Acorn School Completion Programme - SCP Operational Framework from practice-based research

The School Completion Programme (SCP) was introduced in Ireland in the early 2000s to support children and young people at risk of early school leaving and educational disadvantage. There are currently 121 SCPs in Ireland but there is no currently agreed framework model that explains how they operate. The operational framework suggested in this document has been developed by SCP Coordinator, Tom Crean, in collaboration with two researchers, Mags Crean and Áine Hyland and is being shared and disseminated as an example of good practice.