In the 1980s, local authorities funded thousands of looked-after children each year to attend boarding schools as a way to boost their life chances. But 30 years on, that number has dwindled to fewer than 100 - a trend that a new Department for Education-funded scheme hopes to reverse.
The Boarding School Partnership (BSA) - made up of the Boarding Schools' Association and charities Royal National Children's Foundation (RNCF), SpringBoard Bursary Foundation, Buttle UK and Reedham Children's Trust - wants to provide councils with the information they need to consider boarding as an option for looked-after children alongside other forms of care, such as fostering or a residential placement (see box).
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