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KIDS works with over 400 families a year on their Parent Partnership Service in Hull. The service; supports disabled children and young people to make informed choices on their education, trains parents to advocate efficiently on behalf of their children, and raises awareness of special educational needs within schools. About 25% of the families KIDS supports have exclusion issues. We are looking to employ an Exclusion officer to work alongside the existing Parent Partnership service in the Yorkshire & Humber region to specifically help with these issues.

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Categories

  • Education/Training/Employment Education/​Training/​Employment
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Young People (18-30) Young People (18-30)

    Situation

    Pupils with special needs are about nine times more likely to be excluded from school with sometimes dramatic consequences on the future of their education. 87% of permanent exclusions in primary schools and 60% in secondary schools nationally are children with special educational needs and disabilities. By employing an Exclusion officer KIDS aims to work with schools, children and their parents to address the issues that lead to these statistics. The Exclusion officer would help; - improve the behaviour of children at risk of being excluded by building up their self confidence and listening to their concerns and difficulties - ensure that children and young people who have been excluded are re-integrated successfully - avoid permanent exclusion and disaffection and prevent further exclusions £42k would pay for an Exclusion officer to work 18 hours/ week for three years, helping to reach over 100 disabled children, young people and their families on a yearly basis.

    Solution

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    Categories

  • Education/Training/Employment Education/​Training/​Employment
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Young People (18-30) Young People (18-30)