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Indices of multiple deprivation: England

The English Indices of Multiple Deprivation combine a range of economic, social and housing issue indicators into a single deprivation score for each small area in England. The Indices help planners and funders analyse patterns of deprivation in order to target funding for special initiatives more accurately.

Here is a document that explains how to use them.

REACHING AND WORKING WITH GROUPS PERCEIVED AS 'HARD-TO-REACH' This page lists documents, research and useful links concerning how to reach groups of young people and adults who are seen as hard-to-reach for a variety of reasons.

Seldom Heard A guide based around the Your Voice, Your Choice programme about running participation training for young people who are harder to reach or difficult to engage.

Tricky questions Phrasing questions in a parent survey can be an exercise mined with pitfalls. Unwitting bias and assumptions can render many survey questions ineffective and can elicit results that can be meaningless at best, or worse, pericious. This article by Alfie Kohn on www.GOOD.is discusses the pitfalls in questionnaires about whether homework benefits children; but at the end, he offers a series of questions that schools really ought to ask parents.

A strategy to help improve relationships with hard-to-reach parent Also, if you are creating a questionnaire survey there are some tips – scroll down the webpage to find the strategy and the tips.

Using non-teaching staff to link with parents

Engaging hard-to-reach parents An article from Teaching Expertise

Family learning case studies

Involving a parent target group

Time for a fresh start This 2010 report of the Independent Commission on Youth Crime and Antisocial Behaviour argues for a fresh start in the way UK's society and institutions deal with youth crime. It wants to see the choice of interventions and sanctions guided by an understanding of children's welfare needs.

Making Amends: restorative youth justice in Northern Ireland The Youth Justice Board of England and Wales wants to place restorative justice at the heart of the youth justice system. This report by Jessica Jacobson and Penelope Gibbs sets out implications for England and Wales of using the restorative justice methods that Northern Ireland has adopted. The report is published by the Prison Reform Trust (www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk) and The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund (www.theworkcontinues.org).

Finding a way back Extended services and extra-curricular activities should be a cornerstone of alternative provision in Pupil Referral Units (PRUs). Vivien Janes, a former head of a PRU and now member of the Learning Exchange says extended services motivate disengaged pupils and can provide a route back to mainstream education. Read her article in ETC Magazine Issue 10 September 2008.

Premier League Reading Stars Harnessing the motivational power of football, this project from the Football Foundation and the Literacy Trust targets hard-to-reach groups who may not have shown an interest in reading but have a passion for the Beautiful Game.

The Accelerated Extended Schools (AES) Resource Kit Twelve local authorities received additional funding in 2007-08 to accelerate the extended schools programme in areas experiencing problems with gun, gang and knife crime. The kit sets out the lessons learned.

The best tool for helping damaged young people – nature An article about The Wilderness Foundation UK, an organisation that has been taking young people out of the city and into the wild for self-esteem boosting hikes.

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