One-Eighty supports young people (aged 4-18) who are persistently absent from school to re-engage with education. Without One-Eighty’s support, they will continue to be absent from education, potentially affecting the rest of their lives with pathways including permanent exclusions, criminality or acute mental health needs.

Their work supports young people struggling with mental health conditions; experiences of trauma; bereavement; exploitation or domestic violence. Often they are also living with neurodiversity.

The British Press often call these young people ‘Ghost Children’ – missing from education and falling through the gaps in support.

Through a tailored intensive intervention, One-Eighty gives them a voice – believing all planning and decision-making should include young people and using techniques to understand, through their eyes, their situation as well as their hopes - helping them to make the most of their talents and improve their long-term outcomes.