Educating Children and Young People in Care

Claire Cameron PhD is Professor of Social Pedagogy and Deputy Director of the Thomas Coram Research Unit at the Institute of Education, University College London. Previously a social worker, her research contributes to the development of the children's workforce and the quality of life of children and young people attending care and education services, particularly looked after children.Graham Connelly EdD is a senior lecturer in the School of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Strathclyde, where he leads on improving the educational outcomes of looked after children at the Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS). He is joint editor of the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, a trustee of Kibble Education and Care Centre, and founder of Who Cares? Scotland's scholarships for children in care to attend the Harvard University Secondary Summer School.Sonia Jackson OBE is Emeritus Professor at the Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University College London. She has previously worked as a clinical psychologist, teacher and social worker and undertook the first research which revealed the neglect of education for children in care. Since then she has led major research studies and published many books and articles on improving their educational opportunities. She is a Patron of the Who Cares? Trust and the Letterbox Club.

Finally, the evidence! With the publication of this book it becomes even more urgent that schools consider their social pedagogy. Children in care need a diet of rich, relational, on- going experiences together with us to enable felt security, stability and security: the core conditions for becoming successful learners. Attachment matters.