Sarah Gentles, education manager at Shaftesbury Young People, told CYPNow that ringfenced bursaries for looked-after children coulddrastically improve education outcomes.
"For children in mainstream education provision, they could spend thebursary on one-to-one support," she said. "For those who have specialeducational needs (SEN), money would provide additional services".
Gentles warned that looked-after children with SEN are disadvantaged bythe current system.
"Middle-class parents will fight tooth and nail to get their child astatement, but there is a lack of advocacy for looked-after childrenwith SEN," she explained.
"The personal education allowance is not enough and not everyone getsit."
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