Multi-disciplinary round-table consultation event aggregating views of 52 experts across practice, research and policy

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Study 2 was a Primary-Secondary School Transitions Strategy Event held on Friday 24th January 2025, aggregating expert views from "a multi-disciplinary expert panel of 52 experts within educational practice (Local Authority leads n = 13; school teachers n = 11), research (academics n = 11; professional practice n = 8), and policy (n = 9), nationwide". Each delegate contributed to two of 10 round-table discussions: the first on facilitators and barriers of "gold-standard" provision at five ecological levels (pupil, family, school, Local Authority, national), the second on priority areas, support, measurable objectives and quality markers for a national strategy. Written notes and audio recordings were analysed via inductive content analysis and Thematic Framework Analysis.

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Context

Requirements

• Delegates were provided with an explicit definition of "gold-standard" primary-secondary school transitions provision prior to discussion, defined as high-quality support that is evidence-informed, rigorous, and comprehensive

Constraints

• Delegates were recruited from the research centre's transitions network, existing school networks and snowball sampling via the advisory group

Target Learners

• educational practitioners, researchers and policymakers involved in transitions provision

Learning Goals

• identifying barriers and facilitators of high-quality transitions provision and priority areas for national strategy

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Key Sources

• Bagnall, C. L., Edge, D., Banwell, E., Seymour, R., Garnett, N., Mason, C., Panayiotou, M., Jindal-Snape, D., Packer, R., Hodgkin, K., Skerritt, C., Donaldson, C., Birchwood, J., McAreavey, A., Cunningham, E., Symonds, J. E., & Holliman, A. (2026). A Mixed-methods Study of How to Improve Primary-secondary Transitions in England: Combining Academic Research with Policy and Practice Consultation. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10174-z

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title	Multi-disciplinary round-table consultation event aggregating views of 52 experts across practice, research and policy
description	Study 2 was a Primary-Secondary School Transitions Strategy Event held on Friday 24th January 2025, aggregating expert views from "a multi-disciplinary expert panel of 52 experts within educational practice (Local Aut...
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