‘Closing the gap’: the conditions under which children in care are most likely to catch up in mainstream schools

Children ‘in care’ have, on average, lower educational attainment than their peers. This article tests the hypothesis that many of these children can ‘catch-up’, if in stable placements and secondary schools ‘apparently effective’ with other children with ‘similar’ difficulties. In a cohort of 542,9...

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Main Authors: Sinclair, I, Fletcher, J, O'Higgins, A, Luke, N, Thomas, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2021