Barnardo's made the recommendation in a major report on the educationalexperiences of looked-after children. The report says that it is vitalfor looked-after children to know who "can make things happen" if thereare issues or problems.
A Department for Education and Skills spokesman said: "We all recognisethat children in care often underachieve significantly. That's why wewill shortly be publishing a green paper, which will include a widepackage of reforms."
- See Research Report, p19.
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