Upload
ira-tyrone-malone
View
214
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Educational Outcomes of Looked After Children: Extending Evidence from a Pilot Study in the
London Borough of CamdenDr Kimberley Bradbury
Prof. Alastair Sutcliffe, Dr Claire Tipper, Dr Gita Croft, Prof Ted Melhuish, Prof Jacqueline Barnes and Rebecca Smees
General and Adolescent Paediatric Unit, Institute of Child Health. Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Social Issues.
Birkbeck College
Background:
Looked After Children (LAC) known to be vulnerableLack of research evidence on effective interventions
Aims:1. To assess educational outcomes LAC in Camden
2. To identify means of extending this analysis to the national cohort
Method
Accessed Camden data from 1989-2012Data for 50 variables for 949 LAC over this periodData collected whilst a LACDemographicsPlacement detailsEducation (Key stages)
Results: Demographics
M50%
F50%
GenderWhite British
30%
Mixed21%
Black Afr
17%
Asian10%
Other white11%
Black Caribbe
an6%
Other ethnic
6%
Ethnicity
Results: Placement Stability
Results: Qualifications earned
In Camden 80.3% of children achieved 5 A*-C grades
Results: Post-16 Activity
Results: How demographics affected outcomes
Time in careTotal number of placementsEthnicity Gender
A good news break!
Discussion: Unanswered questions and the national picture
Dept. for Education publishes Statistical first release Narrow focus on cohort ‘attainment gap’National Pupil Database- richer more complete dataCan follow up children once they have left care
Conclusions
LAC in Camden, nationally and internationally have poorer educational outcomes than their peers.
To enhance our understanding we need more detailed analysis.
Valuable data is collected but has not been analysed
References Children Looked After in England (including adoption and care leavers) year ending 31
March 2012; DfE; 2012 Outcomes for Children Looked After by Local Authorities in England, as at 31 March
2012; DfE; 2012 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2010) [Looked-after children and
young people: Promoting the quality of life of looked-after children and young people]. [PH28]. London: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
Jones R et al; Factors associated with outcomes for looked-after children and young people: a correlates review of the literature; Child Care Health Dev; 2011 Sep; 37 (5):613-22
Looked after children: Exploratory analysis of Camden data, children born 1989-2012; IOE; 2012
Any questions?