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Jen Shute is a PhD student and research assistant at the University of Plymouth Institute of Education. Her interests lie in SEND and inclusion, stemming from 20+ years as a special education practitioner with leadership responsibilities in the UK and Australia, teaching students with a wide range of ages and dis/abilities. Jen is accredited as an autism practitioner with the Autism Education Trust and continues to work as a tutor/coach with autistic adults. She has an MA in Special Education & Inclusion, and her doctoral studies focus on the inclusion of children and young people who have chronic (physical and mental) health conditions.
As four researchers concerned about school exclusion and social justice, we came together in a ½¿É«µ¼º½ webinar to consider how the global policy intention of providing inclusive education for all...
Continue reading blog postRecent events such as the Covid-19 pandemic and regional conflicts, longer term political interest in school improvement, and trends towards datafication and performativity (Ball, 2003), form the...
Recent events such as the Covid-19 pandemic and regional conflicts, longer term political interest in school improvement, and trends towards datafication and performativity (Ball, 2003), form the...
Widening participation (WP) has been a dominant discourse in education policy for more than 20 years. Its original and continued core aim has been to improve higher education (HE) participation of...
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