Maintaining Children in School

by Vernon, Jeni; Sinclair, Ruth; National Children's Bureau; Joseph Rowntree Foundation

• ISBN13: 9781900990431
• ISBN10: 1900990431
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Natl Childrens Bureau

Summary

The nineties has seen increasing concern about the numbers of children and young people being excluded from school. How can school exclusion be prevented? How can children be maintained in school? What contribution can social services departments (SSDs) make to such an approach?
Drawing on a national survey of SSDs, this book goes on to explore what elected members and officers in social services departments and local education authorities, school personnel, children and parents found of value in a social work approach.
This book raises issues about holistic 'joined-up solutions' to the 'joined-up problem' of children's school attendance. It will be of interest to all those in the social services and education sectors concerned with children's school attendance and the development of preventive services.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements and Foreword
Maintaining children in school: a suitable case for social services departments?	p. 1
What are SSDs doing? A picture of emerging developments	p. 7
The dynamics of moving forward	p. 15
Addressing the issue: some possible approaches	p. 29
What makes a difference? Views from the frontline	p. 41
Concluding remarks	p. 52
Appendix	p. 56
References	p. 58
Index	p. 59
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