An Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) report on the role of primary schools in preventing gang and youth violence found that teachers who were interviewed talked about doing "everything they could" to support vulnerable children while they were in school, but felt "frustrated and saddened" that it was not always enough.
The report found that some schools aimed to support vulnerable children with a wide range of interventions, including those offered by external providers as well as specialist staff, but others were heavily dependent on one member of staff, such as a learning mentor to deliver support.
It said it was also evident that some schools were very unclear about what services were available to them - either statutory or otherwise. Some schools had recently reduced their use of external providers due to budget reductions, noting this as a "lamentable loss".
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