Where children cannot live with their birth parents, how do we support and enable others (including wider family networks) to provide good quality care which leads to better life outcomes?
• How does this vary for different family types, including both formal and informal kinship carers, foster carers, and children who leave care under an adoption order or special guardianship order?

Background

What happens in the home is a key driver of school experiences and attainment, and influences choices and outcomes. Keeping children safe from emotional and physical harm, tackling child poverty and supporting families will relieve pressure across the system and enable children to learn and thrive. This also contributes to the Safe Streets mission. We are interested in all types of safety including safeguarding at home and in care and online safety.

Full details can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-areas-of-research-interest