Factors associated with the school exclusion gap for children with social work involvement
A retrospective cohort study using national administrative data
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10898546 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Hood (0000-0002-4134-4892, Kingston University, corresponding author), Allie Goldacre (Kingston University), Edward Jones (0000-0001-9694-3086, Social Care Data & Analysis Team, Ofsted , Bristol BS1 6DZ,), Edward G Jones (0000-0002-0318-7582), Emma Martins (0000-0003-1644-8515, Social Care Data & Analysis Team, Ofsted , Bristol BS1 6DZ,), EMMA MARTIN (0009-0006-3158-4135, Social Care Data & Analysis Team, Ofsted , Bristol BS1 6DZ), Keith Clements (0000-0001-8183-4987, National Children’s Bureau , London E8 3PN), Calum Jr Webb (0000-0001-7521-2110, Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield , Sheffield S1 4DP) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 663-681 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcae179 |
| OpenAlex | W4404233360 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
Children who receive social care services are known to have higher exclusion rates than those without social care involvement. However, there is limited evidence on which groups of children are most at risk of this exclusion gap. This article reports on a retrospective analysis of administrative data from the National Pupil Database in England, covering two age-based cohorts of children (n = 1.2 million) who took standardized tests in 2019. Children receiving social care services within the previous five years were compared with those with no social care involvement, focusing on rates of exclusion within a 12 month period. Regression models were estimated to examine how the relative likelihood of exclusion was associated with a range of covariates, including demographic characteristics, special educational needs and disabilities, categories of social care need, and various aspects of provision. Results showed that the gap in exclusions was wider for children with multiple episodes of social care involvement, some—but not all—types of special educational needs and disabilities, and for certain categories of social care needs. Implications for policy and practice are discussed, particularly with respect to children with behavioural difficulties
Cohort · Political science · Retrospective cohort study · Social exclusion · Work (physics) · Education Discipline and Inequality · Engineering · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |