The SIG convenors shortlisted then attended sessions for their SIG and judged these presentations. The ‘Â鶹ÒùÔº Annual Conference – SIG Best Presentation’ is then awarded.
You can view the full abstracts on the programme here.
Belonging as a mechanism for engagement: A construct map to strengthen school intervention design for marginalised students
Caleb Davies
PhD Researcher at Northumbria University
Caleb Anson Davies is a Trainee Educational Psychologist at the University of Manchester and a doctoral researcher at Northumbria University. His work centres on inclusion, wellbeing and belonging in schools. Caleb currently leads two doctoral...
“A baptism of fire”: Entering the lifeworlds of teacher mentors through an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Rebecca Tickell
Educational Researcher at Independent Researcher
Rebecca Tickell is an education consultant and researcher specialising in teacher education, leadership development, and system improvement across international and cross-cultural contexts. Her work focuses on developing teaching practice,...
Healing together? The role of world making and slow leadership in figuring trauma-informed practice with children in residential settings
Su Lyn Corcoran, Claire Goodley
Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University
Claire taught in secondary comprehensive schools for nearly twenty years before making the transition to working in Higher Education in 2016. She has worked on both primary and secondary ITE programmes, and led part-time and full-time Masters...
Research associate at Manchester Metropolitan University
Su Corcoran is a senior research associate at Manchester Metropolitan University, research advisor at the Enabling Education Network, and lead editor of Enabling Education Review. Working at the intersection of education and social care, her...
Silence as Intensity: Becoming School Governors in the Virtual Body without Organs
Mark Axler, Andrew Clapham
doctoral candidate at Nottingham Trent University
Mark Axler recently completed a Doctorate in Social Practice at Nottingham Trent University. His thesis, a digital ethnography conducted under pandemic restrictions, explored how a school governing body collectively learned to govern through...
Associate Professor at Nottingham Trent University
Andrew Clapham is an Associate Professor and Higher Education Academy Senior Fellow and Director of the Centre for Behavioural Research Methods. Andrew examines the sociology of education and focuses upon how education policy plays out in...
Igniting Quality: Empowering Academic Excellence
Victoria Bamsey
Associate Dean of Education at Plymouth University
Dr Victoria Bamsey is Associate Dean for Education and Student Experience in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business at the University of Plymouth and an Associate Professor of Education. With extensive experience across education, her work...
From Slate to Screen: Primary Learning Building Interactive Heritage Resources through 360° and Green Screen tools
Julian Ayres
Senior Lecturer in Education at Wrexham University
Dr Julian Ayres is a Senior Lecturer in Education and Programme Leader for the PGCE Post-Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) at Wrexham University. His work centres on teaching practice, creativity and innovation in education, with a...
Making the Invisible Visible in Educational Research
Julia Skilton
PhD student at University of Edinburgh
Julia Skilton is a PhD researcher at the University of Edinburgh, supervised by Professor Laura Colucci-Gray and Dr Ramsey Affifi. Her research – Crafting STEAM: an inquiry into material practices to enact a sustainable education – originates...
Supporting Motivation in International Foundation Students
Anna Tranter, David Tapp
Course Director at University of Warwick
Dr Anna Tranter is an Associate Professor on the International Foundation Programme at the University of Warwick, specialising in teaching Business and Law. She holds a Doctorate in Education (EdD) and is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE. Her...
Assistant Professor at University of Warwick
David is an Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed) on the International Foundation Programme at the University of Warwick, specialising in Mathematics and Statistics. He has a particular interest in enhancing the student experience and improving...
Reconceptualising children’s reading engagement with whole fiction texts in the primary classroom
Debbie Upchurch
Postgraduate Researcher in Education at University of Sussex
Debbie Upchurch is a Postgraduate Researcher in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Sussex. Her Participatory Action Research (PAR) study supported children and teachers across three primary schools to collaboratively transform...
