Care leavers

- Vulnerable children and families will be supported from birth through to adulthood via flagship government schemes

- Expanded Family Hubs, Supporting Families and Holiday Activities and Food programmes will be backed by funding totalling over £1 billion

- Package will ensure every child gets the best possible start in life, forming part of government’s commitment to level...

UK FOSTER CARERS PROVIDED WITH NEW TRAINING TO HELP KEEP CHILDREN SAFE ONLINE

• New training course, developed by Internet Matters, The Fostering Network and Dr Simon P Hammond from UEA, has been created for foster carers to help keep children in their care safe online
• Research shows that children in care are more at risk of encountering harms online than their peers, with
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Care leavers feel they left care too early, Ofsted finds

More than a third of care leavers feel that they left care too early, according to a report by Ofsted.

From: Ofsted

The report, ‘Ready or not: care leavers’ views of preparing to leave care’ , brings to light the lack of choice many care leavers experienced: some felt they had to leave care ‘whether they were ready or...

Care leavers, children with a social worker and children arriving from Afghanistan will receive devices to enable them to access education and support

From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP

Published 22 October 2021

Up to half a million more disadvantaged children and young people in England will receive new devices to support their education and help...