Become’s new report ‘Moved During Exams’ shows that thousands of care-experienced young people are being moved during key exam years. This educational instability is happening because there aren’t enough homes to go around. And young people are being made to leave care before they’re ready. It can have a devastating, lifelong impact. The report recommends that:

• No child should be moved during GCSE and A-Level years (unless in exceptional circumstances).
• All children in care should be moved to homes that fully meet their needs and there should be a national strategy to ensure the right type of homes in the right areas.
• End the care cliff. No young person should be forced to leave care in the lead up to or during their exams.
• Schools and colleges should be better equipped to support children in care who face instability.