Just seven per cent of looked-after young people went on to higher education last year. That compares to a national average of 43 per cent.
Recent developments such as the introduction of a higher education bursary, a box on the universities admissions form to identify applicants from a care background and a quality mark for universities that support care leavers, have tried to help more young people from care into university. But the help given to care leavers can vary vastly from one area to another, according to Janet Rich, trustee of the Care Leavers' Foundation, which is among a number of organisations hosting National Care Leavers' Week, starting on Sunday 25 October.
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