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Report Research re Employability of Care Leavers in North East Higher Education Institutions by Lesley Griffin Lesley Griffin recently undertook some voluntary research on HEIs as employers of care leavers on behalf of NNECL

What factors affect access, retention and graduate outcomes for university students with a background of care or family estrange A report to the Unite Foundation by: Jacqueline Stevenson, Zoe Baker, Neil Harrison, Becca Bland, Stella Jones-Devitt, Alan Donnelly, Nathaniel Pickering and Liz Austen Supported by the Student Engagement, Evaluation and Research (STEER) project team at Sheffield Hallam University: Carolyn Fearn, Caroline Heaton and Louise Ward

Research highlights link between a childhood in care and early unnatural death Research from Professor Amanda Sacker and colleagues at ICLS shows that adults who spent time in care are more likely to die prematurely and from unnatural causes.

Secondary trauma causing stress among foster carers, according to new study Foster carers need more support to combat stress and burnout, according to the findings of a study by psychologists at Nottingham Trent University (NTU).

Widening Participation in Higher Education, England, 2017/18 age cohort – Official Statistics On 17 November 2019 The Department for Education published the annual statistics on young peoples' participation in higher education, including their social background and occupation after graduating.

Children looked after in England including adoption: 2018 to 2019 - Statistics Release Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2018 to 2019.

Getting it right for care experienced students in higher education This report explores the student experience in higher education alongside institutional arrangements, from the perspective of current and former care-experienced students, to encourage, or discourage, care-experienced students to follow their chosen study programme.

Pathways to University from Care The Pathways to University from Care - Findings Report One has been published. Please find below a short video based on the findings from this first report, which incorporates the views and perspectives of 234 university students with care experience.

‘Being a student with care experience is very daunting’ Findings from a survey of care experienced students in Scottish colleges and universities carried out by CELCIS on behalf of the Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

Short summary of the 'Moving on Up' report about care leavers in higher education A short summary of the NNECL commissioned research presenting the key findings from the 'Moving on Up' Pathways of care leavers and care-experienced students into and through higher education.

'Moving On Up' report A new national study, prepared by Dr Neil Harrison at the University of the West of England on behalf of the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL). 'Moving On Up' report is the first study to provide an overall picture of care leavers in higher education. It explores the educational pathways of all young people in England who were 16 in 2008, tracking whether or not they entered higher education by 2015.

Insight paper: ‘Challenging Stigma in the care system’ The Bright Spots research shows that being singled out, being stereotyped and treated differently is an on-going issue for both children in care and care leavers. The new Insight paper: ‘Challenging Stigma in the care system’, from Coram Voice and the University of Oxford, shares what children and young people have told us about stigma, what they want to see from services and gives examples of how local authorities have worked with children in care and care leavers to challenge stigma. Read it to see how you could challenge stigma.

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