Dr Alison Ekins

Research Projects

• A tender cut: The parents’ voice. How parents of autistic adolescents, without intellectual disability (‘ID’), who self-harm and have suicide ideation, navigate and access support for themselves as parents.. Researcher(s): Ms Janine Hamilton. Supervisor(s): Dr Sarah Christie, Dr Alison Ekins. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• An Ethnography of Special Education Settings for Children with Autism in Algeria.. Researcher(s): Miss Meriem Aimeur. Supervisor(s): Dr John-Paul Riordan, Professor Adrian Holliday. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• An exploration of autistic adolescent female’s educational experiences within mainstream secondary school. Researcher(s): Miss Esther Whitney. Supervisor(s): Dr Alison Ekins, Dr Judy Durrant. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• An exploration of how newly qualified SENCos understand their professional identity and implications for the ongoing development of the professional role. Researcher(s): Mrs Liz Harby. Supervisor(s): Dr Sue Soan, Dr Alison Ekins. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• How can Makaton be embedded in the School Community?. Researcher(s): Miss Katie Potts. Supervisor(s): Dr John-Paul Riordan, Dr Kristy Howells. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Policy problematizations and designated teachers perceptions of the barriers to Children in Care participating in decisions about their education. Researcher(s): Mr Simon Graydon. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Dr Alison Ekins. [Postgraduate Research Project]

• Health and well-being Bainbridge, A., Ekins, A., HWhy Do Teachers Need to Know About Diverse Learning Needs? Strengthening Professional Identity and Well-Being. . [Book chapter]
• Teachers communicating about life-limiting conditions, death and bereavement Robinson, S., Ekins, A., Durrant, I., Summers, K., (08 Jan 2018): Blackwell. [Journal article]
• Educating children with life-limiting conditions. A practical handbook for teachers and school-based staff Ekins, A., Robinson, S., Durrant, I., Summers, K., (2017). London: Routledge. [Book]
• Teaching for Life Durrant, I., Robinson, S., Ekins, A., Summers, K., Jones, H.. Canterbury: Canterbury Christ Church University. [Research report]
• Teaching for life: teachers and life limiting conditions Robinson, S., Summers, K., Showcasing our Faculty. [Lecture]
• An exploration of inclusive practices in schools: case studies of two primary schools Ekins, A.. [PhD Thesis]
• Developing a joined-up approach to strategic whole school processes Ekins, A., Transforming the role of the SENCo: achieving the National Award for SEN Coordination. Maidenhead: Open University Press. [Book chapter]
• Listening to the student voice Ekins, A., The SENCO Handbook. London: Optimus. [Book chapter]
• Monitoring and evaluating provision: a strategic whole school approach Ekins, A., The SENCO Handbook. London: Optimus. [Book chapter]
• Understanding and tackling underachievement: whole-school strategies to meet the needs of vulnerable children in primary schools Ekins, A.. London: Optimus. [Book]
• Inclusion: developing an effective whole school approach Ekins, A., Grimes, P., (2009). Maidenhead: Open University Press. [Book]