Written questions

Nurseries and Schools: Adoption

Commons · Question 44548 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will introduce trauma training in nurseries and schools to support (a) children in care and (b) children who have been adopted.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 22 Apr 2025

Children in care and care leavers are significantly more likely to have experienced trauma and have poor mental health. The latest departmental data shows that two thirds of children become looked after due to abuse or neglect, and we know that care-exper...