How can we best support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and those who attend Alternative Provision (AP)?
Background
A sizeable minority of children and young people in England face a significant range of vulnerabilities and disadvantages. These include those already known to children’s social care, children in need, those eligible for free school meals (FSM) because of low family income, those with SEND, in particular those who have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans and those who attend Alternative Provision. Given the human, economic and social cost of poor performance in this area, we are seeking evidence on the best ways to improve outcomes for these children and young people, before issues become acute and require more significant intervention
Next steps
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Source
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Topics
Related UKRI funded projects
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FS:Insight
Helping children with special educational needs reach their potential requires significant reforms in policy and support processes. With waiting lists for special needs assessment and appeals to Tribunals at a record hig...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: FULLSPEKTRUM LTD
Why might this be relevant?
Partially relevant as it focuses on supporting pupils with common SEN conditions but not specifically on those attending Alternative Provision.
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A profile of special educational needs and disability in Northern Ireland using educational and social data
Background: Pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in Northern Ireland (NI) experience extreme educational disadvantage and the Department of Education (DE) has made considerable investment to ensure identification,...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Ulster
Why might this be relevant?
Creates a longitudinal profile of pupils with SEN in NI using government data sets to inform policy development and monitoring.
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SEEN: Screening Early for Educational Needs
Context and Challenge The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England is in crisis. Evidence-based solutions are required to ensure that children’s SEND needs are identified early so that they can...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University College London
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses early identification of SEND needs and proposes evidence-based solutions to support children with SEND.