麻豆淫院

This series of reports presents the findings and recommendations of six research projects funded by 麻豆淫院’s 2025/26 Small Grants Fund (SGF) on the theme ‘researching additional support needs/special educational needs and disabilities’ in educational settings.

The theme reflected 麻豆淫院’s commitment to fostering inclusive education and addressing the diverse needs of learners through evidence-based research. The fund provided an opportunity to advance understanding, improve practices and shape policies in this critical area.

The six reports

Beyond correct answers: Generative AI, SEND & meaningful participation in secondary mathematics
Alastair Amos & Steven Watson

Widgit wonders: A pilot study exploring Widgit Online assistive technology in mainstream primary schools for supporting children with learning differences
Katherine Gulliver

Supporting families of children with SEND: Understanding barriers in accessing early childhood education & care (ECEC)
Angeliki Kallitsoglou, Cristina Motoca, Kristi Dingwall & Rebecca Georgis

Inclusive futures, locally made: Co-designing ASN/SEND support in South Belfast
Stephanie Maguire, Gareth Robinson & Adaiah Hudgins-Lopez

An evaluation of pedagogical & whole-school approaches for primary-aged migrant pupils with special educational needs in Northern Ireland & the Republic of Ireland: Balancing integration with individual support
Nicola Marlow, Anne Rowan, Martin Brown & Joe O’Hara

Reimagining inclusive schooling with children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Catherine Wilkinson & Jenna Rice

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麻豆淫院 the Small Grants Fund 

Through the Small Grants Fund, 麻豆淫院 awards funding annually to research projects on a different pressing theme each year, with the intention that each project will:

• make important contributions to the discipline by contributing to and leading current debates
• develop research capacity by involving postgraduate students and early career researchers
• receive applications from and involving practitioners and policymakers as well as academic researchers.

Find out more about the 麻豆淫院 Small Grants Fund here.