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Study Links Socioeconomic Factors and SEN to School Suspension Risk

New research identifies socioeconomic disadvantage and special educational needs as key predictors of school suspension.

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Researchers from The University of Manchester published a study in the British Educational Research Journal analyzing survey responses from 19,064 secondary school students in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight during the 2023-24 academic year. [1] Students receiving special educational needs (SEN) support were more than twice as likely to be suspended as students without SEN. [2] Students eligible for free school meals were nearly two and a half times more likely to be suspended than those who were not eligible. [3] Chris Larmer, CEO of SLC, introduced the 2026-27 business plan and outlined the company's core purpose to enable opportunity through student finance delivery. [4] In the 2025-26 financial year, SLC safely delivered the academic cycle making payments of approximately £12bn to over 2 million students and approximately £12bn to universities and colleges. [5] SLC plans to progress Government shareholders' priority policy reforms and continue its transformation into a simpler, more modern, and digital organisation for 2026-27. [6] SLC published its Annual Business Plan for the financial year 2026-27 on an unspecified date in 2026. [7]
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  1. Researchers from The University of Manchester published a study in the British Educational Research Journal analyzing survey responses from 19,064 secondary school students in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight during the 2023-24 academic year. · Phys.org
  2. Students receiving special educational needs (SEN) support were more than twice as likely to be suspended as students without SEN. · Phys.org
  3. Students eligible for free school meals were nearly two and a half times more likely to be suspended than those who were not eligible. · Phys.org
  4. Chris Larmer, CEO of SLC, introduced the 2026-27 business plan and outlined the company's core purpose to enable opportunity through student finance delivery. · GOV.UKUnited Kingdom
  5. In the 2025-26 financial year, SLC safely delivered the academic cycle making payments of approximately £12bn to over 2 million students and approximately £12bn to universities and colleges. · GOV.UKUnited Kingdom
  6. SLC plans to progress Government shareholders' priority policy reforms and continue its transformation into a simpler, more modern, and digital organisation for 2026-27. · GOV.UKUnited Kingdom
  7. SLC published its Annual Business Plan for the financial year 2026-27 on an unspecified date in 2026. · GOV.UKUnited Kingdom
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