One-to-one counselling and school attendance in the UK: a single group pre-post study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Absence rates remain high in UK schools, with negative implications for attainment, life chances and inequality. Reasons for non-attendance are complex but include psychosocial factors. Few UK-based studies have evaluated psychosocial interventions for school attendance outcomes or its moderators. This pre-post evaluation examined the potential influence of school-based one-to-one counselling on school attendance and possible moderators.

Design and setting

Secondary analysis of routine data, collected by a national mental health provider in primary and secondary schools.

Participants

7405 pupils aged 4-19 years, with complete school attendance records at Time1 (pre-counselling term) and Time2 (the term when counselling ended).

Intervention

All partici

SUBMITTER: Saxton J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11503188 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature