With statistics showing the highest number of children in care since 1987, an expert has called for improved training to help teachers better support looked-after students.
Figures released by the Department for Education (DfE) this week show that as of March this year, 65,520 children were in care.
Of these, only 3,050 children have been adopted, while 74 per cent of children in care are in foster homes. The statistics also show that children have to wait an average of two years and seven months to be adopted.
Also, a third of children leaving care are not in education, employment or training – an increase of one per cent from 2010.
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