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Youth work ‘boosts pupil achievement’

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Good youth work in schools can play a part in improving attendance and behaviour, boosting home and community links, and can have an impact on attainment.

Good youth work in schools can play a part in improving attendance and behaviour, boosting home and community links, and can have an impact on attainment.

These are the findings of an independent commission into the role of youth work in education.

Led by former children’s minister Tim Loughton MP, the commission was set-up by the National Youth Agency and it has published its findings after a six-month investigation.

The report – The National Youth Agency Commission into the Role of Youth Work in Formal Education – contains an array of school and local authority case studies showing how youth work can make a positive contribution to educational outcomes.

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