Outputs (27)

‘Out of sight, out of mind’: The rise of unregistered alternative provision (2023)
Newspaper / Magazine

Thousands of children are being educated in unregistered alternative provision where teachers require neither qualifications nor criminal record checks. This Schools Week article investigates unregulated institutions, which are not inspected by Ofste... Read More about ‘Out of sight, out of mind’: The rise of unregistered alternative provision.

Barriers in higher education and youth disadvantage (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, London. NIW session

The relationships of young disabled men on the margins of alternative provision (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper is based on qualitative data gained from young working-class men with disabilities on the margins of Alternative Provisions (APs), located within a medium sized local authority in England. Young males are disproportionately placed into APs... Read More about The relationships of young disabled men on the margins of alternative provision.

Relationships on the margins of alternative provision (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A style of work in education that prioritises the maintenance of helpful staff-student relations would hardly seem contentious. Such work might even be considered as crucial within settings that specifically set out to cater for students in the after... Read More about Relationships on the margins of alternative provision.

The Other Side of the Bridge: Disability, Class and Social Exclusion (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Absence of value - Masculinity, disability and class in alternative provision (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In this paper, I explore aspects of alternative provision (AP), education settings created to provide short-term support for school-aged young people in England excluded from or unable to be placed in ‘regular’ schools. AP is an element of the
Engli... Read More about Absence of value - Masculinity, disability and class in alternative provision.

How is theory used to understand and inform practice in the alternative provision sector in England: Trends, gaps and implications for practice (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper examines how theory features in the research literatures concerning the English alternative provision (AP) sector. Despite increasing interest over the past decade in how AP can (re)engage school-aged young people in learning, there has be... Read More about How is theory used to understand and inform practice in the alternative provision sector in England: Trends, gaps and implications for practice.