Questioning Exclusionary Practices in Education
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...
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Victoria Bamsey, Dr
Associate Dean of Education at Plymouth University
Dr Victoria Bamsey is an associate professor of Education at the University of Plymouth and chair of the National SENCo Advocacy Network. She is interested in educational effectiveness and inclusion, focusing on how individuals intra-act within society explored through a Vygotskian lens of human activity. With a background in early years education, Vicky has worked for some 20 years as a practitioner, childcare development worker and early years consultant, and now as a lecturer in education. Recent publications have included an examination of exclusionary practices through the Vygotskian lens of perezhivanie, challenges in international inclusive education in a pandemic context, antiracist practice in early years settings. Her current research is focused on home education and school inclusion.
Victoria Bamsey's contributions
Questioning Exclusionary Practices in Education
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...
SIG Meet & Discuss: Educational Effectiveness and Improvement
This Educational Effectiveness and Improvement SIG is interested in research that questions educational policy and practice from the early years to higher education and beyond. Our aim is to...
Exploring pupil achievement and underachievement by place and socioeconomic disadvantage in England and Wales
The event will focus on ‘place’ and it aims to highlight how socioeconomic disadvantage and geographical context shape educational outcomes in England and Wales. It will focus on the varying...
Has Quality Killed Teaching? Exploring the Crisis in Teacher Recruitment and Retention
In recent years, the teaching profession has faced an unprecedented crisis, with alarming rates of teacher shortages and high turnover rates across the globe. As the demands on educators continue...
The professional role of the SENCo in quality educational improvement
The SEND review and the launch of the SEND Review Green Paper (HM Government, 2022) has raised concerns as to the direction of SEND provision and the implications on children, families, schools...
