Tackling Data Exclusion:

Building better data infrastructure to understand the needs of children and young people from the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Communities

The pandemic has shown that we need inclusive data to improve the lives and outcomes of EVERYONE who lives in our country.

BUT, millions of children from Gypsy, TravelLer and Roma communities are missing from or invisible within data and evidence, affecting the support they receive for their education and health.

Recent research from Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion at the London School of Economics Uses the new Growing Up in England (GUiE) linked dataset of over 7 million children that connects educational records to census records providing better understanding of the needs and experiences of children and young people from the communities.

This means that there’s new and better data that tells us about the lives, experiences and needs of Gypsy, TraveLler and Roma children and young people, so they can be supported to progress in education or to find employment.

The Researchers also ran engagement workshopsco-organised with national charity Friends, Families & Travellers - with Gypsy, Traveller and Roma young people and their families to find out about their experiences.

This info-comic brings the engagement workshop research findings to life so that we can improve data exclusion and ensure Gypsy, Traveller and Roma children and young people get the best education and training possible, to prepare them for adult and work life.