University of Strathclyde
2008
ISBN 978 0 7559 7233 3 (Web only publication)
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CONTENTS
1Acknowledgements
2Executive Summary
2.1 Background
2.2 Research aims and objectives
2.3 Key Findings
3 Introduction
3.1 Background
3.2 Aim and Research Questions
3.3 Research Approach
3.4 Report Structure
4 The Education of Looked After Children & Young People
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The Legal Context
4.3 The Policy Context
4.4 Previous Research
4.5 Summary
5 The Pilot Projects
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Characteristics of the pilots
5.3 Successes, difficulties and sustainability
5.4 Summary
6 Impact of the Pilots: Qualitative Research
6.1 Introduction and methodology
6.2 Perspectives of the professionals
6.3 Perspectives of the young people and their parents or carers
6.4 Conclusions
7 Impact of the Pilots - Quantitative Research
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Methodology
7.3 Data collection issues
7.4 Description of the study population
7.5 The impact of the pilot projects
7.6 Conclusions
8 Lessons from the Pilots
8.1 Introduction
8.2 The impact of the pilot projects
8.3 Organisational aspects
8.4 Management and staffing
8.5 Communication
8.6 Summary
9 Conclusions
9.2 The key findings
9.3 Concluding comments
References
APPENDIX 1. Summary of pilot project strands
APPENDIX 2. Summaries of the 18 pilot projects
Appendix 2.1. Aberdeen City
Appendix 2.2. Dumfries and Galloway
Appendix 2.3. Dundee City
Appendix 2.4. East Ayrshire
Appendix 2.5. East Lothian
Appendix 2.6. Edinburgh City
Appendix 2.7. Falkirk
Appendix 2.8. Fife
Appendix 2.9. Glasgow City
Appendix 2.10. Highland
Appendix 2.11. Midlothian
Appendix 2.12. North Ayrshire
Appendix 2.13. Renfrewshire
Appendix 2.14. South Ayrshire
Appendix 2.15. South Lanarkshire
Appendix 2.16. Stirling
Appendix 2.17. West Dunbartonshire
Appendix 2.18. West Lothian
APPENDIX 3. Pilots related to five intervention types
APPENDIX 4. Additional data tables
Index of Tables
Table 1: Fieldwork interviews by pilot authority and category of interviewee
Table 2: Age and stage of participants for each pilot in matched data set
Table 3: Care category of participants in each pilot
Table 4: Attendance and exclusion
Table 5: Number of times excluded
Table 6: Tariff points for National Qualifications
Table 7: Reported level of involvement in pilot project activities
Table 8: Scores on scales of the SDQ Table 9: Proportions in each category of need by SDQ scale
Table 10: Harter: Do the difficulties interfere with your everyday life?
Table 11: Mean scores on scales of Harter by gender
Table 12: Attendance and exclusion by gender 2006-07
Table 13: Attendance and exclusions in 2005-06 and 2006-07
Table 14: Exclusion rates for nine pilot authorities
Table 15: 5-14 National Assessment Data: Reading, Writing and Mathematics
Table 16: 5-15 National Assessment Levels at ages 5-8
Table 17: 5-14 National Assessment Levels at ages 9-10
Table 18: 5-14 National Assessment Levels at ages 11-12
Table 19: 5-14 National Assessment Levels at ages 13-14
Table 20: 5-14 National Assessment data, Scotland 2003
Table 21: Changes in mean attainment levels in 5-14 National Assessments
Table 22: Factors correlating with attainment in Standard Grade and National Qualifications
Table 23: Characteristics of 109 young people: Tariff scores
Table 24: Factors correlating with attainment in Standard Grade and National Qualifications - multiple regression model
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