August 5, 2025NIHR Open ResearchOpen Access

Early special educational needs provision and health and educational outcomes during primary school in children with cerebral palsy

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Causal impact of special educational needs provision on education and health outcomes in children with cerebral palsy, indicating mixed results.

SEN provision for children with cerebral palsy was linked to higher rates of unplanned hospital admissions.
Similar rates of total absences were reported, but unauthorized absences decreased with SEN provision.
Results indicated mixed impacts on mathematics attainment, with lower achievement probabilities at the KS1 level.
Findings suggest potential confounding factors influence the observed outcomes, highlighting the need for further investigation.

Nguyen et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Causal impact of special educational needs provision on education and health outcomes in children with cerebral palsy, indicating mixed results.