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Improving the Effectiveness of Virtual Schools

On average, looked-after children do less well at school than their peers with marked differences in educational outcomes between local authority areas. Virtual schools are local authority teams that support the learning of children in care. This study by the University of Exeter, University of Oxford and the National Association of Virtual School Heads (NAVSH) set out to explore the effectiveness of virtual schools and how this could be improved.

Outcomes for Looked-after Children Attending Boarding Schools

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  • Wednesday, August 30, 2023
    • | CYP Now
Researchers from the University of Nottingham were commissioned by the Royal National Children's Springboard Foundation (RNCSF) to evaluate its boarding school programme for children in care or on the edge of care and help understand the potential educational and economic benefits.

Creative Life Story Work strengthens care relationships

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  • Tuesday, January 31, 2023
    • | CYP Now
Evaluation of a creative, relational approach to life story work has shown it to be higher quality and more collaborative than traditional life story work, and that it helps to develop and strengthen relationships between care-experienced children and young people and their carers.

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