Outputs (160)

Joining the dots: Part 2. SEND and AP: Creating a second schooling system (2025)
Journal Article

In the first part of this article published in FORUM 66, 1 (2024), we noted that the English mass state education system, developing over 150 years, had created subsystems for (predominantly disadvantaged) children and/or young people who would not o... Read More about Joining the dots: Part 2. SEND and AP: Creating a second schooling system.

Alternative provision: Who is it really for? (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine

This article examines, in detail, how educational sub-systems have developed, the laments from politicians and the media that ‘the SEND system is broken’, especially through debt, and whether and how the efforts to link SEND and seemingly endless f... Read More about Alternative provision: Who is it really for?.

How can we move from cold spots to hot spots? Learning from current practices which nurture languages education in the four nations of the United Kingdom (2025)
Journal Article

In this opinion piece, Jo Biddle and Jane Andrews consider a small set of examples of close-to-practice research from the four nations of the UK to learn from initiatives which have potential to be transferred into new contexts. Our focus on existing... Read More about How can we move from cold spots to hot spots? Learning from current practices which nurture languages education in the four nations of the United Kingdom.

Collegiality as a critical professional concern among preservice art teachers in England (2025)
Journal Article

In this paper, a case is made for the value critical communities of learning practice can provide for preservice art teachers in England. Developing collegiality among this demographic is viewed as urgent, particularly in contexts such as England, wh... Read More about Collegiality as a critical professional concern among preservice art teachers in England.

Voices at the Margins: An exploration of the perceptions of 'vulnerable' children, their families’ and library professionals regarding reading for pleasure and public libraries (2025)
Thesis

Reading for pleasure is defined by Cremin (2014) as volitional, in which there is an anticipated satisfaction from such an activity. However, why children read and how it benefits them, has only been receiving attention in the policy space in the la... Read More about Voices at the Margins: An exploration of the perceptions of 'vulnerable' children, their families’ and library professionals regarding reading for pleasure and public libraries.

Special issue guest editorial: Alternative education for all? (2025)
Journal Article

Outcomes beyond evaluation: The impetus and measure of relationships within alternative provisions (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In the context of rising interest in Alternative Provisions (APs) amongst policymakers and researchers in England, this article examines social capital and accountability in this ‘new’ field of enquiry. APs stress the value of supportive relationship... Read More about Outcomes beyond evaluation: The impetus and measure of relationships within alternative provisions.

With the head in mind: Evaluating the efficacy of supportive structures for headteachers that mitigate the impact of vicarious trauma and protect mental health (2025)
Thesis

As the retention and recruitment crisis continues to grow within education, a focus on retaining experienced, dedicated and passionate headteachers is a national priority. A combination of safeguarding, dysregulated behaviours, mental health needs an... Read More about With the head in mind: Evaluating the efficacy of supportive structures for headteachers that mitigate the impact of vicarious trauma and protect mental health.

A Tale of Two Cities - Giving Youth a Fighting Chance (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Two seemingly unrelated organisations are finding innovative ways to support youth in vulnerable situations, and promote community safety. We hear from a youth boxing therapy charity from Bristol a... Read More about A Tale of Two Cities - Giving Youth a Fighting Chance.

Local and global challenges for early career publishing (2025)
Book Chapter

Developing 14-18 year old’s interest and participation in physics by training them to deliver outreach to primary school children (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The physical sciences can struggle to engage teenagers, sometimes being perceived as complex or daunting. To combat this, Badminton School developed its ‘Science Outreach’ programme enabling students to deliver liquid nitrogen-based shows in 25 schoo... Read More about Developing 14-18 year old’s interest and participation in physics by training them to deliver outreach to primary school children.

What excluded children think about their education in alternative provision – and why it matters (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine

Nearly 16,000 children in England learn in state-funded alternative provision (AP). These are educational settings for school-aged pupils who are unable to attend mainstream school. These pupils may have been excluded from their previous school, have... Read More about What excluded children think about their education in alternative provision – and why it matters.

Putting Social Justice and Equity at the Heart of Reading for Pleasure (2025)
Book

This essential book discusses what reading for pleasure is and what it is not, introducing some fundamental ideas about how we learn to read and how this process can impact on a child’s identity as a reader in classrooms that promote equality, inclus... Read More about Putting Social Justice and Equity at the Heart of Reading for Pleasure.

'It feels like we're out of the rat race': Family reflections on traumatic school experiences leading to home education (2025)
Journal Article

The rise in numbers of children experiencing school attendance difficulties in recent years makes this an important focus for UK school inclusion. Simultaneously, increases in school deregistration in favour of home education have caught media as wel... Read More about 'It feels like we're out of the rat race': Family reflections on traumatic school experiences leading to home education.

Integrating students as academic partners in software engineering: A group software development case study (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Exploring the role of a Student as an Academic Partner (SAP) in software engineering education, this study investigates the interactions between students and faculty and evaluates the perceptions of students on SAP's integration within a Group Softwa... Read More about Integrating students as academic partners in software engineering: A group software development case study.

Preservice teachers learning to teach reading using one-to-one tutoring: Does learning 'stick' for tutees and tutors? (2025)
Journal Article

Teaching reading is a key element of initial teacher education programmes in England. This study contributes to the research about the most effective way to ensure preservice teachers have the necessary skills and knowledge to teach reading. One-to-o... Read More about Preservice teachers learning to teach reading using one-to-one tutoring: Does learning 'stick' for tutees and tutors?.

Preservice teachers learning to teach reading using one-to-one tutoring: Does learning ‘stick’ for tutees and tutors? (2025)
Journal Article

Teaching reading is a key element of initial teacher education programmes in England. This study contributes to the research about the most effective way to ensure preservice teachers have the necessary skills and knowledge to teach reading. One-to-o... Read More about Preservice teachers learning to teach reading using one-to-one tutoring: Does learning ‘stick’ for tutees and tutors?.

Teaching essentials for responsible land administration: Considerations for future education and training (2025)
Report

The Teaching Essentials for Responsible Land Administration (TERLA), developed between 2015 and 2018 under the patronage of the Global Land Tools Network (GLTN), marked a pivotal step in advancing the understanding, unity, and practice of land admini... Read More about Teaching essentials for responsible land administration: Considerations for future education and training.

Student interactions and self-directed activities in School Libraries: The design potentiality vs operational actuality (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

School libraries contribute to student learning through accommodating the student self-directed activities (e.g. reading, studying, revising, drawing, etc) and interactions, all taking place during break-times. This research explores the design of sc... Read More about Student interactions and self-directed activities in School Libraries: The design potentiality vs operational actuality.

Designing a master degree program in building information modeling (BIM) using national professional standards: A case studyin Kazakhstan (2024)
Journal Article

This article presents the design of a master degree program focused on "Building Information Modeling (BIM) Technologies in Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC)" in Kazakhstan. The demand for such a program arises from the scarcity of quali... Read More about Designing a master degree program in building information modeling (BIM) using national professional standards: A case studyin Kazakhstan.