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What about Us? Promoting emotional wellbeing for young people with learning disabilities in inclusive schools and colleges

Young people with learning disabilities are more likely to experience emotional problems than young people generally.

 

This project worked with pupils, students and teachers to find better ways to include young people with learning disabilties in the life of mainstream schools and colleges.

 

 

What we did

 

The project explored ways of overcoming barriers to involvement in terms of:

 

  • the curriculum, teaching and learning 
  • social and extra-curricular activities
  • pastoral care and tutorial support 
  • planning for transitions, including the transition to life after full-time education.

 

The project used a participative action research approach, working directly with young people with learning disabilities.

 

There were clusters of case study sites in 3 different areas of England. Each cluster will include a college, 2 mainstream secondary schools and, where appropriate, a linked special school or unit.

 

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The research aims

 

The research aims were to:

 

  • investigate howyoung people with learning disabilities experience inclusion using their own perspectives
What about us? website
What about us? website

 

What about us? website

This website provides information about the project, what we found out, information for young people and useful resources.

 

What about us? Resources
 

  •  listen to the views of families and non-disabled pupils and students

 

  • find out what supports and threatens the emotional wellbeing of young people with learning disabilities in mainstream schools and colleges

 

  • develop better ways of working, designed and approved by young people themselves.

 

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Outcomes

 

 

 

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Further information

 

  • Richard Byers, University of Cambridge Faculty of Education, is leading the research.
    Tel:                                           01223 767627                      or email Richard
  • Jill Davies, Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, Sea Containers House, 20 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9QB. Tel:                                           020 7803 1141                      Email Jill

 

We ran this project in partnership with the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education.

 

We are grateful to the Big Lottery Fund for funding this project.

 

 

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