Tag: Thesis

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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How anxious children attempt to cope in mainstream schools

This post takes a look at the 2020 doctoral thesis of Eleanor Ann Gray (University of Sheffield) and considers what implications it may have for improving inclusive practice for excluded pupils #inclusionfortheexcluded.  Gray’s work attempts to develop an understanding of both the coping strategies used by anxious children in mainstream secondary schools and the conditions …

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