https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jan/31/school-exclusions-research-ethnicity-poverty-special-educational-needs
Researchers: #poverty & #specialeducational needs are main reason but equality campaigners urge caution
Poverty and special educational needs, rather than ethnicity alone, are the key influences on individual children’s #school #exclusions and attainment in #England, according to analysis.
The findings challenge widely held views that children in some ethnic groups are disproportionately affected by exclusions and suspensions
#pauvreté #egalitedeschances #ecole #education
Ethnicity not key factor in England school exclusions, study finds

Exclusive: Researchers say poverty and special educational needs are main reason – but equality campaigners urge caution

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Girls less likely to be diagnosed with special educational needs – new research

Of the 1.5 million children in English schools identified for SEN services, only one in three – 0.5 million – were girls.

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