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Researching additional support needs/special educational needs & disabilities: ºÚÁÏÍø911 Small Grants Fund research reports

This series of reports presents the findings and recommendations of six research projects funded by ºÚÁÏÍø911’s 2025/26 Small Grants Fund (SGF) on the theme ‘researching additional support...

Supporting families of children with SEND

Researching additional support needs/special educational needs & disabilities: ºÚÁÏÍø911 Small Grants Fund research reports

Understanding barriers in accessing early childhood education and care (ECEC)

Inclusive futures, locally made

Researching additional support needs/special educational needs & disabilities: ºÚÁÏÍø911 Small Grants Fund research reports

Co-designing ASN/SEND support in South Belfast

Rethinking ‘girls into STEM’ initiatives

In this ºÚÁÏÍø911 Blog Special Issue, guest editors Martina Dickson and Saima Salehjee critically consider ‘girls into STEM’ (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiatives, debating...

Editorial: Rethinking ‘girls into STEM’ initiatives

In this ºÚÁÏÍø911 Blog Special Issue, we critically consider ‘girls into STEM’ (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiatives, sharing our understanding of their purpose and...

Are we solving the right problem? Cell Explorers’ reflections on ‘girls into STEM’ initiatives

It has become a familiar sight; new initiatives with a promise of getting more girls into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), initiatives that involve inspiring female role...

Ethical Dilemmas in Educational Research: Publication and dissemination practices 

How do researchers make ethical decisions about sharing their work, and who gets to access the knowledge they produce? In this episode, we explore alternative approaches to publication and...

By design, not by chance: Why access to oracy remains unequal

The Department for Education’s 2024 Employer Skills Survey of more than 22,000 UK employers found that communication skills remain among the most sought-after capabilities in the workforce (DfE,...

Beyond toxic masculinity: Neoliberal culture and working-class boys

There are few phrases which have been so uncritically mobilised within recent educational discourse as that of ‘toxic masculinity’, a term now so widely employed in discussing boys’...

Key changes to SEND in England in the 2026 schools white paper

The publication of the Department for Education’s 2026 schools white paper Every child achieving and thriving marked a significant turning point in the reform of special educational needs and...

Editorial: Key changes to SEND in England in the 2026 schools white paper

The publication of the Department for Education’s 2026 schools white paper Every child achieving and thriving marked a significant turning point in the reform of special educational needs and...

Does the government have a plan to end the postcode lottery for SEND support?

Inclusive mainstream education is the phrase at the heart of the UK government’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms. The government’s vision is of schools[1] fortified...