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The Braythorpe Edit

Research, policy and fresh perspectives on adoption and care-experienced education. Every fortnight, I explore what’s changing, what matters and what needs to happen next. Written by a former school leader and adoptive parent.

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The Braythorpe Edit #001 | Why isn’t practice changing?

Welcome to the first edition of The Braythorpe Edit. Every fortnight, I’ll bring together a handful of developments from education, research and policy, and explore what they mean for adopted and care-experienced children, their families and the schools supporting them. For this first edition, I want to start with something that has stayed with me throughout my career in education. We know more about children’s needs than we did a decade ago. So why doesn’t that understanding always translate...