Despite the Government's initiatives and targets, the old obstacles arestill barriers to progress for these children and fresh thought isurgently needed. Education is pivotal to looked-after children's lifechances.
It is critical that decision makers question the prevailing belief thatmany looked-after children cannot be educated alongside their peers inthe mainstream sector. The public care system must do far more to makethis a reality rather than a pipe dream.
The continuing underachievement of looked-after children is anadult-caused scandal and has little, if anything, to do with thepathology of children.
All of us need to be doing much, much more to ensure the next wave ofreports tell a much more positive tale.
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