In 2003 the Government set targets to substantially narrow the gapbetween the educational attainment of children in care and that of theirpeers by 2006.
But Department for Education and Skills figures published last week forthe year to 30 September 2005 show progress has been slow. Just 52 percent of looked-after 11-year-olds achieved the same level in Maths andEnglish as their peers. This compares with 51 per cent in 2004 and 49per cent in 2003. The Government wanted the figure to be at least 60 percent by 2006.
The Government also wanted the proportion of 16-year-olds who achievedthe equivalent of five GCSEs at A* to C grade to rise by an average offour percentage points each year. But in 2005 just 10.8 per cent oflooked-after children achieved this level, a slight rise from 9.4 percent in 2004 and 8.7 per cent in 2003.
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