Neath Port Talbot Council has managed to increase the number of looked-after children achieving a GCSE pass from 50 to 63 per cent.
Appointing teachers to these new roles will help the council raise the number to nearer the average among the non-looked-after population - 80 per cent.
The council's head of schools, Kathy Boyce, said Neath was preparing a bid for money to employ a psychologist to help these children.
"It's a matter of making sure these children are supported and have the same chances as other children to ensure they make the same progress at school," she said.
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