Systemic vulnerability as a lens to explore young people’s experiences of transition from alternative provision settings to post-16 mainstream education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7759507 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emma Clarke (0009-0004-2275-0723, University of York, corresponding author), Shaun Thompson (0000-0002-3977-2089, Edge Hill University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 2202-2222 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1911 • E-ISSN: 1465-3397 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00131911.2024.2402804 |
| OpenAlex | W4403271702 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 61 |
This paper considers the experiences of transition for young people from alternative provision (AP) to post-16 mainstream settings, drawing on an online survey distributed via Headteachers of AP/ post-16 institutions to staff and young people in a large local authority in the Northwest of England. It reflects on previous transition research and argues that transition can be viewed as a site of vulnerability for young people, with consideration of transition from a lens of vulnerability apparently absent in previous research. The pervasive narratives describing young people in alternative provision as “vulnerable” are critiqued, as well as some of the issues in conceptualising vulnerability. “Toblerone model” of relational spaces of vulnerability has been reconceptualised in this paper to model the possible sites of vulnerability that impact on the transitions young people make from alternative provision to post-16 mainstream settings. The paper concludes by presenting an adapted model of vulnerability which could be used to reconsider some of the issues which may impact on young people’s transition to post-16 settings, before and after the point of administrative transfer, and provide the staff who support them, both in alternative provision and in the transfer setting, with new possibilities for action
Lens (geology) · Mainstream · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Through-the-lens metering · Transition (genetics) · Vulnerability (computing) · Computer Science · Early Childhood Education and Development · Education Systems and Policy · Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |