The report on improving outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils,commissioned by the previous government, also found almost half leaveschool before finishing Year 11.
It reveals that education welfare officers and local authority Travellereducation support services are vital when building relationships withpupils and their families, and improving attendance.
But it concluded that sufficient levels of support are yet to beimplemented on a national scale, arguing that the improvement ofoutcomes for Traveller pupils is likely to "remain unacceptably slow"without the introduction of "a framework of targeted support at bothlocal and national levels".
Sharon Cotton-Smith, community outreach worker at Cheshire Gypsy andTraveller's Voice, warned that vital support services for Travellerchildren and young people are being cut at a time when they should beexpanded.
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