Our ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change will hold a roundtable discussion event with policy experts in child development, school behaviour interventions and young offending on Tuesday 23 September in Westminster to explore the implications of our latest research in the field.
Schooling, Skills and Sanctions: Research on children’s development, school behaviour policy, and crime from the ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change will encourage expert contributions to discussions exploring the links between children’s social and emotional development, behaviour in school, and the risk of later involvement with the criminal justice system – and how schools could intervene to alter these trajectories.
We will present our latest research on the links between socio-emotional skills, educational attainment, risks of criminal behaviour in young adulthood, and adult earnings and employment opportunities. We’ll then present our new research on the impacts of different school approaches, resulting from the introduction of early play-based learning in Wales and school autonomy in England.
The event will conclude with a round-table discussion about the range of different behaviour and disciplinary approaches employed by schools, the trade-offs they entail, and priorities for future research.
Attendance at this event is invitation only. For further information please contact Louise Cullen, Head of Communications and Engagment at ISER.