Co-Writing Education Under Extreme Violence: Findings & Methodological Reflections from a Palestinian-Led Narrative Project
Fadoua Govaerts, Nashwa Ismail
Research Associate at Imperial College London
Dr Nashwa Ismail is a researcher at Imperial College London, holding MSc and PhD degrees in Educational Technology. She is a Convenor of the Â鶹ÒùÔº Digital Education SIG and a Fellow of Advance HE. She contributes to national and international...
Lecturer at University of Bath
Dr Fadoua Govaerts is a Lecturer in Education at the University of Bath, founder of RE-KnoX (Research in Education – Knowledge Exchange), and Convenor of the Â鶹ÒùÔº Alternative Education Special Interest...
Once Upon a Tummy…Storying Resistance and Inclusion with School Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Catherine Wilkinson
Reader in Childhood and Youth Studies at Liverpool John Moores University
Dr Catherine Wilkinson is a Reader in Childhood and Youth Studies in the School of Education at Liverpool John Moores University and Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Children’s Geographies. Her research explores the diverse, often...
The influence of gamified learning and AI on schoolchildren’s learning, agency, and inclusion: Findings from the UK
Sandra El Gemayel
Research Officer at London School of Economics and Political Science
Dr Sandra El Gemayel is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Digital Futures for Children (DFC), a joint research centre between LSE and 5Rights Foundation. She leads on the Better EdTech Futures for Children project, which adopts a children’s...
From Stress to Safety: Cognitive Strategies of Compassionate Communication in Higher Education
JMPVK (Viji) Jayasundara
Personal Academic Tutor at University of Sunderland in London
Dr J.M.P.V.K. (Viji) Jayasundara, is an early career researcher, educator, and higher education professional currently serve at the University of Sunderland in London. Her work based on educational psychology address science of compassion,...
Faith-based interpretations of FBV in schools with a specific religious ethos
Jane McDonnell
Lecturer in Education at Newcastle University
Jane McDonnell is a Lecturer in Education in the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences (ECLS) at Newcastle University, where she currently co-directs the BA Education degree. Her research interests include the relationship...
Recognition and Belonging: The Impact of Social Class and Place on Rural Youth Experiences in Metropolitan Universities
Hernan Cuervo
Professor at University of Melbourne
Hernan Cuervo is a Professor in the Faculty of Education, at the University of Melbourne. His research interests are located in the fields of rural sociology, youth transitions, rural youth, teachers' work and lives, rural education, and theory...
Language learning in Wales: does school type influence learner attitudes and choices regarding International Languages learning at GCSE?’
Glesni Owen
Operations Manager at Multilingual Mentoring (formerly MFL Mentoring)
Glesni Owen (she/her) is the Operations Manager for Multilingual Mentoring (formerly MFL Mentoring) based at Cardiff University. Multilingual Mentoring is a Welsh Government project that aims to increase the number of learners choosing to study...
Laying the Groundwork for introducing a School-based Mindfulness intervention in Schools in Ethiopia and Rwanda
Pamela Abbott, Rachel Shanks, Jean Paul Bikorimana, Dorothy Tukahabwa, Girma M Geletu
Academic staff at UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA
Dr Jean Paul Bikorimana is a social scientist, Lecturer at the University of Rwanda’s Centre for Gender Studies, and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen, UK. He holds a PhD with a focus on Medical Anthropology and Global...
Director for Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity at University of Aberdeen
Dr Rachel Shanks is the Interdisciplinary Institute Director for Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity at the University of Aberdeen. She is a Senior Lecturer in Education and an experienced researcher and educator who has worked in employment...
Chair in Education at University of Aberdeen
Pamela Abbott is an Emeritus Professor of Education in the School of Education at the University of Aberdeen and Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research Group on Promoting Children and Adolescent Mental Wellbeing in...
UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA
Dr Dorothy Tukahabwa is a Lecturer at the University of Rwanda College of Education and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the National Institute for...
