School exclusion has a considerable impact on the emotional wellbeing and education of young people and can reduce their life chances. The Timpson Review of School Exclusion in 2019 found that children with special educational needs, from black African Caribbean backgrounds or who have had contact with social care services are most at risk of exclusion. Pupils excluded from school before the age of 12 have been found to be four times more likely to be imprisoned during adulthood (McAra & McVie, 2010).
Coram and Clement James Community Centre in the Grenfell area of west London have worked together with funding from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to provide a pioneering child and family focused advocacy model to support young people at risk of exclusion. The service brings together one-to-one support from a Clement James advocate, with legal and therapeutic advice provided through weekly case consultations with Coram.
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