DoctorKerry Vincent

Past roles have included classroom teacher, educational psychologist and university researcher. These have left me with a broad range of educational interests but they all centre on my passion for social justice and include:
• Inclusion/exclusion (how learning environments, schools and classrooms can be organized and managed so as to enhance the learning and well-being of all students)
• Learner ‘differences’ and how these are conceptualized and responded to within educational institutions. Particular interests include those related to gender, ethnicity, disability and sexuality.
• Supporting pupils who are identified as having social, emotional or behavioural difficulties and those who are identified as having learning and/or developmental difficulties
My doctoral research explored the educational inclusion/exclusion of pregnant and mothering schoolgirls. It produced a ‘differentiated recognition of difference’ framework that could be used to promote a sense of belonging and inclusion for other marginalised students, whatever their ’difference’. More recently, small-scale research projects have enabled me to explore literacy interventions, nurture groups and the role played by teaching assistants in promoting student learning and well-being. I am also interested in inclusive research methods and in research that aims to access the views and experiences of those students whose voices are too often not sought or heard.