The research looked at how well children in care perform at school, their care placement experiences and the life skills they accrue. Researcher Bob Broad, professor for children and families' research at London South Bank University, said care leavers should have the option of more education when they leave school. "It is especially important that the funding and training support for post-18 children is put in place - that's not there at the moment," he said. Broad, who carried...