Roma families and deaf children: Multi-professional understandings
This event provides an opportunity for practitioners, managers, academics and policy makers to share ways of working with deaf Roma children and their families in the UK.
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Research collaborations with civil society partners
This lunch seminar will look at academic-civil society research partnerships, with a presentation from Sorcha Mahony (Senior Researcher, The Children’s Society) and Gill Main (Associate Professor, School of Education) on their experiences of a long-term collaboration, followed by time for questions and a discussion.
‘Fair Shares and Families’ Report Launch Breakfast Seminar
We invite you to this breakfast seminar for the report launch of the Fair Shares and Families research project, led by Dr Gill Main in collaboration with The Children’s Society.
Therapeutic approaches in the education of children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties
This seminar will explore the needs of children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties, and look at the foundations needed for learning.
Research Students' Education Conference 2018
The School of Education at the University of Leeds is pleased to announce the Research Students’ Education Conference 2018 (RSEC) on the topic of innovation.
The MORPH Project: A randomised controlled trial of morphological instruction for children with reading and spelling difficulties
Dr Danielle Colenbrander (University of Bristol) Abstract In this study, the effectiveness of a morphological instruction method called Structured Word Inquiry (Bowers & Kirby, 2010) was compared to a comparison training programme in which children were taught word meanings and reading comprehension strategies (Motivated Reading). Two-hundred and seventy children in Years 3 and 5 took...
Multi-Agency Responses to the Criminalisation and Victimisation of Looked-After Children
Dr Sarah Greenhow and Dr Julie Shaw (both Liverpool John Moores University) Abstract It has long been acknowledged that outcomes for looked-after children compare unfavourably with children in the general population in the UK. More particularly, children in care are at risk of both criminalisation and victimisation resulting in a consequent diminution of their life chances....
Evaluating the impact of oral language training on pupils reading comprehension
Key findings and reflections from previous studies and potential directions for future research Dr Paula Clarke (University of Leeds) Abstract The importance of oral language skills for successful reading comprehension is well known and there is evidence from longitudinal and intervention research to support this link. What is less well understood is how best to...
Schools out, what now? The importance of holiday clubs for children and families in the UK
Dr Pamela Graham (Northumbria University) Abstract The issue of poor nutrition and inactivity amongst children during the school holidays has received increased attention in recent years. This has prompted a rapid rollout of holiday clubs in many school and community venues throughout the UK, which aim to provide children and families with meals and activities...
Exploring the transition from primary to secondary school for students with autism: the role of school connectedness
Dr Judith Hebron (University of Leeds) Abstract High prevalence levels of mental health difficulties are increasingly being recognised among young people with autism, with a number of studies highlighting anxiety and depression as particular concerns. In addition, research consistently finds that students with autism are more vulnerable to bullying (victimisation) than their peers. As being...