Education & Young People

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill wins: corporate parenting duties extended to government departments and NHS; Staying Close support extended to age 25; removal of 'intentionality' from homelessness law for care leavers; local connection test for social housing scrapped for care leavers

18,171 children and young people received specialist 1:1 support; 22,852 benefitted from email support; 12,766 from live chat; 459 from helpline; 21 online groups ran with 120+ participants

19 families attended residential weekends; 15 families attended Forever Night; 5 school partnerships including Beal High School and Clifton College; bereavement first responder support following traumatic deaths in schools

98% of event attendees felt stronger sense of belonging; 83% of children in 1:1 support improved coping skills; 90% of parents saw improvement in their child's communication, belonging or connection

80% of regular one-to-one clients reported improved wellbeing; 100% showed improved ability to reduce risks and adopt safe practices; 100% learned new ways to support their wellbeing

96% of Ark primary schools and 95% of secondary schools outperformed schools with similar deprivation nationally; KS4 disadvantaged pupils outperformed peers by 17.5 percentage points

85% of children felt many people cared about them; 86% identified things they could be proud of; 80% found it easier to make new friends after a break

87% of parents said their overall experience was very good; 93% said their child was always treated with respect and dignity; 92% felt safe leaving their child in care; 83% said the hospice gave them time to just be a parent