Further enquiries contact:
Andrew Yule (Anglicare Victoria) on 0448 380 455 or 9412 6137 or Andrew.yule@anglicarevic.org.au
Cassie Wells (Wesley Mission Victoria) on 0466 205 772 or 9666 1277 or cwells@wesley.org.au
Media Alert
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
30 June 2010
Child Safety Commissioner launches new report on
education outcomes for children in care
What:
Child Safety Commissioner Bernie Geary OAM will launch the new report
Care-system Impacts on Academic Outcomes from Anglicare and Wesley
Mission uncovering the extent of disadvantage suffered by children and
young people in out-of-home care accessing the education system and
highlighting recommendations to improve outcomes.
Where: Treetops at Melbourne Museum,
Upper Level,
11 Nicholson St Carlton VIC
When: 10.00am - 11.30am Wednesday 30 June 2010
Children in out-of-home care are changing schools often, repeating grades,
dropping out early and suffering higher rates of mental and physical health
conditions which limit their participation at school a new report from Anglicare
Victoria and Wesley Mission Victoria has found.
The findings show that children in care can be categorised into three groups in terms
of their education – ‘damaged’, ‘disengaging’ and ‘doing well’.
On average, children categorised as damaged were about 12 years old and had
been in care for more than seven years. Almost nine in 10 had a long-term health
condition, more than half had learning difficulties, a third had repeated a grade and
one quarter had been suspended from school.
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