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LEARN THE CHILD: HELPING LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN TO LEARN
A highly regarded resource book addressing the practical problems faced by looked after children in education.
At all stages of education, children and young
people in public care do less well than their
peers. They achieve fewer passes, they are nine
times more likely to have a statement of
educational need and are 13 times more likely to
be permanently excluded from school. And their
underachievement progressively worsens as they
get older. How can we help to address this
persistent problem?
This guide will
help address the greatest difficulty identified
by teachers in the education of looked after
children - the behaviour of the children
themselves. Looking at the long-term effects of
trauma in childhood and how this can affect
learning, it explains how by giving attention to
their special physiological, emotional and
psychological needs, traumatised children can be
helped to derive full benefit from their life at
school. Consisting of a book and a CD Rom
PowerPoint presentation and a set of handouts,
this resource recommends ways in which any
traumatised children can be best supported in
their learning and what teachers in the
classroom, foster carers at home, and social
workers and other professionals working with
children can do to help them.
Written By
Kate Cairns and Chris Stanway
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