Dame Rachel de Souza makes the call for action in a report highlighting the multiple factors behind disengagement with schooling, meaning that children have been “failed before they arrive” into secure settings.
‘The educational journeys of children in secure settings’ report finds that more than a third of young offenders were severely absent from school - 20 times higher than the average in England.
In addition, more than half of young offenders did not attend school for at least one academic year before moving to youth custody.
Some had missed three or more school years a quarter had been permanently excluded.
Children in custody are failed by services long before entering prison – they face disrupted education, unmet needs, high exclusion rates & poverty. My new report offers stark evidence why a positive, engaging education must be central to a reformed youth justice system. 🧵1/5
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