The Educational Aspirations and Psychological Wellbeing of Adopted Young People
Charlotte Goddard
Monday, April 29, 2019
Local authorities in England and Wales have a legal duty to report annually to central government on looked-after children's psychological wellbeing and academic attainment but this duty ends once children are adopted. Researchers from Cardiff University wanted to fill this gap in understanding of how young people adopted from the care system perform at school, looking at their wellbeing and aspirations around work and education.
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