Performance: Percentage of children in the same placement for at least two years or placed for adoption in the year ending 31 March
Newcastle City Council's Foster a Future campaign was last year recognised at the Association of Social Care Communicators' awards, winning in the best campaign category.
This media drive to encourage more potential foster carers to come forward is one of the initiatives that the council has used to raise the percentage of children in care remaining in a stable placement or placed for adoption.
Since 2005, the council has seen an improvement in these figures, resulting in 65 per cent of looked-after children remaining in the same placement for two years or more in 2008. But this followed a sharp drop in performance between 2004 and 2005, when the figure fell from 67 per cent to 56 per cent.
Register Now to Continue Reading
Thank you for visiting Children & Young People Now and making use of our archive of more than 60,000 expert features, topics hubs, case studies and policy updates. Why not register today and enjoy the following great benefits:
What's Included
-
Free access to 4 subscriber-only articles per month
-
Email newsletter providing advice and guidance across the sector
Already have an account? Sign in here
