Young people referred to social care at any point in their childhood were twice as likely to fail English or maths GCSE than their peers, a charity said, in what it described as a “worrying attainment gap” that must be urgently addressed.
Action for Children said youngsters in need of social care can be “shockingly overlooked when it comes to work done to help improve academic results” and warned of the limitations facing young people who do not pass these core subjects.
