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Factors Within a Primary School that are Perceived to Support Children Who Are ‘At Risk’ of Exclusion. – An appreciative inquiry

After working in many roles at schools in central London, Amy Herbert,  gained a lot of experience at working with children deemed ‘at risk of exclusion’. She then trained as an Educational Psychologist and felt that much of the research on exclusion was focussed on secondary pupils after the point of exclusion. She felt that …

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A parents’ perspective on exclusion – Parker et al. 2016

This post is my response to Parker et al.’s 2016 article about parental perspectives to their child’s exclusion published in the journal Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties.  Their article discusses open ended interviews conducted (between Sept 2011 and July 2013) with the parents of 37 excluded children. Parents were asked about their child and school, why they thought …

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