Why Teachers Use ‘Low-Quality’ AI Outputs: Curriculum Labour, Time Poverty and Triage
Anna Hogan and Naomi Barnes
Queensland University of Technology
Associate Professor Anna Hogan is an education researcher at Queensland University of Technology whose research focuses on education policy, marketisation and the changing nature of teachers’ work. Anna currently leads an Australian Research...
Queensland University of Technology
Associate Professor Naomi Barnes is an education researcher at Queensland University of Technology. Her research interests focus on education crises, specifically curriculum making for crises. She currently works on a number of research projects,...
School Policies, Professional Capital and Practitioners’ Beliefs: How Outdoor Play Policy is Enacted in EYFS Settings in England
Zubeyde Genc
University of Nottingham
Zubeyde Genc is a doctoral researcher in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham and a teacher-researcher at the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education, where she serves on the commission monitoring and evaluating...
Homosociality on campus and queer agency: ‘Non-traditional’ LGBTQ+ students experiences of inclusion and belonging at ‘traditional’ universities in England.
Anna Llewellyn
Associate Professor at Durham University
Anna Llewellyn is an Associate Professor at Durham University, whose work is informed by education, sociology, and cultural studies. Her catalogue of research, and wider academic work, are all concerned with exploring social inequalities and...
Alternative Education Across Contexts: Exploring Creative Possibilities to Support Agency, Mental Health and Well-being
Cormac Forkan, Emily Dobrich, Tanja Kovacic, Annemarie Shalloo
Lecturer and Senior Researcher at University of Galway
Dr. Cormac Forkan is a lecturer and applied sociologist based at the University of Galway and a Senior Researcher at the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre. Over the last 25 years, he has dedicated his research career to exploring the...
post-doctoral researcher at University of Galway
Tanja Kovačič is a sociologist based at University of Galway, Ireland. Her interests include the sociology of youth, educational (in)equality, and decoloniality. She uses creative qualitative approaches, including narrative and epistolary...
Research Assistant at University of Galway
Annemarie is a research assistant with the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre at the University of Galway, Ireland. Her research interests include alternative education in the Irish context, inequality within the Irish mainstream education...
Postdoctoral Associate at Western University
Emily Dobrich is an educational researcher whose interdisciplinary scholarship centers on embodied learning, diaspora and transnational studies, social justice, and decolonizing research methods. Broadly speaking, her research aims to promote...
Growing Social Learning Spaces with Elective Home Education Families and a Civic University: A Value Creation Evaluation
Sara Jackson and Amanda Banks Gatenby
Senior Lecturer in Education at University of Manchester
Sara Jackson is a Senior Lecturer in Education at The University of Manchester, where she teaches across the BSc Education programme and teacher education programmes within the Manchester Institute of Education. Sara began her career in...
Activating Pedagogical Imagination: How Further Education Teachers Use Video-Supported and Memory-Based Reflection for Problem-Finding, Problem-Solving, and Envisioning Alternative Teaching Possibilities
Sarabjit Borrill
Senior Lecturer at University of Derby
Sarabjit Borrill is a Senior Lecturer and English teacher with over 17 years of teaching experience in education. Her experience spans further education and higher education, where she currently delivers modules for the International PGCE...
Teaching Racial Literacy in Higher Education Settings: Conversations on Sitting with Discomfort
Tasnim Husain Curtis, Helen Knowler
Associate Professor at University College London
Helen Knowler is an Associate Professor, based in UCL’s Arena Centre for Research Based Education. She leads the Eugenics Legacy Education Project (ELEP) which focuses on developing the educational outcomes of UCL's Eugenics Inquiry Report. She...
senior lecturer at The University of Winchester
Tasnim Husain Curtis is a Senior Lecturer (Teaching) in the Institute for Education at the University of Winchester. Her work centres on social justice in education, with a particular focus on preparing student teachers to engage with racial...
The cost of caring: how wellbeing discourses restructure teachers’ labour
Anna Hogan
Queensland University of Technology
Associate Professor Anna Hogan is an education researcher at Queensland University of Technology whose research focuses on education policy, marketisation and the changing nature of teachers’ work. Anna currently leads an Australian Research...