• Black Male Student Voices and Literature: Stories That Refuse Silence

    At the 2025 Improving Life Chances and Making Hope Possible Through Education conference, hosted by Edge Hill University’s Faculty of Education, I presented findings from my research on Black Caribbean male students’ experiences with the GCSE literature curriculum. My conference presentation, Beyond the Page: Literature as a Catalyst for Identity and Resistance, introduces the methodological…

  • Reflections from the Front: Rethinking how we support SEND learners from day one

    Author: Carrie-Anne Sturt, PhD Researcher, Edge Hill University Current teacher training practices in the UK are inconsistent in adequately preparing educators for inclusive teaching, particularly for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) (Carol et al, 2019). The Carter Review of 2014 (Carter, 2015), found a significant variability between teacher education courses and a…