MORE vulnerable children in Bury are getting the required support to improve their education.
While Ofsted gave the council a top rating in 2003, inspectors said one of the departments weaknesses was a lack of help for "looked after children.
The authority has since invested in a team of specialist teachers to draw up a Personal Education Plan (PEP) for each youngster, designed to focus on all education aspects of a child in care. By early January, 165 of the 176 children in the councils care had a PEP initiated, of which 63 per cent had been completed.
Mr Alan Cogswell, head of the councils education welfare service, said: "Teachers, social workers, support services, carers and parents all have key responsibilities in the plans development, with the child being consulted at all stages.
"The significant improvement in the number of PEPs initiated and completed, together with the quality of the plans in identifying the strengths and needs of the young people, is ensuring focused interventions on their behalf."
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