The Guardian: How Lighthouse were inspired by the Danish approach
In Denmark, children’s homes are places of stability, comfort and support. Now a British entrepreneur is bringing the model to the UK…
18/02/2020
Lighthouse ensures that children in care have the same opportunities as everyone else by creating life changing education-focused children’s homes.
We believe that children growing up in residential care should go on to achieve great things and lead fulfilling lives. They have the right to support that helps them discover their potential.
Education with high aspirations, responsive to children’s individual needs, should be a priority for every child in residential care.
We need to work together to transform the lives of children in care and close the care gap for good.
In Denmark, children’s homes are places of stability, comfort and support. Now a British entrepreneur is bringing the model to the UK…
It’s a late summer’s afternoon when my guide Henrik and I pull up to Josephine Schneider House. Henrik, a consultant and advisor to the Danish government
I was too young to remember when I was first taken into care, but the little that I do remember was broadly positive.
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