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Virtual heads powerless as schools ‘pushback’ on looked-after children duty

Councils are 'failing as a corporate parent', experts warn

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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How schools can do more to support looked after children

Everyone needs a pushy parent, so why should looked-after children (LAC) be any different? That was the question Matthew...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Care leavers: The Achievement gap isn’t closing, it’s widening

In a five-part series, Schools Week is exploring the way vulnerable groups of learners have been treated under the...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden