Care leavers may also prioritise entering work to become self-sufficient as early as possible. There are care leavers, though, who overcome the odds, go to university and get a degree. My research ...

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At the same time police have slammed ‘toolies’ for their bad behaviour ruining the annual school leavers festival. Police arrested 67 people on 87 charges in the Schoolies precinct in the past ...

Properties at several new housing schemes are to be made available to care leavers. Bury Council said that over the next five years, 44 houses and flats will be used at new schemes being delivered ...

The number of young care leavers who report being homeless has increased by more than 50% over the last five years, analysis of government figures shows. Some 910 more young care leavers were assessed ...

Care leavers aged up to 25 will be exempted from the need to have a local connection with an area to access social housing, the government has announced. The policy, designed to tackle homelessness ...

An estimated 8,500 graduating year 12 students are expected to descend on WA's South West for annual Leavers Week celebrations. Organisers say there's been a cultural shift amongst attendees ...

Eight teams from the West Midlands have taken part in a football tournament for care leavers at Wolves' stadium. Ninety young people with care experience featured at Molineux, as the event was ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. The plan by professional body Chartered Accountants ANZ to carry out the accounting education of school leavers who don’t go ...

Collyer’s year 13 students recently attended their Leavers’ 2025 Festival, to say farewell to one another and give thanks to ...