Julia Everitt – The British Education Studies Association

Dr. Julia Everitt is a Research Assistant in the Centre for the Study of Practice and Culture in Education (CSPACE) at Birmingham City University. Julia has a background in education as a FE lecturer, community learning manager and local authority commissioner (for 15 schools). In 2014, she shifted to a research role during which she has worked on externally funded research projects in schools, colleges and universities. Julia has researched inequalities in education, access to post-16 pathways and student experience of higher education. Julia’s thesis investigated the rationales for education to community partnerships and the implications on practice.

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Collaborating in school networks: The realities of navigating the professional boundaries of schools

This article reports on the findings of a small-scale study that explores the co-ordination of external partners into schools and the realities of being involved in this work. The study used one-to-one interviews to explore the perceptions of four school…

2021

Collaborating in school networks: the realities of navigating the professional boundaries of schools

Since the start of state education policymakers have encouraged schools in England to collaborate and form networks with the statutory, private and third sectors. These partnerships and their co-ordinating roles support the wider outcomes of schooling, but the co-ordination has…

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Auditing professional and agency partners working in and around schools for learning and wellbeing

Cogwheels depicting community partnership

In this blog post, Dr Julia Everitt discusses her school co-ordinator background and thesis, which explored the professionals and agencies involved in four schools. She reports on her analysis of the tools used to support schools, audit current partners and…

2018

External agents, providers and specialists: an exploration of the other individuals invited to be involved in schools and classrooms

This study examines the other individuals involved in schools and classrooms who are not teachers or teaching assistants. Many terms exist for these individuals including external agents, providers and specialists. This is set within a policy background of government reports,…