First prize research poster: Investigating equitable access of minoritised groups to EP services

Assignment: Small Scale Research Project Poster, presented at the 2022 Southampton Psychology Post Graduate Research Conference Authors: Selma Vieira, Sophie-Jane Stanwyck, Ffion Davies, Cora Sargeant Submitted: June 2022 There is limited research into equity of access to Educational Psychology Services (EPS) … Continue reading

ā€˜Schools arenā€™t talking about it even though they should beā€™ – Using Personal Construct Psychology to explore what girls feel would make schools safe.

Assignment type: Small Scale Research Project Author: Lauren Craik, Sukhjagat Brar, Imogen Crockett, Hannah Kemp, Martha Mayfield, Cora Sargeant, Dawn Slattery and Sarah Wright. Submitted: September 2022  Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a widespread issue, and it has … Continue reading

What is the relationship between self-determination and the process of managed moves?

Assignment type: Thesis Author: Patrick Mahon Submitted: June 2016 Abstract Managed moves were introduced by the DfE (1999) in an effort to lower the rising number of permanent exclusions in schools. Abdelnoor (2007) described a managed move as a process whereby a student, … Continue reading

Looked After Children’s experience of a group intervention to promote resilience

Assignment type: Research Project (Small Scale Research Project, Year 1) Authors:Ā Chantelle Zilli, Rebecca Neudegg, Eleanor Hayes, Ed Sayer and Hanna Kovshoff Submitted: Spring 2017 The objective of this study was to understand childrenā€™s experience of a therapeutic programme designed to … Continue reading

Pillars of Parenting: Exploring Adoptive Parentsā€™ Lived Experiences.

Assignment type: Research Project (Small Scale Research Project, Year 1) Authors: Alex Gregory, Nikki Samos, Leanne Curreli, Cath Lowther and Hanna Kovshoff Submitted: Spring 2017 Flawed social, care and education systems have been linked to a high incidence of social, … Continue reading

Using Personal Construct Psychology to Explore Young Peoplesā€™ Experiences of SEN Support in a Mainstream School

Assignment type: Research Project (Small Scale Research Project, Year 1) Authors: Kate Brant, Rosa Gibby-Leversuch, Catherine Goodchild, Cate Mullen and Hanna Kovshoff Submitted: Spring 2017 The 2015 Special Educational Needs (SEN) Code of Practice mandates that pupilsā€™ views on their educational experience should … Continue reading

Experiences of person-centred planning meetings as part of the education, health and care plan (EHCP) process: An IPA investigation.

Assignment type: Research Project (Small Scale Research Project, Year 1) Authors:Ā Ashleigh Shuttleworth, Anna Doedens-Plant, Helen JonesĀ andĀ Hanna Kovshoff Submitted: Spring 2017 Background:Ā Eliciting pupil and parent views and encouraging their participation in planning is considered a vital tool in pursuit of a … Continue reading

The perspectives and experiences of children with special educational needs in mainstream primary schools regarding their individual teaching assistant support (2021)

Author: Hayley Pinkard Published: 2021 Publication: European Journal of Special Educational Needs This paper reports a small-scale qualitative research project, carried out in the south of England. Ten children (aged ten-eleven) with a range of SEN, from mainstream primary schools, … Continue reading

The Impact of Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH) for Children and Young People (2019)

Authors: Henry Wood, Karen Oā€™Farrell, Caroline Bjerk-Andersen, Cate Mullen, and Hanna Kovshoff Published: 2019 Publication: Educational Psychology in Practice This small-scale research project investigated the impact of a Person-Centred Planning (PCP) tool – Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH) – with children … Continue reading