@Cathryn_Knight

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 Cardiff, Wales
Joined May 2015
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Our recent article in @ConversationUK explores the ongoing 'crisis' in special educational needs provision and examines the various strategies being implemented across the UK and Ireland to tackle the issue. theconversation.com/theres-a… @bankoninclusion @NoelPurdy @SOEBristol

There’s a crisis in special educational needs provision: here’s the situation across the UK and...

Across the UK and Ireland, there are far fewer places available in specialist schools and classes for the number of children identified with needs significant enough to warrant a place.

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📣 New Article Published in @BERJ_Editors: Sociodemographic trends in special educational needs identification in Wales. @LowthianEmily @ProfTomCrick @SAILDatabank @SOEBristol @SwanseaDECS bera-journals.onlinelibrary.…

British Educational Research Journal | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library

In the context of an emerging new additional learning needs (ALN) system in Wales, this research explores who was likely to be identified with special educational needs (SEN) under the previous...

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We can't wait to hear this seminar, delivered by Drs @LowthianEmily and @Cathryn_Knight at The National Neurodiversity Show Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Don't miss; "The Identification of Additional Learning Needs, and Their Impact on Educational Attainment" 📍May 22nd 2025 - Cardiff City Stadium
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Research by our fantastic @Cathryn_Knight and @LowthianEmily at @SwanseaUni was featured on @BBCMoreOrLess today! 🙌 Their @NuffieldFound study found that 47% of Welsh children born in 2002/3 have had Special Educational Needs. But why? Listen here➡️bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0022l…
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Great to hear our @NuffieldFound research being discussed on @BBCMoreOrLess. @SOEBristol
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So proud to see research conducted by our @rpwatermeyer and @Cathryn_Knight featured by @Nature this week, highlighting how Covid shed an important light on issues faced by academic staff in the workplace👏 Read here➡️nature.com/articles/d41586-0… #Education #Research #BristolUni
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SAILDatabank@SAILDatabank29 Jul 2024
New blog post..✍️ 🗨️ We talked to @Cathryn_Knight about the new research report: Quantifying the Impact of Additional Learning Needs Identification in Wales Read more👇 saildatabank.com/spotlight-o… @NuffieldFound @LowthianEmily @ProfTomCrick @SOEBristol @SwanseaUni @PopDataSci_SU

Quantifying the Impact of Additional Learning Needs Identification in Wales - SAIL Databank

New research report into addition learning needs finds that nearly half of the children in Wales who were part of the research had been registered with additional learning needs at some point in...

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Our recent article in @ConversationUK "Nearly half of children born in Wales in 2002-3 classed as having special educational needs – this may have negatively affected their attainment" @LowthianEmily @SOEBristol @SwanseaDECS @NuffieldFound theconversation.com/nearly-h…
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Gwych clywed am ein hymchwil diweddar ar BBC Radio Cymru y bore ma @LowthianEmily @ProfTomCrick @SAILDatabank_Cy (from 1:42 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0021b…)
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Mwy yma bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/erthyglau…

Hanner plant wedi cael anghenion dysgu, medd ymchwil

Dywedodd ymchwiliwyr Prifysgol Bryste bod anghenion dysgu yn cael "effaith sylweddol" ar gyrhaeddiad plant.

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New #NuffieldFunded research by @Cathryn_Knight from @SOEBristol finds nearly half of children in Wales had additional learning needs, with learners on free school meals (FSM) four times more likely to be identified with SEN compared to those not in receipt of free meals.
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@NationCymru24 Jul 2024
A new study has revealed that 48% of children in Wales were identified with some form of additional learning needs wp.me/p8Mk4U-L9W

Research reveals nearly half of children in Wales had additional learning needs

  A new study has highlighted the prevalence of additional learning needs, formerly known as special educational needs, among under 16-year-olds in Wales. The findings come with a policy briefing,...

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It was great to get the opportunity to share the results of our @NuffieldFound research with BBC Wales. The full report can be found here zenodo.org/records/11489765. @LowthianEmily @ProfTomCrick @SAILDatabank

Quantifying the Impact of Additional Learning Needs Identification in Wales

This project used data from over 200,000 children in Wales, born between 2002/3 and 2007/8 to explore the predictors of being identified with special educational needs (SEN)1 and the association of...

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School of Education | University of Bristol@SOEBristol24 Jul 2024
New research from @SOEBristol's Dr @Cathryn_Knight found in a recent study that nearly half of the children in Wales who were part of the research had been registered with additional learning needs at some point in their education.
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New research from @SOEBristol's Dr @Cathryn_Knight found in a recent study that nearly half of the children in Wales who were part of the research had been registered with additional learning needs at some point in their education.
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Dr Cathryn Knight retweeted
Nation.Cymru
@NationCymru24 Jul 2024
A new study has revealed that 48% of children in Wales were identified with some form of additional learning needs wp.me/p8Mk4U-L9W

Research reveals nearly half of children in Wales had additional learning needs

  A new study has highlighted the prevalence of additional learning needs, formerly known as special educational needs, among under 16-year-olds in Wales. The findings come with a policy briefing,...

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Join us for a free Data for Impact session for #BristolDataWeek. Chair: Caitlin Robinson @caithrobin Speakers: 👉 Neo Poon @neo_phd 👉 Jamie Evans @PFRC_Jamie 👉 Cathryn Knight @Cathryn_Knight 👉 Ailish Craig @AilishCraig When: 5th June, 12:00-13:00 Book: tinyurl.com/mrnunred
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Our latest policy brief from our @NuffieldFound project on the Impact of SEN Identification on Academic Attainment in Wales is now available @LowthianEmily @ProfTomCrick @SAILDatabank @WG_Education lnkd.in/eTCa2iwY

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We find that 47.9% of learners born in 2002/3 were identified with SEN at some point during their education.
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And that identified SEN was the most influential predictor of attainment. When accounting for numerous sociodemographic and health factors. When the time spent identified with SEN increases, the chances of achieving nationally expected educational outcomes decreases.
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PolicyBristol@PolicyBristol18 Mar 2024
NEW: @BristolUni's Dr Cathryn Knight has collaborated with researchers at @SwanseaUni to investigate the impact of Special Educational Needs identification on academic attainment in Wales.
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📢We are hiring!! 🎓Position: Professor of Psychology of Education 🗓️Closing date: 04 Feb 2024 👉Apply now on our website! #HEJobs #Education #universityofbristol #jobvacancy_alert #jobopening
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