Paragraph 2 Inclusion

measures to reduce the number of exclusions and levels of truancy, except in relation to truancy buster awards as mentioned in paragraph 2(b)(iv) below;

the provision of full-time education for children of compulsory school age not attending school;

pupils with special educational needs;

measures designed to improve the educational achievements of children who are looked after by local authorities;

drug prevention;

out of school hours learning; and

the training of youth and community workers.

mothers and expectant mothers of compulsory school age in education and measures to reduce the level of pregnancy among pupils;

measures designed to improve the educational achievements of children who are unable to attend school because of illness or injury;

schools drugs advisors;

truancy buster awards, being awards in respect of schools which have achieved the greatest reductions in levels of truancy to enable them to take action to further reduce such levels and to disseminate good practice to other schools;

measures to improve standards of education of pupils whose parents are asylum seekers; and

measures to support child protection procedures.