Literature has long been fascinated with fostered, adopted and orphaned children, from Moses to Cinderella to Oliver Twist to Harry Potter. So why do many parentless children feel compelled to hide their pasts? Poet and playwright Lemn...

Pupil outcome: I can describe how people's beliefs may mean they welcome a foster child into their family. Key learning points: - Some people welcome new family members. - Some children live with foster parents. - Some people foster...