Klaudia Matasovska

Klaudia Matasovska is an Associate Lecturer in Education, Inclusion and SEND at the University of Derby. She also works as an educational researcher at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her research centres around LGBT+ inclusion with pupils with SEND. Klaudia has a previous experience of more than 16 years working as a SEN practitioner in schools in London. Prior to her PhD studies, she held a leadership position managing the Behaviour and Attitudes area in an SEN school in London. Website: https://www.klaudiamatasovska.com

Teaching “controversial topics”: Acknowledging the voices of LGBT+ pupils in schools with SEND provisions

Since the repeal of Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act in 2003, research and policy reform has explored ways to decrease homo/bi and transphobia to make schools more LGBT+ inclusive places. However, both heteronormativity and cisnormativity continue to manifest in various ways which has a negative impact on…

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Views and Experiences of Teachers Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pupils with SEND

In contemporary discourse, sexuality is being presented as something fluid, with research persisting in framing sexuality as flexible and negotiable to some extent. This way of examining sexuality is problematic because as one discovers how identity changes and evolves, a certain terminology, such as ‘trend’ or ‘phase’ becomes prominent giving…