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Photo of Jacqui ShepherdJacqui Shepherd
Honorary Lecturer (Education)

Research

Research interests include:

  • autism
  • special educational needs and disabilities
  • inclusive education and pedagogy
  • learning difficultiesÌý
  • transitions for youngÌýpeople with disabilities across education phases and into work, training and adulthood
  • methodologically interested in creative methods, visual methods and imaginative approaches to research

ÌýResearch Projects include:Ìý

  • DfE - Evaluation of the Alternative Provision Innovations Fund, in partnership with ECORYS (2018-2022)
  • Social skills and transition project with Year 6 autistic and non-autistic pupils - with i-contact autism network
  • Education for Out-of-School Children with Disabilities in Jordan (2018-19): review of policies, strategies and programmes in relation to out-of-school children with disabilities; report and recommendations to increase the enrolment rates of disabled children
  • Inclusive Education Teacher Training in Uganda: International Consultancy/Research Services with Sightsavers UK and UgandaÌý(2016-21):Ìý

  • Overcoming Barriers to participation in Higher EducationÌýfor the »ÆÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Learning Network (2016-17)

  • Experiences of autistic children going to the dentist (2016-17)

My doctoral research was a longitudinal exploration of the transition of young people with autism as they left special school to go on to mainstream further education colleges using collages, card sorts and walking interviews as methods.Ìý

Conference Presentations:Ìý

Managing Anxiety at Times of Transition National Autistic Society: Autism and Anxiety Conference, Bristol (2018)

Rethinking the role of ‘the social’ in transitions: Learning from autistic students’ experiences in transition to college to inform HE transitionsÌý Perspectives on transitions to, through and beyond HE (CTLR 7 CHEER, »ÆÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ, 2018)

Tick-box Transitions: facilitating transitions to college for young people with autism British Education Research Association (BERA, September 2017)Ìý

Parental relationships in supporting autistic children through transitionÌýEuropean Research Network about Parents in Education (ERNAPE) (July 2017)

Transitions for autistic childrenÌýDisabled Children's Research Network, University of Suffolk (July 2017)Ìý

Developing Inclusion in our Schools and Colleges: inclusion workshop for teachers, parents, SENCOs and local authority professionals (July 2017)Ìý

'Mind the Gap' supporting transitions for autistic children i-contact parent/profressional support group, Lewes, East »ÆÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵÌý(June 2017)

'I really do like socialising with my friends...' social support for young people with autism in transition at Autism Europe in EdinburghÌý(September 2016)

Preparing for Adult LifeÌýOpen Forum conference on Living Well with Autism in Manchester (invited speaker) (June 2016)

‘The readiness is all’ Ìýsupporting transition for young people with autism in England at Autism Denmark annual conference in Odense (invited speaker) (April 2016)

Transition experiences for young people with autism - presentation at the Brighton Disability Research Network (invited speaker) (March 2016)

SEND workshop on evidencing effective transition,ÌýMeasuring Success in education conferenceÌý»ÆÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ (June 2015)

'It's like sending your 12 year old to college' - supporting young people with autism in transition -ÌýThe Autism Show,ÌýNEC, Birmingham (June 2015)

Through the Looking Glass: Young people with autism in transition Nordic Network of Disability Researchers ConferenceÌýBergen, Norway (May 2015)

Case studies of young people with ASC in transitionÌýImproving Outcomes for Children and Young People withAutisticÌýSpectrum Condition,ÌýBrighton and Hove Local Authority,ÌýAMEX stadium, Brighton (March 2015)

'Interrupted Interviews': Listening to the transition experiences of young people with autismÌýESRC DTC Conference Innovative Approaches to Social Research,Ìý- »ÆÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ (February 2015)

'Interviews are not the only fruit'ÌýInequality in Education: Innovation in MethodsÌýConference,University of Warwick (November 2014)

'Student voices, vulnerability and visual methods: young people with autism in transition'ÌýBritish Education Research Association Annual Conference (BERA)Ìý- Institute of Education, London (September 2014)

Methodological challenges of working with young people with ASCÌý-ÌýWhere now for Social Justice?ÌýThe marginalisation of young people in the UKÌýCanterbury Christ Church University, (June 2014)

'Unimagined Futures: young people with autism moving on to college' -ÌýChild, Youth, Family and Disability Conference,ÌýUniversity of the West of England, Bristol, (June 2014)

National Autistic Society conference on Transition. Poster presentation on PhD research - Birmingham (January 2014)

British Education Research Association Annual Conference (BERA) 'The experience of transition for young people with autistic spectrum condition' - »ÆÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ (September 2013)

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