Awareness within local authorities in England of autism spectrum diagnoses of looked‐after children (Publication)
Sarah Parsons, Allice McCullen, Tracey Emery, and Hanna Kovshoff. 2019. British Educational Research Journal, 45(1)
Looked-after children and young people
How do Virtual Schools Support Looked After Autistic Children? (Student Project)
Lynn De La Fosse. Doctorate in Educational Psychology. Department for Education statistics show that children who are looked after have poorer academic outcomes than their non-looked after peers, including lower attainment in reading, writing, maths and science. Little research has looked specifically at the outcomes of looked-after children with additional needs. Children who are looked …
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Looked-after children on the Autism Spectrum: Pathways, provisions and perspectives. (Student Project)
Jen Pickles. Doctorate in Educational Psychology. Previous research, as well as statistics produced by the UK government, highlights how children who are looked-after are less likely to make academic progress when compared to children who are not in care. These outcomes become more concerning when looked-after children also have a statement of SEN or an …
Processes for local authorities recording and monitoring autism spectrum diagnoses within the looked-after children population. (Student Project)
Jessica Keevash MSc Research Methods in Psychology. As part of my Masters, I will be completing a dissertation to extend the work carried out by Parsons, McCullen, Emery and Kovshoff (2018) which investigated the processes local authorities implement to report on the diagnosis status of Looked-After Children with autism at a strategic level. The aim …
Investigating the numbers of Children in Care with Autism (Student Project)
Tracey Emery. BSc (Hons) Psychology, MBPsS. This project will analyse the results of an enquiry made under the freedom of information act by a parent regarding the number of children in care with a diagnosis of autism. This is a key area of research since this investigation has suggested that children in this population may …
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