Perspectives on Diversity and Belonging in Primary Classrooms: Supporting Early Career Teachers in the Development of Inclusive Pedagogy

Introduction

This project involves a primary teacher research network comprising a group of early career teachers supported by their senior management colleagues in each school. The focus is on understanding children’s and practitioners’ experiences of diversity and belonging in the classroom. As well as the research findings and associated publications, key outcomes will include the production of materials for wider use in the network’s schools and in initial teacher education.

Project Information

Principal Investigators
Kristine Black-Hawkins
Ruth Kershner

Research Assistant
Linda Cooper

Project Administration
Lucian Stephenson

Funding
British Academy/Leverhulme, June 2013 to September 2014