Extra care required: Balancing the internet lives of looked-after children

In this post, Jennifer Pavlick summarises the findings of the 2016 online safety foster carer survey by Guardian Saints, discussing the risks and opportunities posed to looked after children

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/In January, we kicked off our project with Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), co-producing media literacy support with and for care leavers in Greater Manchester. We are thrilled to have received funding from the Government’s Media Literacy Taskforce Fund for this pilot project.

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