‘I am’ Digital Stories The ‘I am’ Digital Stories enable children and young people to introduce themselves and to tell their stories. ‘I am’ Digital Stories of School Transitions: Noah, Nathan, Lewis, Jae, Gisbert, Bobby and Aqtab ‘I am’ Digital Story of Post-School Transitions: Lil Everyday Transitions These Story examples extended the ‘I am’ method …
If you’ve landed here to find the resources to make your own ‘I am’ Digital Stories and ‘We are’ virtual tours, scroll down to find the animated guides and to download the printed guides. But if you’re here to find out what the ‘Our Stories’ project is, click on the pdf below or watch the …
There are many changes that children must negotiate when transitioning between primary and secondary school. These include dealing with new, much larger and busier environments, meeting raised expectations of autonomy and planning, and managing different expectations from up to seven different teachers each day. While some primary to secondary transitions are planned well, many are …
Stephanie Lewis. Doctorate in Educational Psychology. The importance of eliciting the voices of young people and their participation within decision making on matters that affect their lives, is robustly supported within government guidelines and legislation. However, previous research suggests that due to perceived communication barriers, children and young people on the autism spectrum are frequently …
Sarah Parsons, Hilra Vinha, Joe Cunningham Transitions between stages of education are challenging for all children and young people but there is good evidence that such transitions can be especially difficult for students on the autism spectrum. Many students on the autism spectrum struggle with the transition from college to University, often due to experiences …
Hanna Kovshoff, Sarah Parsons, Jessica Baker, Keri Hoy, Felix Perkes, and Ellie White. 2018 Share Magazine
Keri Hoy, Sarah Parsons, Hanna Kovshoff. 2018. Advances in Autism 4,(2)
Amber Warren. BSc Education and Psychology. My name is Amber Warren and I am currently carrying out my dissertation for my degree in BSc Education and Psychology titled ‘Exploring transitions and resourced provision for children with Autism in a mainstream school: pupil and teacher perspectives.’ This project aims to find out what children with autism …
Sarah Galea. MSc Education Management and Leadership. I am Sarah Galea, a student at the University of Southampton studying a Masters degree in Education Management and Leadership. In partial fulfilment of the course, I am carrying out a dissertation titled, ‘Managing educational transition for students with autism from pre-school to primary education’, supervised by Professor …
