Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1 The legal and regulatory context – Sarah Martin-Denham Chapter 2 Creative approaches to capturing child voice - Sarah Martin-Denham and Wendy Thorley Chapter 3 A virtual school head perspective – Jane Pickthall Chapter 4 Battling to be heard: The impact on families – Catherine Landucci Chapter 5 Co-producing SMART targets in the early years – Faye Waterhouse Chapter 6 Co-production through mindfulness – Donna Walker Chapter 7 Re-engaging children and young people through forest school approach – Donna Walker Chapter 8 Engaging and re-engaging children through a managed move or following a school exclusion - Sarah Martin-Denham, Denise Taylor and Donna Walker Chapter 9 Co-production with children and young people and their caregivers in alternative provision - Kerrie Whelan and Dominick Gray Chapter 10 Co-producing SMART targets for children with social, emotional, and mental health needs – Johanna Butler Chapter 11 Moving from non-SMART towards SMART targets in a mainstream secondary school – Danny Kilkenny Chapter 12 Co-producing SMART transitions into further education – Peter Monaghan

About the Author

Sarah Martin-Denham is Senior Lecturer at the University of Sunderland and Programme Leader for the National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination on-campus route. In addition, she leads externally funded research for a range of organisations on school exclusion, childhood adversities and service evaluations in children’s social care. Sarah’s passion for child and caregiver voice comes from her experiences as a mother and teacher. This book forms part of Sarah’s ambition to ensure children and their caregivers are given agency in decisions regarding their education and care.