RESEARCH
While the Trust sees its role in providing grant aid to children and families at times of critical need as being the cornerstone of its activities, the Trust also looks at more strategic ways to improve the life chances of future generations of children and young people, by influencing opinion formers, policy makers and practitioners.
One of the strategic ways in which the Trust has sought to establish the most effective means of helping children with specific needs has been through the commissioning of a number of targeted research projects.
One of the strategic ways in which the Trust has sought to establish the most effective means of helping children with specific needs has been through the commissioning of a number of targeted research projects.
Click on the links below to read about the research projects.
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By Degrees:
From Care to University
The first ever research study of university students with a background in local authority care. Read or download a Summary of the final 'By Degrees' Report's Findings, or read or download the final 'By Degrees' Report 'Going to university from care'.
- Dyslexia Action Research
Project
Raising the level of awareness of the needs of children with dyslexia in the State education system.
Parenting on a Low Income: Stress, Support and Children’s Well-being
This research project explored the relationship between living on a low income and parenting. The final research report:"Living with hardship 24/7: The diverse experiences of families living in poverty in England", with a Foreword written by the Prime Minister, was launched on 14th November 2007 by the Rt Hon Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer, at the City of London's Guildhall. Click on the above link to read more about this project or to download the final research report, a summary of the report or an order form.
