Disadvantaged pupils

We were commissioned by the College of Policing to evaluate Operation Divan (Op Divan) and Operation Met Divan (Op Met Divan), two early intervention programmes aiming to educate and support young people under the age of 18, suspected of carrying knives or other weapons.

We were commissioned by the College of Policing to evaluate DIVERT and the Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV), two interventions aiming to divert young people and young adults away from serious violence.

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) commissioned the Children and Families team at NatCen to evaluate the pilot.

This evidence review examines the implications of contact for the wellbeing of children and young people who have been separated from their birth relatives in public-law contexts.

New report highlights challenges of school collaboration.

The public are split on the expansion of grammar schools, with 53% supporting such a policy.

Evaluation of a mentoring programme to raise the aspirations and attainment of young people.