Policy Recommendations: Key Characteristics of Successful Education Pathways for Vulnerable Youth in Europe (Abbreviated version)

Identifies success factors for vulnerable youth’s educational pathways using a strengths-based, co-created approach. Recommends actions: build trusting relationships; standardise transitions; deepen home–school–community partnerships; prioritise attendance; create safe, inclusive spaces; ensure cultural representation; expand valued alternative pathways; and increase school-based mental health support to enable belonging, engagement, persistence, and achievement equitably.