Attend Well Study
@attendwell.bsky.social
University of Cambridge researchers working with young people to understand Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) and find ways to make school kinder and more inclusive.
Not long to go!
October 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Not long to go!
Why we need to move away from “Why isn’t this child at school?” and ask “What support do they need to thrive?”
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/chi...
When children miss school due to EBSA, the impact goes beyond grades. It can affect:
🧠 Mental health
👥 Friendships
🏠 Family
💼 Job chances
🏘️ Community
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/chi...
When children miss school due to EBSA, the impact goes beyond grades. It can affect:
🧠 Mental health
👥 Friendships
🏠 Family
💼 Job chances
🏘️ Community
Frontiers | Framing chronic absenteeism and emotionally-based school absenteeism as public health problems
Chronic school absenteeism (CSA) and emotionally-based school absenteeism or avoidance (EBSA) are highly prevalent conditions linked to multiple short- and l...
www.frontiersin.org
October 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Why we need to move away from “Why isn’t this child at school?” and ask “What support do they need to thrive?”
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/chi...
When children miss school due to EBSA, the impact goes beyond grades. It can affect:
🧠 Mental health
👥 Friendships
🏠 Family
💼 Job chances
🏘️ Community
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/chi...
When children miss school due to EBSA, the impact goes beyond grades. It can affect:
🧠 Mental health
👥 Friendships
🏠 Family
💼 Job chances
🏘️ Community
An interesting study from our team looking at parents’ experiences of their children being internally excluded (put in isolation) at school. Parents told us this can have a big impact — sometimes leading to attendance difficulties and EBSA.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/edu...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/edu...
Frontiers | Internal exclusion as a “dumping ground”: analysis of the perspectives of parents whose children have experienced internal exclusion in UK schools
Internal exclusion (IE) in the UK, wherein pupils are removed from their classroom and placed in a separate area within the school, has been implemented to m...
www.frontiersin.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
An interesting study from our team looking at parents’ experiences of their children being internally excluded (put in isolation) at school. Parents told us this can have a big impact — sometimes leading to attendance difficulties and EBSA.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/edu...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/edu...
We are University of Cambridge researchers exploring why some young people self-exclude from school, and how schools can better support them and their families. We will co-develop a programme that will help schools become more inclusive. 🌱
🎥 Find out more biteable.com/watch/446286...
🎥 Find out more biteable.com/watch/446286...
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October 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We are University of Cambridge researchers exploring why some young people self-exclude from school, and how schools can better support them and their families. We will co-develop a programme that will help schools become more inclusive. 🌱
🎥 Find out more biteable.com/watch/446286...
🎥 Find out more biteable.com/watch/446286...