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September 10, 2025Open Access

Evaluation of special educational needs and disability provision in English primary schools using administrative health and education data in the ECHILD database

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RGRuth GilbertGreat Ormond Street HospitalJSJennifer SaxtonUniversity of CambridgeACA J CantGreat Ormond Street Hospital

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Implication

Observational study assessed health and educational outcomes for children with SEND, highlighting service challenges.

Key Points

  • About 30% of children had SEND provision recorded by age 11, reflecting variations in social and school factors.
  • SEND provision reduced unauthorized absences, but did not significantly lower hospital admissions or improve educational attainment.
  • Mixed methods revealed benefits of early support and challenges from limited service capacity and advocacy needs.
  • Weak evidence of SEND provision benefits suggests a need for more detailed and collaborative data analysis.

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Gilbert et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c18f399b7b07f3a0615adahttps://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.31.25334778
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