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Charlie Hogg Children, Young People & Social Care Education Analytical Services

Linking Education and Looked After Children Data:  Measuring Educational Outcomes for Looked After Children. Charlie Hogg Children, Young People & Social Care Education Analytical Services. Looked After Children. Data Structure. Placement 1 details STARTDATE: 16/08/3007

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Charlie Hogg Children, Young People & Social Care Education Analytical Services

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  1. Linking Education and Looked After Children Data: Measuring Educational Outcomes for Looked After Children Charlie Hogg Children, Young People & Social Care Education Analytical Services

  2. Looked After Children

  3. Data Structure

  4. Placement 1 details STARTDATE: 16/08/3007 ENDDATE: 26/05/2008 TYPE: With foster carers provided by LA Child details ID: 1234 SCN: 012345678 DOB: 03/04/2003 GENDER: M ETHNICGROUP: WHITE MAINDISABILITY: NO DISABILITY Episode details STARTDATE: 16/08/2007 ENDDATE: HASCAREPLAN: YES DESTACCOM: SCHOOLLEAVEAGE: NO PATHWAYPLAN: PATHWAYCOORD: Placement 2 details STARTDATE: 26/05/2008 ENDDATE: TYPE: At home with parents

  5. How do/ will we use the data?

  6. Informing Policy ‘It is essential that we have accurate information on all of our looked after children and young people in order to meet their needs most effectively’ Looked After Children and Young People: We Can and Must Do Better (Jan 2007)

  7. Informing Policy ‘We have improved the life chances for children, young people and families at risk’ Scottish Government: National Outcome 8

  8. Educational Outcomes • New Reporting Framework • Uses new individualised data collection • Links CLAS with education data held by SG • Relates to academic year • Aims to provide evidence of: • The experience of being looked after has improved the educational outcomes of children and young people • An increase in educational outcomes year on year for looked after children and care-leavers • A narrowing of the gap between educational outcomes of looked after children and children who are not looked after

  9. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009

  10. Testing the Framework • 2007-08 data collected at an individual level for 1st time • 5 early adopter authorities used • Where child looked after continuously for the period 1 August 2007 to 31 March 2008 • Where child has a valid SCN

  11. Linking to education data… • Linking to education data held by SG: • Attendance • Attainment • Exclusions • School leavers • Key to linking is Scottish Candidate Number • Different collection periods • Harmonisation by 2010-11 • Migration to academic year • Comparison between LAC data and looked after child flag from pupil census in Education data

  12. Attendance Rates • Attendance rate for children looked after at home with parents is 79.4% from the CLAS data compared to 79.8% using the Pupil census flag

  13. Attendance Rates by Student Stage

  14. Attainment – Average Tariff Score • Pilot data affected by small numbers but potential to analyse attainment of LAC by: • Placement type • With/ without care plan • With/ without coordinated support plan • Number of placements • Number of schools attended in count year • Educated within/ out with ‘Corporate Parent’ authority

  15. Exclusions • Big difference in children who were excluded at least once: • 20.6% of continuously looked after children were excluded at least once • 2% of children who were not looked after were excluded at least once

  16. The Future…. • Outcomes focused • E.g. Does being looked after help motivate child to attend and participate in their education? • E.g. Does being looked after help a child meet appropriate levels of educational attainment • Longitudinal analysis • Analysing the educational outcomes of looked after children over time in relation to: • Stability of care/ number of episodes and placements • Changes in type of placement • Presence of care and pathway plans • Linking to other outcomes such as health, housing and youth justice

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