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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.
‘I feel like a ghost’ are the words spoken by my then 12-year-old daughter about her experiences attending school in the UK on a very part-time basis due to a chronic health condition...
Continue reading blog postAs four researchers concerned about school exclusion and social justice, we came together in a ºÚÁÏÍø911 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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