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
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Understanding Children's Lives and Outcomes, led by Morag Treanor and Fiona Mitchell, will provide new insights to help better understand and deliver the best possible outcomes for children, utilising existing datasets n...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Edinburgh
Partially relevant as it focuses on educational exclusions and absences, but not specifically on transitions into post-16 education and adulthood.
Despite education reforms, children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in England continue to experience multiple disadvantages in education. They have higher rates of absence and risk of permanent an...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Loughborough University
Fully relevant as it specifically addresses the education of children with SEND and analyzes variability in provision since the Children and Families Act.
Good childhood health and wellbeing is essential in maximising achievement, employment prospects and adult health and wellbeing. Schools are a key setting to target health programmes. However, headteachers have highlight...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Swansea University
Partially relevant as it focuses on childhood health and wellbeing in schools, but does not specifically address transitions into post-16 education and adulthood.