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Mental Health and Wellbeing Trainee Teachers project
This project explored the extent of current provision that Initial Teacher Education providers offer to trainee teachers to support their mental health and wellbeing.
This is distinct from any curriculum based resources they may receive as part of their training to support their own pupils in the future. We also investigated what support trainee teachers may need in this area.
The project aimed to:
- Explore current provision of mental health and wellbeing for trainee teachers in all providers of Initial Teacher Education in UK.
- Explore what type of provision would be suitable/is needed for trainee teachers from the perspective of providers of Initial Teacher Education in UK; trainee teachers; and school mentors.
- Explore key concerns in each of the key stakeholder groups through in-depth interviews.
The research project is led by Dr Kate Russell with Mrs Deirdre Medler, Mrs Miriam Jones, Dr Victoria Warburton and Lois Ferguson.
Project report
Initial findings are available as a summary report presented at the BERA conference in 2021.
Gender Diversity and Inclusion in Physical Education
As more and more young people begin to explore and express their gender identities in fluid and diverse ways, complex considerations around gender and its place in the school context are beginning to surface.
Physical Education (PE), a traditionally gendered subject, is an area of formal education where debates around participation and inclusion are beginning to centre around that of gender diverse youth.
Yet, in the UK there is a lack of empirical research that highlights exactly how the PE environment is experienced by these young people, and how PE teachers consider their participation and inclusion.
This research project, therefore, explores the PE experiences of trans, non-binary and gender questioning youth in secondary schools in the UK, and the perspectives that PE teachers have regarding gender diversity and inclusion in PE.
Through a qualitative inquiry, the project aims to gain insights on the PE climate and how it currently addresses gender diversity and inclusion. The findings will help to raise awareness of key issues and identify ways in which schools and educators can work to create more inclusive PE environments for gender diverse students.
The research project is being led by Lois Ferguson as part of her PhD thesis.
Learn more and take part
We're inviting both PE teachers and trans, non-binary and gender questioning youth to take part in separate projects.
If you'd like to learn more about these projects and/or take part, please choose a link below.