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Education Research Centre – 19 January 2017

The Education Research Centre and School of Education presented this lunchtime conversation on 19th January 2017

Researching school admission in Brighton and Hove

Associate Professor Carol Robinson
Principal Lecturer Keith Turvey
University of Brighton

The transition from primary to secondary school is a social and academic turning point for adolescents and for some can be a stressful process. It is, therefore, important to understand stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences of the procedures which govern the allocation of secondary schools, and for these perspectives to inform the development of school allocation procedures.

The presentation  outlined findings from research which focused on providing an informed account of various stakeholders’ experiences of Brighton and Hove’s secondary school admissions’ procedures. The research was commissioned by Brighton and Hove City Council (B&HCC), and formed part of a broader review of the secondary school admissions’ procedures within Brighton and Hove. Carol and Keith discussed the research design, key findings and some implications for ways forward.

Slides from the talk can be accessed here: Researching school admissions Jan 2017-20kqt7g

 

Further information about the project can be found here: https://www.brighton.ac.uk/education-research-centre/research-projects/secondary-schools-admissions-procedure-in-brighton-and-hove.aspx – Robinson, C, Castanheira, P and Turvey, K (2016) Stakeholders’ perspectives on the secondary school admissions procedures in Brighton and Hove – report