Children and Young People's Service (CYPS - Lambeth Council

Achievement of EAL Pupils
Like many other inner London Boroughs, Lambeth has a high proportion of pupils whose first language is not English. Our
analysis of attainment data shows that most of our bilingual pupils with low levels of English fluency (stages 1and 2) have
been in KS1 and KS2. However, by the time that they reach secondary school far fewer are at this level. In fact bilingual
pupils who are fully fluent in English have tended to outperform pupils who are English speakers only.
School Exclusions
Reducing permanent exclusions remain a priority for CYPS. In 2008, the exclusion rate in Lambeth was 0.18% of the whole
school population compared with 0.12% nationally, mostly involving secondary school pupils. 66% were male pupils.
At 46%, Caribbean pupils still represent a disproportionate number compared to their composition in the general population.
There is also a disproportionate number of pupils special educational need but who do not have a statement who were
excluded. They comprised the biggest percentage of pupils excluded at 61% compared with the national figure of 79%.
Youth Offending
We have had some success in both reducing the numbers of black boys entering the criminal justice system and the rate of
which BME youths on ISSP have been reconvicted for further offences. 169 (data to be verified) BME youths entered the
criminal justice system in Lambeth in 2009/10 compared to 364 in 2008/09. The rate of re-offending by BME youths on ISSP
has reduced from an average of 8.8 offences over a two year period to 3.7 offences. (To be updated)
The prevention service within the YOS targets those most at risk of offending, in our context that is primarily black boys, the
work done with these boys by both the YOS and services commissioned by the partnership in sensitive to both the cultural
needs of the families and risk factors that they present. The YOS and its partners are representative of the client group in
terms of ethnicity. The partnership are required to produce a new youth crime reduction strategy within the current planning
cycle and the issue of the over representation of young people will be at the centre of that document.
Improving the accessibility to, and engagement with universal services for children and young people with
disabilities and their families
There were 775 children and young people on the ICOUNT Register at October 2009, though the mid-2007 ONS population
estimate suggest that the number of children and young people with disabilities could be nearer 1,100; a prevalence rate of
1.9%.
There are ethnic differences in the rate and type of disability/special needs. 63% of those on the ICOUNT register are from
BME groups; 23% were Black African and 19% were Black Caribbean.
There are increasing numbers of children with additional needs registering on the ICOUNT Register. Overall, the incidence of
SEN in Lambeth has also risen in the last 6 years, especially at School Action Plus, from 8.4% in 2005 to 11.5% of the school
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