The government recently announced a fresh attempt to encourage councils to place looked-after children in boarding schools. Under the plans, a series of "hubs" are to be created connecting local authorities, social workers and virtual school heads with independent and boarding schools.
These will support children in care by offering them residential school placements or other non-residential opportunities such as mentoring, tutoring or activities during the school holidays.
The Department for Education is to shortly open a tender for local authorities and primary and secondary schools interested in forming hubs, although it has not confirmed whether any money will be available to fund their set up.
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