Disability, Social Class and Educational Transitions

School Research Seminar 

With speaker Dr Angharad Butler-Rees, Research Fellow, University of Birmingham

This seminar will report findings from Angharad’s previous research at the University of Warwick where she worked on the Educational Pathways and Work Outcomes of Disabled Young People in England study, funded by the Leverhulme Trust (2020-2023). The research involved a qualitative longitudinal study of 35 autistic, dyslexic and/or physically disabled pupils in mainstream schools in England. The presentation will explore intersectional inequalities in school experiences and post-16 trajectories, with a particular focus on differences by condition/disability type and social class. Findings will also reveal the interplay of structure and agency in the co-construction and experience of disability, along with the importance of a longitudinal lens to understanding the educational trajectories and transitions of disabled children and young people.

Biography

Angharad Butler-Rees is a Research Fellow in VICTAR, where she is working on the ‘Access to Learning – Learning to Access’ study. Prior to this, she was a Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick (2020-2023) and the Centre for Research in Inclusion at the University of Southampton (2019-2020). She has also worked in the charity sector, working for Leonard Cheshire Disability and UCAN Productions (a creative arts cooperative for blind and partially sighted young people). 

The event is open to all Education staff and students.

This is a hybrid event, please register to receive the link to ZOOM if you are joining on line. 

This event is hosted by the Department of Disability Inclusion and Special Needs (DISN)