When might children with neurodisability conditions benefit from extra support in primary school?
By Ayana Cant|2nd July 2024|Exams and assessment, Pupil demographics
Ayana is part of a team based at the Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health at UCL using the ECHILD database, which links health and education data in England, to better understand how education affects children’s health, and how health affects children’s education. They will be publishing key insights on the Datalab blog over the course of their research.
Children with conditions such as learning australia rcs data disability, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome can be said to have a ‘neurodisability’. school population in England and are a key research focus as they have complex health needs and are likely to struggle in school.
Unfortunately, the educational outcomes of these children are understudied. There is little evidence on the collective outcomes of children with neurodisability or their progression in attainment throughout primary school.
We are currently focused on investigating the progression of educational outcomes across primary school for children with and without neurodisability in England to see if differences between them narrow or widen with time. However, the results make it clear that we cannot compare the differences in attainment across time without considering who is sitting these exams.