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TES time to care campaign.(Newspoints)(times educational supplement)
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Adoption & Fostering
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March 22, 2007
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In January 2006, the Times Educational Supplement (TES) launched its Time to Care campaign for a better deal for 65,000 children in care. The campaign was a response to shocking figures showing that just one in 16 looked after children left school with five good GCSEs. In the course of the year the newspaper carried over 100 stories ranging from informative articles, campaigning news and comment to interviews with celebrities and high achievers who had grown up in care.
The importance of this campaign can hardly be overestimated. The TES is read each month by nearly half a million teachers, many of whom would previously have known almost nothing about the care system or the ...