Schooling children in care

Children and young people in care often do poorly at school. Children in residential institutions and socio-pedagogical homes in particular fall behind, and therefore it is necessary to increase focus on schooling at such institutions.
Through data surveys and qualitative interviews with managers, childcarers and teachers in eight institutions, as well as relevant employees from the municipal social services (PPR), the Danish National Centre for Social Research (SFI) has carried out a research project studying the conditions important for the schooling of children in care.
This report pools results and conclusions from the three sub-reports. Sub-report 1 includes quantitative analyses of existing data on children and young people in care. Sub-report 2 focuses on the importance of schooling in the assessment process prior to a placement. Sub-report 3 focuses on cooperation between professional groups involved in the daily lives of children and young people in care, and on the administration of statutory supervision of the schooling of children in care.