Advisory Service
ISBN: 978 0 954762 76 6
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Supporting Children's Learning Clare Pallett, John Simmonds and Andrea Warman, published by BAAF
ISBN: 978 1 905664 15 3
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Learn the Child - Helping looked after children to learn
Kate Cairns and Chris Stanway, published by BAAF
ISBN: 978 1 907585 739
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Ten top tips for supporting education Eileen Fursland, Kate Cairns and Chris Stanway, published by BAAF
ISBN: 978 1 907585 715
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