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Our publications, talks & conferences

Publications

       Journal of Vocational Education & Training, December 2024

       Christopher Winch, Alison Wolf, Sharon Gewirtz, Sait Bayrakdar, Meg Maguire, Andrea Laczik, 

        Olly Newton, Alice Weavers and Rana Khazbak

       November 2024

       Young Lives, Young Futures team

       November 2024

       Young Lives, Young Futures team

       November 2024

       Young Lives, Young Futures team

       November 2024

       Young Lives, Young Futures team

       Promoting Inclusive Systems for Migrants in Education, Routledge. March 2024

       Charlotte McPherson, Sait Bayrakdar, Alice Weavers, Sharon Gewirtz, Meg Maguire,

        Christopher Winch and Andrea Laczik 

       Journal of Vocational Education & Training, March 2024.

       Sharon Gewirtz, Charlotte McPherson, Sait Bayrakdar, Meg Maguire, Alice Weavers, Chris Winch, Andrea Laczik,

       Olly Newton and Alison Wolf

       

 

Conferences
  • Jobs for the girls?: the aspirations and ambitions of young women on gender-stereotyped vocational pathways

       British Education and Research Association (BERA) conference. University of Liverpool. 

       September 2024.

        Meg Maguire

  • Who gets to have a say? Examining the reality of youth participation in national policymaking in England

       4th Journal of Youth Studies Conference, Ulster University. September 2024.

       Alice Weavers

  • "Left in the dark": Young people's perspectives on government policymaking during their transitions to post-16 education and training within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in England.

       16th Conference of the European Sociological Association, University of Porto. August 2024.

       Alice Weavers

  • Information Advice and Guidance for those young people who choose a vocational path: a cross national comparison

       European Conference on Educational Research, University of Cyprus. August 2024.

       Andrea Laczik

  • The reality and potential of youth participation in national policymaking in England through the perspectives of young people and policymakers.

       Nordic Youth Research Symposium, Tampere University. June 2024.

       Alice Weavers

  • ‘Educational inequalities beyond attainment: Young people’s attitudes towards schooling in England’
    European Network for Social Policy Analysis (ESPAnet) conference. September 2023.
    Sait Bayrakdar

  • 'Pockets of Participation': Exploring the experiences of young people and policymakers involved in youth participation in national policymaking in England.

       ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne, Australia. June 2023.

       Alice Weavers

  • ‘Schools: a solution to or a source of problems? Young school leavers’ affectual accounts of the their in-school experiences and their implications for post-16 decision-making and transitions’
    British Education and Research Association (BERA) conference. University of Liverpool. September 2022.
    Meg Maguire, Alice Weavers
     

  • ‘Place matters: spatial dimensions of young people’s transitions in an urban setting’
    Education and Urban transformations conference, German Historical Institute, London. June 2022.
    Meg Maguire
     

  • ‘Exploring Place in English Post-16 Transitions: Evidence, theory and policy’
    Contributions to symposium on the role of place in shaping youth transitions at British Education and Research Association (BERA) conference. September 2021.​

    • Rethinking youth transitions: an 'equalities-ecologies' framework
      Sharon Gewirtz

    • Opportunity, equality and agency in England's new VET landscape: the difference that place makes
      Meg Maguire

Talks & presentations
  • 'Developing Skills and Talent: Social Mobility and Post-16 Education'

        The Social Mobility Commission and Policy Connect, House of Lords. May 2024.

        Sharon Gewirtz

  • Seminar on the Philosophy of Vocational Education

       Birmingham Metropolitan College. February 2024.

       Olly Newton

  • Young peoples’ in-school experiences and the part they play in shaping post-16 ‘horizons for action’
    Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. November 2023.
    Meg Maguire
     

  • National Union of Education (NEU) seminar
    Seminar based on our Schools for All? report. June 2023.
    Sharon Gewirtz
     

  • Youth Voice Research Showcase Webinar
    Presentation of the Schools for All? report. Edge Foundation. February 2023.
    Sharon Gewirtz
     

  • ‘Schools for all? Young people’s experiences of alienation in the English secondary school system’
    The Children and Youth Network, University of Manchester. June 2023.
    Sait Bayrakdar
     

  • Education & Training Foundation staff seminar
    Presentation on schools as hostile environments for young people and more positive experiences of learning in alternative/college settings. February 2023.
    Charlotte McPherson, Sharon Gewirtz, Sait Bayrakdar, Chris Winch

  • ‘Young Lives, Young Futures: Experiences of Year 11 students in and outside schools’
    Edge Foundation Research Review Group. July 2022.
    Sait Bayrakdar

Media coverage
Project events
  • Fifth Annual Advisory Panel meeting

       April 2024

        April 2021

 

        March 2021
 

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