Building belonging
Think tank: Pro Bono Economics
Author(s): Rachel Gomez; Maliha Rahanaz
February 27, 2025
This report from UK think tank Pro Bono Economics looks at the impact and value of one-to-one support on young people’s wellbeing and school attendance.
Left alone, this web of low wellbeing, belonging, and attendance has a dramatic potential impact on young people’s quality of life in the here and now. And it could harm later educational and employment outcomes too.
Given this worrying trend of low wellbeing among young people, and the potential damage that comes with it, it is essential we ask: how can we disentangle the low wellbeing, belonging, and attendance web and successfully help young people to be resilient and thrive? Building evidence of what works and what does not will be critical.
Power2, a charity that works to boost children and young people’s wellbeing and engagement with school and learning, provides an example for policymakers, schools, and commissioners to learn from.
