CASE Social Exclusion Seminars

Wednesday 15 June 2022 16:30 - 18:00

CASE

Fertility and the two-child limit: does cutting child benefits really affect fertility?

The two-child limit, introduced by the UK government from April 2017, restricts means-tested child-related social security support to the first two children in a household. It aimed to “to ensure that families in receipt...Read more...

Wednesday 08 June 2022 16:30 - 18:00

Migrant-origin children in Ireland: Language and reading development in early childhood

Ireland provides a useful case study into the experiences of second-generation migrants in a ‘new immigration country’ where relatively little is known about the Irish-born children of recent migrants. This talk will dis...Read more...

Wednesday 09 March 2022 16:30 - 18:00

Repeat performances: SEND, Exclusions and minority young people

This talk discusses the long history of children and young people from minority (especially Black Caribbean) backgrounds excluded from mainstream schooling. From the ESN scandals of the 19760s and 1970s to the numbers of...Read more...

Wednesday 02 February 2022 16:30 - 18:00

Neurodiversity at Work - Opportunity or Exploitation?

In this talk Dr Doyle, from the Centre for Neurodiversity Research at Work will discuss both sides of the Neurodiversity Movement coin. A seemingly new narrative in employment and the business press, the Neurodiversity p...Read more...

Wednesday 10 November 2021 16:30 - 18:00

The NHS, schools, and social care in the four nations of the UK: how do they compare?

Devolution afforded Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland the opportunity to manage public services differently from the approach taken in England. The devolved governments have now had control of services for over twenty...Read more...

Wednesday 10 November 2021 16:30 - 18:00

The NHS, schools, and social care in the four nations of the UK: how do they compare?

Devolution afforded Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland the opportunity to manage public services differently from the approach taken in England. The devolved governments have now had control of services for over twenty...Read more...

Wednesday 20 October 2021 16:30 - 18:00

The scale and drivers of inequalities in and by mental health

In this talk, some recent evidence related to the extent of inequalities in adolescent mental health by various different socio-demographic indicators (sex/gender, ethnicity, sexuality, socioeconomic) will be presented, ...Read more...

Wednesday 20 October 2021 16:30 - 18:00

The scale and drivers of inequalities in and by mental health

In this talk, some recent evidence related to the extent of inequalities in adolescent mental health by various different socio-demographic indicators (sex/gender, ethnicity, sexuality, socioeconomic) will be presented, ...Read more...

Wednesday 07 July 2021 16:30 - 18:00

Great Mistakes in Education Policy: and how to avoid them in the future

Can a clear view of what’s gone wrong in the past help forge a new consensus about the policy directions of the future? In this seminar, Ruth Lupton will talk about her new book with Debra Hayes: Great Mistakes in Educa...Read more...

Wednesday 16 June 2021 16:30 - 18:00

Children’s Life-histories In Primary Schooling [CLIPS]: Persevering in exclusion?

This presentation explores the experiences of children designated as ‘lower-attaining’ in British primary schooling. It draws on Nancy Fraser’s (2008) conceptualisation of a global shift from government via nation-state...Read more...

Wednesday 19 May 2021 16:30 - 18:00

Against the Odds: Why expecting schools to overcome disadvantage is doomed to failure

Since 2011 the government has invested £21bn into improving the academic achievements of children facing socio-economic disadvantage. The ‘pupil premium’ was intended to reduce the attainment gap between students from lo...Read more...

Wednesday 05 May 2021 16:30 - 18:00

Educational Inequalities and Post-pandemic Schools

Inequalities in attainment and experiences are long-established in the state school system in England, but ever-changing, particularly in this era of school disruption. This presentation will use findings from research p...Read more...

Wednesday 24 March 2021 16:30 - 18:00

Black women Violence and Abuse: Working at the intersections of race, gender and other oppressions

Black British women are absent or less present in research on violence/abuse. The missing-ness or minimal presence is not only within the field of violence research, but in mental health, maternity care, history and so o...Read more...

Wednesday 10 March 2021 16:30 - 18:00

Blood, Threats and Fears: The Hidden Worlds of Hate Crime Victims

The need for improved support for victims of hate crime has become all the more apparent at a time when numbers of incidents have risen to record levels, both within the UK and beyond. This sharp increase – and the assoc...Read more...

Wednesday 02 December 2020 13:00 - 14:30

Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes (SPDO) event: Social Mobility

This seminar covers findings from two projects on social mobility which are part of the Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes research programme, which is funded by the Nuffield Foundation. Firstly, an assessment o...Read more...

Wednesday 18 November 2020 16:30 - 18:00

Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes (SPDO) event: Trends in Adolescent Disadvantage

This seminar presents an overview of twenty years of significant policy change in relation to adolescent disadvantage. Part of the Nuffield Foundation funded Social Policy Distributional Outcomes programme, this research...Read more...

Wednesday 11 November 2020 16:30 - 17:45

COVID-19 and BME groups - How, in 2020, can 'race' still be a social determinant of health?

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Black and Minority Ethnic groups have been at the sharp end of the impact of the virus. With higher infection and mortality rates, BME groups have been hit hardest in economically, so...Read more...

Wednesday 21 October 2020 16:30 - 18:00

Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes (SPDO) event: The Conservatives' Record on Early Childhood: Policy, Spending and Outcomes from May 2015 to pre-COVID 2020

Kitty Stewart and Mary Reader will present recent work examining the record of the Conservative Government (2015-2020) on services and cash benefits for young children. They examine the aims and goals of the three Conser...Read more...

Wednesday 22 July 2020 15:00 - 17:00

Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes (SPDO) event - Health and Social Care: Policies, Spending and Outcomes 2015 to pre-COVID 2020

Polly Vizard, Tania Burchardt and Polina Obolenskaya will present findings from forthcoming papers on health and social care as part of the Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes research programme funded by Nuffiel...Read more...

Wednesday 10 June 2020 15:30 - 17:00

The Fall and Rise of Social Housing: 100 Years on 20 Estates

This webinar summarises a new book that traces the changing fortunes of 20 council estates from the 1920s to date, looking at housing quality, crime and disorder, popularity, resident mix, living conditions and tenure. T...Read more...