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Standards for foster carers:
- the foster carers service has written policies, procedures and guidelines for staff which demonstrate that a high priority is given to the promotion of education;
- foster carers share responsibility with the care manager for ensuring children and young people of statutory school age have access to education appropriate to their age and ability;
- regular school attendance is promoted and positive steps are taken to achieve educational continuity for each child or young person;
- foster parents liase closely with the school through the designated teacher;
- foster parents have a copy of the child or young person's education plan and will receive advice from the Local Authority (LA) as to how to best promote educational progress;
- awareness training has been made available to foster parents, as well as advice and information from the LA concerning a wide variety of educational matters;
- foster parents encourage regular school attendance and good behaviour in school;
- foster parents actively promote educational progress within the home;
- the home is well equipped with appropriate educational resources and materials that will be financed by the local council;
- children and young people are encouraged to study and the foster carer takes a close and supportive role in their educational progress.
Fostering information line (www.fostering.org.uk/information) - a useful site for those already fostering and those contemplating becoming foster carers.
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