Research outputs per year
Research outputs per year
Personal profile
Biography
I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and and senior lecturer School of Education and Sociology and leader for the Childhood and Youth Studies with Social Pedagogy undergraduate pathway degree.
I am also module leader on the MA Education degree and PhD supervisor. I am departmental ethics representative and member of the faculty ethics committe. My research and innovation projects include developing Beyond the School Gates, a youth work informed charity that trains former excluded students to draw on their own lived experiences in order to mentor current excluded students and their parents to re-engage their education.
Research Interests
- Youth work and Alternative Education
- Youth voice and advocacy
- Social Justice
- Social networking and social media
- Democratic citizenship
- Qualititative research including PAR methods
- Social Pedagogy
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., The social construction of pupil's cultural worlds: Negotiating viable selves from the margins, University of Sussex
1 Sept 2006 → 26 Feb 2013
Award Date: 26 Feb 2013
MA, MA. Education, University of Sussex
27 Sept 2004 → 14 Jul 2006
Award Date: 14 Jul 2006
BA (Hons), Youth and Community work and Applied Theology, Oxford Brookes University
27 Sept 1999 → 17 Jul 2002
Award Date: 17 Jul 2002
External positions
Equality and Diversity Advisory Group member, Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations
20 Sept 2020 → …
Founder and CEO , Beyond the School Gates
14 Apr 2020 → …
External Examiner, Kingston University
1 Sept 2018 → …
BERA Alternative Education Special Interest Group, British Educational Research Association
5 Sept 2017 → 30 Aug 2019
OCR Sociology Consultative Forum, Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations
22 Apr 2016 → …
Director, Electric Storm Youth Ltd
1 Sept 2014 → 2 Apr 2017
External Examiner, Liverpool John Moores University
1 Sept 2014 → 30 Sept 2018
Keywords
- LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools
- Education
- Relational pedagogy
- Youth
- Voice
- Justice
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Boys Attainment and Engagement in Education: BAE0039
Edwards, S. & Farouk, S., 23 May 2024, Online source: House of Commons: UK Parliament. 6 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Why school suspensions and exclusions have risen dramatically in England: and what could be done
Edwards, S., 25 Jul 2024, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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14 lessons from youthwork
Edwards, S., Evea, R., McCabe, G. & McCarrick, A., 1 Feb 2023, Square Pegs: Inclusivity, Compassion and Fitting In – A Guide for Schools. Gilbert, I., Morgan, F. & Costello, E. (eds.). Crown Copyright, p. 311-324 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Capturing young people’s voices and lived experiences at the margins
Edwards, S., 16 Oct 2023, (Accepted for publication) School of Education, Language and Linguistics : An Introduction to Our Research. Ringrow, H. & Watkins, P. (eds.). University of PortsmouthResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Freire for 21st Century, austerity driven schools: creating positive educational relations with and among students at the margins
Edwards, S., 28 Jun 2023, In: International Journal of Social Pedagogy . 12, 1, 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data availability statement for 'Does absence makes the heart grow fonder? Students' perspectives of curriculum, absenteeism and their pursuit of the good life'.
Edwards, S. (Creator) & Parmar, E. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, 24 Jun 2020
Dataset
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Scoping the training and capacity building needs of Sussex Clubs for Young People: Towards the implementation of level 6 qualifications
15/05/23 → 31/07/23
Project: Innovation
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Analysing the behaviour and improving the driving experience of intelligent powered mobility platform users
Sanders, D., Haddad, M., Helps, S., Edwards, S., Tewkesbury, G., Yates, S. & Langner, M.
1/03/22 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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UoP Grade Gap Project
Asgari, M., Edwards, S. & Dharmaraj-Savicks, A.
15/07/20 → 31/08/21
Project: Other
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Activities
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Society for Research into Higher Education: Inclusive AI
Edwards, S. (Chair)
15 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Imagination & Education
Edwards, S. (Participant)
16 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences (Organisational unit)
Simon Edwards (Member)
16 Sept 2024 → 31 Aug 2027Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee or panel
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International Journal of Social Pedagogy (Journal)
Simon Edwards (Editorial board member)
Sept 2024 → Apr 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Bristich Education Research Association (Publisher)
Simon Edwards (Guest editor)
Sept 2024 → Mar 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Prizes
Press/Media
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What can be done to combat our spiralling rate of youth crime?
9/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited
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Why it might be time to exterminate exclusions Features
12/12/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Why there is no such thing as an unteachable child
12/06/19 → 12/07/19
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert comment