Research and analysis
School belonging case studies research
Research exploring how mainstream schools support school belonging while maintaining high standards of attendance and attainment.
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The research was conducted on behalf of the Department for Education by Ipsos, in partnership with TONIC, Professor Kathryn Riley and the Anna Freud Centre. It used an in-depth qualitative case study design across 16 mainstream primary and secondary schools, and aimed to:
- identify schools that successfully support high belonging alongside strong attendance and attainment
- explore how these schools embed belonging-supportive practices into their particular context and ethos
- understand how belonging practices intersect with schools’ approaches to attendance and attainment