This paper reports on a study with children and young people who have a parent in prison and identifies ways in which schools might better support these pupils. The paper is based on research and practice with 23 individuals from ten families. It first ‘sets the scene’ for these pupils’ lives by drawing on interviews with parents and carers. This helps to illuminate the context within which these children and young people are growing up. The paper then presents the views, and selected drawings, of the ten children and young people involved. The paper describes the forms of social isolation that families experience when a parent is sent to prison and the dilemmas and difficulties children and young people face at school. The recommendations focus on how individual teachers and schools might respond to the needs of this group.

本文报道了一项针对有父母在监狱中的儿童和青少年的研究，并确定了学校可以更好地支持这些学生的方式。该论文基于对来自十个家庭的23个人的研究和实践。它首先通过与父母和看护者的访谈为这些学生的生活“设置场景”。这有助于阐明这些儿童和年轻人成长的环境。然后，论文介绍了所涉及的十个儿童和年轻人的观点和选定的图纸。本文描述了父母被送入监狱时家庭所经历的社会孤立形式，以及儿童和年轻人在学校面临的困境和困难。这些建议着重于个别教师和学校如何回应这一群体的需求。