All Outputs (4)

Embedding early intervention at the heart of alternative provision (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Johnston, C. (2024, May). Embedding early intervention at the heart of alternative provision. Presented at Alternative Provision Conference

Embedding Early Intervention at the Heart of Alternative Provision - Opportunities, Challenges and Future Pathways.

How is theory used to understand and inform practice in the alternative provision sector in England: trends, gaps and implications for practice (2024)
Journal Article
Johnston, C., Malcolm, A., & Jodie Pennacchia, J. (in press). How is theory used to understand and inform practice in the alternative provision sector in England: trends, gaps and implications for practice. International Journal of Inclusive Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2024.2342363

This article examines how theory features in the research literatures concerning the English alternative (education) provision (AP) sector. Despite increasing interest over the past decade in how AP can (re)engage school-aged young people in learning... 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.

Joining the dots? Special education and alternative provision (2024)
Journal Article
Tomlinson, S., & Johnston, C. (2024). Joining the dots? Special education and alternative provision. FORUM, 66(1), 91-99. https://doi.org/10.3898/forum.2024.66.1.09

The English mass state education system, developing over 150 years, has created subsystems for children and young people who had difficulty in functioning at or beyond 'mainstream' schooling, or whose behaviour was deemed inappropriate. While many de... Read More about Joining the dots? Special education and alternative provision.

Beyond the beautiful game (2024)
Book Chapter
Johnston, C. (in press). Beyond the beautiful game. In Left Cultures - Issue 3. Bristol: Left Cultures

Football has always been rooted in working-class culture and celebrated within working-class communities. Criticism of today’s game typically focuses on the capitalisation of some leagues, and football’s growing distance from its own roots. Yet, it r... Read More about Beyond the beautiful game.