An evidence based review of the risks to children and young people who are educated at home. Authors Donald Forrester, Nina Maxwell, Tom Slater, Julie Doughty Commissioner National Independent Safeguarding Board

Care for children in residential settings is popularly characterised as the last resort for children who have had multiple failed placements and often high levels of need, requiring therapeutic help. It is often assumed that children will leave residential care for independent living. Using administrative data for a six-year period (2008–2014) for children “looked after”… Read More

The educational experiences and attainment of looked‐after children and young people (LACYP) remains an issue of widespread international concern. Within the UK, children and young people in care achieve poorer educational outcomes compared to individuals not in care. Despite proliferation of research documenting the reasons for educational disadvantage amongst this population, there remains limited empirical… Read More

This report sets out the research findings from a project commissioned by the Office for the Children’s Commissioner for England in 2015, “Children’s Experiences of Gender”. Please note that the information and views in this publication set out in are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the Office… Read More

Authors Nina Maxwell, Jonathan Scourfield, Meng Le Zhang, Teresa de Villiers, Mark Hadfield, Paul Kinnersley, Liz Metcalf, Andy Pithouse and Sadia Tayyaba