Educational development: One in four children 'at risk'

A quarter of today's UK children are living in families which pose more than one risk to their educational development, a study says.



Institute of Education researchers analysed 10 risk factors affecting more than 18,000 families.

Risks included financial stress, teenage parenthood, depression, low skills, and substance/alcohol abuse.

Previous research suggests families with multiple risk factors are the most damaging.

The study by Dr Ricardo Sabates and Professor Shirley Dex

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