Viewed in isolation, the impact of co-ordinating the agendas of the education and social care sectors may be more symbolic than material. However, it embodies an overdue realisation among policy makers of a truth that practitioners have long held as self-evident: children with a range of complex and interrelated needs require professionals and services that are equally sophisticated and interconnected.
In September, the Government's Social Exclusion Unit reported that only eight per cent of looked-after children achieved five good GCSE grades compared to the national average of over 50 per cent. This figure is founded upon two quite separate, but equally consequential truths.
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