Council: Sunderland City Council
Performance: The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who are in education, employment or training
2004 England 55.4% Sunderland 51.5%
2005 England 59.1% Sunderland 48.6%
2006 England 63.4% Sunderland 56.8%
2007 England 63% Sunderland 61.5%
2008 England 64.9% Sunderland 75%
In the last four years Sunderland has developed a new strategy to improve education and training opportunities for young care leavers. This focus has led to improvements in the percentage of 19-year-old care leavers who are managing to sustain education, employment and training.
One of the key steps to this success was the creation of the Unlocking Potential team, which works with the leaving care service to guide care leavers into education, training and employment.
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