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First Steps to Independence: Evaluating a Behaviourally Informed Travel Training Programme (2022-2026)

Status of Publication: In progress
Date produced: 2026
Commissioned/Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
Authoring organisation/Author affiliation: University of East Anglia;Norfolk County Council
Individual author(s): Gizelis, TI., Keeble, J.
Type of Resource: Evaluations and Learnings
Impairment area(s): Learning
Transport mode(s): Unspecified
Journey stage: Unspecified
Region: England - East of

Document summary

One group of children particularly affected by such adverse climates are those with special educational needs and disability (SEND). Norfolk County Council (NCC) are committed to ensure that all children and young people with SEND reach their potential and thrive and are working together with The University of East Anglia (UEA) to continue to improve and evaluate a programme for SEND children, which aims to equip them with a skill fundamental to a teenage and adult life: independent travel skills. The project aims to 1. Progress towards independent travel, 2. School attendance, behaviour, and attainment, 3. Non-cognitive skills, behavioural and psychological measures (e.g., confidence, self-esteem, quality of life, adult skill development, risk-aversion), 4. Broader impacts (e.g., parental burden, child-parent relationship quality, Local Authority expenditure)

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