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Sent Home: Exclusion and the Search for Belonging
The Belonging Collective (My Blog)
The Belonging Collective. This contains a number of blogs focused on research and theory surrounding relational practice and belonging.
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The Kitchen Table (Podcast)
Banks, P., Abdallah, M., & Lewis‑Egonu, D. (2026– ). The Kitchen Table [Podcast].
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Podcast launched in 2026 focusing on belonging, mattering, and education.
Children’s Bureau (NCB) – Belonging Literature Review
National Children’s Bureau. (n.d.). Understanding and enhancing school belonging: Literature review.
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UCL Research on Belonging
Sheridan, L. (2025). Exploring the role of belonging in the inclusion of students attending specially resourced provisions for autism and/or speech, language, and communication needs in mainstream secondary schools (Doctoral thesis, University College London).
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This is a current UCL doctoral study focusing directly on school belonging and inclusion.
Timpson Review (DfE)
Timpson, E. (2019). Timpson review of school exclusion. Department for Education.
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Commissioned by DfE and presented to Parliament in May 2019.
Walton & Cohen – Belonging Intervention
Walton, G. M., & Cohen, G. L. (2011). A brief social-belonging intervention improves academic and health outcomes of minority students. Science, 331(6023), 1447–1451.
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Foundational experimental study demonstrating long-term academic impact of belonging interventions.
Children’s Society
The Children’s Society. (2021). Youth voice on school exclusions.
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Shorter summary version
The Children’s Society. (2021). Youth voice on school exclusions: Young person’s summary.
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