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Education Service
FCA has a commitment to ensure all children and young people receive an appropriate education to help them achieve their full potential.
The aim of FCA's Education Service is to support all young people, regardless of their gender, race or disability as part of the FCA Team Parenting™ approach. It is our expectation that young people at FCA will achieve positive outcomes at school and beyond.
FCA has a team of Education Officers. Their responsibility is to work inpartnership to secure appropriate education provision for every child or young person of school age placed with the agency.
Education at FCA
FCA celebrates educational successes throughout the organisation – encouraging young people to strive for nationally recognised qualifications that can be used as a passport to employment or further education.
- FCA can show consistently that over 95% of children and young people placed have appropriate education provision.
- School attendance rates are high, exclusion rates are low.
- Outcomes for young people in their final year of compulsory education are positive with the majority achieving success in public examinations.
- FCA encourages young people to engage in education, employment or training after the age of 16. Over 85% of FCA young people who are post 16 are positively engaged.
- Foster Care Associates is nationally recognised with a Leading Aspect Award for securing and maintaining personal education provision. Learn about FCA’s Leading Aspect Award by clicking here.
FCA is able to offer extended educational support services such as tutoring, training and personal support outside of its own placement, through a partnership with Core Education Services.
