Despite the drive towards the provision of local, specialised support, hundreds of children and young people with intellectual disabilities are still placed in out-of-area residential schools. Behaviour that challenges is cited as one of the main reasons why they are moved out of mainstream schools.
A scoping review, led by Dr Nick Gore of the Tizard Centre, University of Kent, surveyed research into the use of residential schools for children and young people with intellectual disabilities. The review found a paucity of evidence about both the use of residential schooling for children and young people with intellectual disabilities in the UK and the transition to adult placements.