Inspectors from HM Inspectorate of Probation, with Ofsted and its Welsh equivalent Estyn, looked at 181 cases of children aged 10 to 17 engaged with education, training and employment (ETE) services under their local youth offending teams.
“The quality of ETE provision was poorer for those who had been excluded from school or released under investigation by the police, and for children of mixed ethnic heritage,” their report states.
It notes that the worst access to ETE was for children requiring additional support through education, health and care plans (EHCPs) or the Welsh equivalent.
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