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While individual and family factors behind students’ school absenteeism are well-researched, fewer studies have addressed school climate factors. This study investigated the association between school climate in Swedish schools and students’ absenteeism.

It is well established that children’s school readiness is associated with their later academic achievement, but less is known about whether school readiness is also associated with other measures of school success, such as students’ social and emotional wellbeing. While some previous research has shown a link between early social and emotional development and student wellbeing, results are mixed and the strength of these relationships vary depending on whether data is based on child, teachers or parents ratings and which specific student wellbeing outcomes are measured.

Understanding variations in risk profiles among persistently non-attending children will inform the development of absence interventions.

In this study, the Australian Early Development Census scores of 19,203 children were linked to information on child maltreatment allegations.

We used data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children to examine the reasons for 14-15 year old absences and how they relate to outcomes in year 9.

Maternal alcohol use disorder was associated with a significantly increased odds of poor school attendance for non-Indigenous and Indigenous children.

We aimed to describe school absence and its relationship with school performance for children with and without orofacial clefts.

A study by The Kids has found children with a parent who has gone to prison are significantly more likely to have poor development outcomes.

A team of researchers passionate about the social and emotional wellbeing of children have been refining a survey questionnaire.

Ethan recently took part in Belong, a study led by The Kids which aims to ensure deaf and hard of hearing kids have a happy & positive school experience