In August, we helped fund a new coalition looking at causes and solutions to lost learning, lead by The Difference. Their goal is to address the scale of children losing learning in England and its disproportionate impact on the most disadvantaged or marginalised children.
On 5 September, the Difference and the coalition published its first report looking at the increase in lost learning, its causes and impacts (report can be viewed here). This critical piece of work is the foundation for ongoing research and work with school leaders, young people, & education policy experts to identify what works when it comes to inclusion and to suggest systematic changes that will enable and incentivise school leaders to keep exclusions and lost learning from continuing to escalate.
We are excited to see the impact this report has already made and look forward to the next phases of work looking at solutions and substantive change for young people.