has published its long-awaited response to the Care Review.
On Wonkhe, Sunday Blake highlighted many of the key questions and issues the response raised for the higher education sector.
As the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL), our charity is focused on working collaboratively with universities, colleges, and other partners to transform the educational landscape for care experienced people. We had some thoughts on the response.
The DfE’s intention to increase the number of care experienced people participating in higher education by 2030 is highly ambitious. DfE’s own widening participation statistics show that 13 per cent of care leavers enter higher education by the age of 19 – compared to 45 per cent of their peers. Given that figure has been static for several years, it will be interesting to find out if there will be additional opportunities and support will be provided to make this a reality.
