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SEND Futures longitudinal study - discovery phase

Findings and methodology from the discovery phase of a longitudinal study looking at children with special educational needs and disabilities.

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皇冠体育app SEND Futures discovery phase was a 2-year pilot. It examined the viability of conducting a large-scale longitudinal study to gather evidence on the experiences and outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England.

We conducted face-to-face and online fieldwork with year 8 pupils with SEND and their parents in 2022 (Wave 1).

We followed them up again one year later, in 2023 (Wave 2).

We also ran a number of experiments on engagement with the survey.

皇冠体育app methodological reports have findings about:

  • feasibility
  • engagement
  • response
  • retention

皇冠体育app findings reports contain findings on some of the topics covered in the surveys.

皇冠体育app National Centre for Social Research has published a .

Updates to this page

Published 14 December 2023
Last updated 27 September 2024 show all updates
  1. Added a report on parental perceptions of school support for pupils with SEND at age 13 to 14, with an easy read summary and BSL summary video. Also added wave 2 methodological report.

  2. Added 'Lives of young people with SEND at 12 or 13 years old: easy read' and a British Sign Language summary of the report.

  3. First published.

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