Which children and young people are excluded from school? Findings from a large <scp>B</scp>ritish birth cohort study, the <scp>A</scp>von <scp>L</scp>ongitudinal <scp>S</scp>tudy of <scp>P</scp>arents and <scp>C</scp>hildren (<scp>ALSPAC</scp>)

Abstract

Exclusion from school was associated with child, family and school-related factors identifiable at, or prior to, primary school age. Child health professionals have an important role in the holistic, multidisciplinary assessment of children who are at risk of exclusion from school. Mental health and neurodevelopmental difficulties should be recognized and supported, to improve the health and educational outcomes among this vulnerable group.